The Hispanic Center's Collaborative Partnerships

   The Hispanic Center has adopted the policy of establishing collaborative partnerships with other agencies that service the Hispanic population with the goal of increasing the delivery of services in quality and quantity while minimizing the duplication of services. The Center has established following collaborative partnerships:

Family Guidance Mental Health Services

   Rents space and maintains a full-time on-site satellite office to provide counseling and psychiatric services to Latino clients. A Hispanic Center staff member provides translation services for the psychiatrist.

Albright College

   Provides airtime (93.1FM radio) to allow the Center to bring the Latino community weekly Spanish language programming, which includes music, general information and a community calendar.

BCTV

   Provides airtime to allow the Center to bring the Latino community a monthly TV show showcasing the different issues impacting the Latino community in Reading.

Council on Chemical Abuse and Berks County Television

   This partnership provides a comprehensive tobacco prevention media campaign targeted specifically to the Berks’ Latino population.

Project C.A.R.E.

(Children At Risk in Education)

   The Hispanic Center provides the funds for an after school program targeted to at risk youth in three elementary schools within the Reading School District.

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