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El Centro de Servicios Sociales is close to raising $1.5 million for new home
By Ingrid Marie Rivera, La Prensa Correspondent
LORAIN, Feb. 26, 2010: Federal funding has been approved and the blueprint is on the table. After three years of planning, the only Latino social service agency in Lorain County could move to a bigger home this year.
El Centro de Servicios Sociales has raised 70 percent of its $1.5 million capital campaign for renovating a former bank on the corner of Pearl Avenue and 28th Street and make it its new headquarters.
“We're very excited that we are going to be a part of this project and this change to the community,” said Victor Leandry, Executive Director of El Centro “We're bringing life...It's going to bring new traffic to Pearl Avenue. We're hoping that that traffic also helps those businesses around,” he said.
The agency entered a building exchange agreement with the city of Lorain in 2007; the agency plans to move to the new 2800 Pearl Avenue site that will be three times the size of its current 31st Street home, that it has outgrown.
But the date for the move is still unknown because the renovation cannot begin until the approved $584,000 federal grant, secured by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown and U.S. Rep. Betty Sutton, arrives, Leandry said.
The renovation would then take about three months, he said.
Roughly 100 people including Lorain Mayor Anthony Krasienko turned out to Principe de Paz Lutheran Church to learn the agency's latest plans, followed by a tour of El Centro's new site Feb. 26, 2010.
Leandry announced the agency has raised $1.01 million with the help of community groups and banks, and the federal grant.
Leandry said although renovation can begin upon the arrival of the federal funds, more help is still needed to reach their full goal.
Generosa López-Molina, dean of Academic Foundations at Lorain County Community College, was among the present at the unveiling of the new site, and said she is honored to support the agency.
“It's a historical time in the history of not only the Latino community here in the city of Lorain but also in the history of the (El Centro) organization,” López-Molina said “It has been serving a greater community over the last several decades...It's a pleasure for me to be here today celebrating.”
Leandry said their current 3,300 square feet Victorian-style home, located 1888 E. 31st Street, is no longer suitable for the agency's needs. The non-profit agency provided services to 3,000 families last year.
“We have grown so much,” Leandry said “If you look at our offices, each office is shared by two or three staff and sometimes that is not the most conducive setting for us to provide services to families,” he said.
The new 11,000 square feet Pearl Avenue building will have more offices and caseworkers will not need to share space, will be completely handicap-accessible as elevators will be available, will be more energy efficient with an updated heating and cooling system and will have a larger parking lot.
The new facility will also have a 50-person capacity community conference room and two or three offices for other local non-profits and agencies to meet on a rotating basis.
The City's Pearl Avenue Renovation Plans
The agency’s capital campaign project is part of an even bigger city plan to fully renovate the Pearl Avenue area.
“I don't know if people have noticed that there’s been a lot of changes in Pearl Avenue,” Leandry said “And people don’t realize it because changes don't happen overnight.”
He said the plan for some businesses including El Centro is to resemble the look of “El Viejo San Juan” or the architecture of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“We’re happy that we’re going to be the cornerstone, the main project moving to this Pearl Avenue,” he said.
El Centro de Servicios Sociales is a non-profit agency that was founded with the goal of helping the low-income and non-English-speaking Latinos. The agency has expanded to provide services to people from all backgrounds. They have a youth program, and provide services in translation, finding employment, tax preparation, family violence prevention and support services for seniors. The agency also has the only money management program for individuals with mental or physical illness in Lorain County, Leandry said.
El Centro, “it’s a valuable resource for our community,” Leandry said; “I’m making a call for the community to keep looking for ways to help us,” he said.
On the Internet: To help El Centro's capital campaign visit their web site at http://www.lorainelcentro.com/ Or call (440) 277- 8235.
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Lorain: El Centro staff and board members and Lorain Mayor Anthony Krasienko stand in front of the agency’s new home at 2800 Pearl Avenue Feb. 26, 2010 for the unveiling. Roughly 100 people toured the site that day.
El Centro de Servicios Sociales está cerca de reunir los $1.5 millones necesarios para su nuevo hogar
Por Ingrid Marie Rivera, Corresponsal de La Prensa
LORAIN (el 26 de Feb. 2010): Fondos federales han sido aprobados y el plano está sobre la mesa. Después de tres años de planear, la única agencia latina de servicios sociales en el condado de Lorain podría mudarse para una casa más grande este año.
El Centro de Servicios Sociales ha recaudado el 70 por ciento de los $1.5 millones de fondos de su campaña capital para poder renovar un antiguo banco en la esquina de Pearl Avenue y la calle 28, y convertirlo en su nuevo sede central.
