El Centro de Servicios Sociales Upcoming Events

October 2014

October 7 – October 30, 2014: El Centro will serve as a registration site for Mary Lee Tucker Clothe-a-Child Program every Tuesday and Thursday from 10 am – 2:00 pm at El Centro, 2800 Pearl Ave., Lorain.  You must bring your Social Security card and driver’s license or state ID card, your child/children’s Social Security card or ID, Proof of income, rent or mortgage receipts, utility bills including sewer, gas, electric, water trash and phone.  Eligible children ages are 4-16 years old.

October 9 & 10: El Centro in collaboration with the Lorain County Board of Mental Health and The Nord Family Foundation will be offering a Free mental health first aide training at El Centro 2800 Pearl Ave., Lorain, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Participant will learn signs and symptoms of Mental Illness, local resource, and who to call and what to do in a crisis situation. You must attend both sessions.  Limited space available!  RSVP today at [email protected]

October 16: El Centro Food Pantry – In collaboration with Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio – from 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at El Centro.  Families are given one box of food on a first come first served basis-FREE- Photo ID required.  (This event occurs every third Thursday of each month at the same time).

Coming soon: November 1: El Centro 40^th Annual Gala Dinner/Dance from 6-12 midnight at  DeLuca’s Place in the Park for more information on Sponsoring, placing an ad in program booklet or purchasing tickets contact Emanuel Pedraza at [email protected].

For more information on any of these events please contact El Centro at 440-277-8235.

El Centro is a Hispanic-Latino non-profit advocacy organization whose mission is to enhance the socio-economic status of the greater Lorain County community by providing essential social, educational, cultural and community development services

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