Articles & Press Releases
- “L.A. Has Work to Do on Literacy,” Los Angeles Business Journal, February 25 – March 3, 2013, p. 75 – Op-Ed written by Mari Riddle.
- Centro Latino was featured in Stateline’s article, “As Federal Immigration Overhaul Looms, California Schools Slash Adult English Classes,” by Daniel Vock, December 19, 2012.
- Introducing Centro Latino’s newest Literacy Partners, “Delivering Literacy Through a Virtual Learning Environment,” LatinoLA, November 13, 2012.
- Centro Latino’s Manos Amigas/Helping Hands was featured in El Clasificado’s, “Los adultos también se gradúan” written by Alicia G. de Angela, Director of Content and Communications, El Clasificado.
- Centro Latino was featured in El Punto’s summer 2012 Back to School story “El otro regreso a clases” written by Alicia G. de Angela.
- Centro Latino received the prestigious Neighborhood Excellence Initiative grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation, November 2011.
- Centro Latino President and CEO, Mari Riddle and Cathay Reta, ProLiteracy California Initiative, co-authored “Building Literacy Skills and Transforming Lives” in Community Investments Magazine, Fall 2011 – Volume 23, Issue 2.
- The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles awarded Centro Latino the 2011 General Community Grant for its Listos class.
- Centro Latino attends the first 2011 US Conference on Adult Literacy (USCAL). Read our Press Release.
- Richard Koffler, co-founder Latinola.com writes about our 2011 Manos Amigas/Helping Hands Celebration. Take a look!
- Read about María Hernández, a Centro Latino Promotora.
Videos
- Hear from Mari Riddle, President & CEO, as she talks about Centro Latino for Literacy on the Giving Library.
- “Literacy, Leamos, Libraries: Connecting the Dots” – Listen here!
- Centro Latino is a PBS SoCal Community Champion.
- He learned to read at age 65 and is now a marathon participant. See more.
- See Mercedes Meza’s testimonial. She is a Leamos and Listos graduate and is now a Centro Latino Promotora.
- Watch Professor Consuelo Morales’ interview.
- Watch as one of our students gets interviewed by a Univision reporter.
- See Marcos Cajina’s interview, founder of Centro Latino.
- KCET coverage on Centro Latino