| Volume 20, No. 2 February 2011 |
Can you say Nueva Jersey? According to recently released Census data, New Jersey's Latino/Hispanic population grew from 1.1 million to 1.6 million over the past decade, and the Latino share of the population grew from 13.3% to 17.7%. Latinos are now the state's second-largest population group. Due in large part to the Hispanic population boom, the overall community of "el estado jardin" grew 4.5 percent, to nearly 8.8 million people. There are now substantial Hispanic populations in almost every one of New Jersey's 21 counties.
Despite our undeniable presence across the state, Latinos are dramatically under represented in the New Jersey State Legislature. At present, there is one Hispanic state senator and six assembly members. If we base equity from a simple mathematical standpoint, there should be 13 assembly members and seven state senators.
When the NJ Redistricting Commission considers configuring New Jersey's 40 legislative districts to reflect population shifts over the past decade, they should look no further than the Hispanic community. We look forward to working with our Latino leadership in New Jersey to send that message loud and clear. For more information on the Hispanic Federation's census and redistricting efforts, please contact Jose Calderon.
¡Hasta Luego!
Lillian Rodriguez Lopez
President
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Latino Nonprofit Financial Management Initiative
This week the Hispanic Federation kicked off the second cohort of its cutting-edge Latino Nonprofit Financial Management Initiative (LNFMI). Developed to help ensure the long-term sustainability and growth of Latino nonprofits, FMI provides critical and comprehensive financial planning and management training. Read more...
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Green University Open House
Job Training and Financial Aid
Saturday, March 5th
10AM to 1PM
Las Americas Conference Center
55 exchange place, 5th Floor
New York, NY 10005
The Hispanic Federation will to host an Open House for Green University, a provider of training and education courses focused on professions in the emerging green economy. At this event, you will learn more about workforce development courses in fields such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, energy finance, and construction among many others. Scholarships and financial aid information will be provided during the open house.
For more information call HF at (212) 233-8955.
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On March 25-27th, the Hispanic Federation will partner with some of its national sister organizations to convene the 5th Annual National Latino Congreso (NLC) in Austin, Texas. Referred to as the Politics and Policy Convention of the Latino community, NLC is the most comprehensive gathering of Hispanic advocates in the nation. This year the three-day conference is expected to draw 2,000 delegates representing leaders from the nonprofit sector, organized labor, faith-based community, student organizations, and the grassroots. Read more...
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SOMOS Annual Spring Conference
Somos is Back! The Annual Spring Conference of the New York State Assembly/Senate Puerto Rican/Hispanic Task Force will take place on Friday, April 1st to Sunday, April 3rd at the Empire State Plaza and Crowne Plaza Hotel in Albany, New York. Now celebrating its 24th year, Somos is the largest Hispanic gathering in the Northeast bringing together more than 7,000 elected, community, labor and business leaders who represent a cross section of New York's rich Hispanic community. Read more...
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Support Programs and Resources for Parents
NYC HRA's Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) has partnered with the Hispanic Federation in an effort to increase its outreach to the Latino community. Earlier this year, OCSE presented to HF's member agencies and gave an overview of the benefits of formal child support and the many programs and resources it has available for parents. For more information on these services, please contact Israel Rosario, OCSE Strategic Partnerships Executive Director.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
@ Hispanic Federation
The Hispanic Federation seeks excellent candidates to fill two positions:
The Economic Empowerment Director will manage its workforce development project and financial literacy initiatives, and assist with the development and coordination of other programmatic and advocacy efforts that seek to increase the financial security of Latino families.
The Immigration and Civic Engagement Director will oversee its immigrant services and programs, civic engagement initiatives, and assist in the development and coordination of policy research and analysis, issue advocacy and civic education. The Director will play a key role in supporting the Federation's national advocacy efforts with regards to immigration and civic engagement.
Requirements: Minimum of a BA/BS degree and at least three years of professional experience, preferably in immigration and civic engagement program management, public policy advocacy or community organizing. Please submit resume and cover letter to Jaslyn Jimenez.
A full job description can be found by visiting www.idealist.org. |
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SOMOS is Back! Programs and Resourses for Parents
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