“Estamos bien emocionados de que vamos a ser parte de este proyecto y este cambio a la comunidad,” dijo Victor Leandry, el director ejecutivo de El Centro. “Estamos trayendo vida...Va a traer nuevo tráfico a Pearl Avenue. Tenemos esperanza que el tráfico también ayude a los negocios alrededor,” dijo.
La agencia entró en un acuerdo de intercambio de edificio con la ciudad de Lorain en el 2007. La agencia planea mudarse a su nuevo lugar en el 2800 Pearl Avenue, que será tres veces más grande que su lugar corriente.
Pero todavía la fecha para mudarse no se ha fijado porque la renovación no puede empezar hasta que la subvención de $584,000 llegue, dijo Leandry. Los fondos federales han sido aprobados por el Sen. Sherrod Brown y Rep. Betty Sutton.
La renovación se completará en casi tres meses, dijo.
Cerca de 100 personas incluyendo a el alcade de Lorain Anthony Krasienko atendieron a la iglesia Principe de Paz para conocer los últimos planes de la agencia, y después hicieron un recorrido por el nuevo edificio de El Centro el 26 de febrero, 2010.
Leandry anunció que su agencia ha reunido $1.01 millones con la ayuda de grupos y bancos de la comunidad y el subsidio.
Leandry dijo que aunque la renovación podria empezar tan pronto lleguen los fondos federales, añadió que la agencia necesita más ayuda para lograr su meta completa.
Generosa López-Molina, decana de las Academic Foundations en Lorain County Community College, estuvó presente en la revelación de el nuevo hogar de El Centro, y dijo que es un honor apoyar a la agencia.
“Es un momento histórico no solamente de la comunidad Latina aqui en la ciudad de Lorain pero también en la historia de la organización (de El Centro),” dijo López-Molina “Ha estado sirviendo una gran comunidad por varias últimas decadas...Es un placer para mi estar aquí hoy celebrando,” dijo.
Leandry dijo que su actual lugar, estilo casa Victoriana de 3,300 pies cuadrados en 1888 E. en la calle 31, ya no sirve las necesidades de su agencia. La agencia no lucrativa proveyó servicios a 3,000 familias en el año pasado.
“Hemos crecido tanto,” Leandry dijo “Si ves nuestras oficinas, cada oficina esta compartida por dos o tres empleados y a veces ese no es el ambiente mas favorable para que podamos proveer servicios a las familias,” dijo.
El nuevo edificio en Pearl Avenue de 11,000 pies cuadrados tendrá más oficinas y los empleados no tendran que compartir las oficinas. El lugar será completamente accesible al minusválido porque habran ascensores, será más eficiente de energía, y tendrá un estacionamiento más grande.
El nuevo edificio tendrá una sala de conferencia para la comunidad con capacidad de 50 personas, y además dos o tres oficinas para que otras agencias de la comunidad se puedan reunir alli en forma rotativa.
Los Planes de Renovación de la ciudad para Pearl Avenue
La campaña capital de El Centro es parte de un plan aún mas grande de la ciudad de Lorain para renovar la área de Pearl Avenue.
“Yo no se si las personas se han dado cuenta pero estan ocurriendo muchos cambios en Pearl Avenue,” Leandry dijo “Y las personas no se dan cuenta porque estos cambios no pasan de la noche a la mañana.”
El dijo que el plan es que algunos negocios incluyendo a El Centro se asemejen a el estilo arquitectural de El Viejo San Juan, Puerto Rico.
“Estamos contentos que vamos a ser un punto de importancia, el proyecto principal que se mudara a Pearl Avenue,” dijo.
El Centro de Servicios Sociales es una agencia no lucrativa que fue fundada con la meta de ayudar a los latinos de bajo ingreso y que no hablan inglés. La agencia se ha expandido para proveer servicios a personas de todo origen. Tienen un programa para jóvenes, y proveen servicios de traducción, para encontrar empleo, preparación de impuestos, prevención de violencia familiar, y servicios para los ancianos. También proveen el único programa en el condado de Lorain que ayudan a manejar el dinero de personas con enfermedades mentales o fisicas, Leandry dijo.
El Centro “es un recurso valuable para nuestra comunidad,” Leandry dijo “Hago un llamado a la comunidad para que sigan buscando maneras para ayudarnos,” dijo.
Para ayudar la campaña capital de El Centro visite su página de internet en http://www.lorainelcentro.com/ O llame al (440) 277- 8235.
Para ver videos de este evento visite La Prensa en http://www.youtube.com/user/LaPrensaWeekly
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