CentroNía Opens its Doors in Maryland

CentroNía, an organization characterized by its continuous growth and dynamic leadership has new and exciting plans beyond 2007. Since CentroNía’s constituency is moving north and east of the District of Columbia into Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties and the changing demographics in these counties are creating new needs, CentroNía has decided to join local partners in these jurisdictions to bring new services to families. 

Maryland is looking into having more bilingual service providers to serve the evident growing Latino population in Langley Park as well as other new communities from South Asia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Russia.

The Maryland expansion program brings CentroNía into a new collaboration with CASA of Maryland and into two new locations that will eventually serve 175 children and youth in 2007. CentroNía’s main new center at 1345 University Boulevard, in the heart of Langley Park, is a 15,000 square foot facility that will be shared with CASA of Maryland (CASA), the highly-respected human service agency that has long served Latin American, immigrant and refugee communities in Maryland. The second CASA-collaboration site will be located in the Pine Ridge housing complex at 1867 Piney Branch Road in the Flower Branch Community and consists of two large classrooms, a computer lab and a recreational area.

“This collaboration between CASA and CentroNía represents a step forward in serving the low-income family as a whole,” Gustavo Torres, Executive Director of la CASA affirms.

Process

Beginning in July, CentroNía staff toured both facilities, then participated on information sessions with CASA staff, and completed the first retreat between Senior Managers of CentroNía and CASA. 

Over the next 90 days, CentroNía will complete construction on the new site, transfer, recruit, hire, train new staff, and begin recruiting children.

Today Progress

Parents already started registering their children!

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