Centro Hispano

Organization: Centro Hispano

Contact Person:-

Phone: 608-442-4019

Bilingual Services: Yes

Services Rendered:
 * Education- We can help provide basic information about schools & courses (i.e. MATC, UW-Madison...)
 * Healthcare assistance
 * Affordable Care Act Navigator
 * Information / Referrals about other local nonprofits and service providers
 * ​​New Routes for Adults, which helps people better understand and navigate the court system
 * Immigration Services
 * Notary Public
 * Housing
 * ​Assistance in finding local housing
 * Tenant Resource Center Housing Specialist​

History/Description:

Centro Hispano of Dane County's mission is Empowering Youth, Strengthening Families, Engaging the Community. We aspire to a vision where Dane County, Wisconsin will be a community where Latino families can aspire upward, to reach their personal goals and dreams because they feel engaged and strengthened with the tools for success.

​Centro Hispano of Dane County was founded in 1983 by a group of community volunteers, including Ilda Conteris Thomas, who also served as the agency’s first executive director, to meet the emergent needs of Cuban refugees recently settled in Madison. However, as the Latino community in Dane County grew and diversified over the years, so did Centro’s programs and services. In 2006, Centro Hispano became the owner of an 18,000 square foot facility at 810 West Badger Road in the heart of Madison’s south side. The agency now serves an average of 2,500 families and 4,000 individuals through its programs and services each year. ​

Our mission is Empowering Youth, Strengthening Families, Engaging the Community in such a way that Dane County will be a community where Latino families can aspire upward, to reach their personal goals and dreams because they feel engaged and strengthened with the tools for success. From the strong foundation Ilda Conteris Thomas and others gave the agency, Centro has grown to have 17 paid staff and an operational budget of over $1 million annually. The agency serves 2,500 families and 4,000 individuals through its programs and services each year.