CHPRD Service Provider Directory

The Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development (CHPRD), with a mission of service to the entire state, views the recipients of the funds entrusted to it, as partners in the delivery of programs and services that create and sustain public value to people and communities in our great state. It views the funding it provides as an investment in organizations and the people they serve. As a custodian of public funds, CHPRD insists on maintaining the highest standards of accountability both in its operations and in those of the organizations in which it invests.

Moreover, CHPRD strives to attain a mandate for leadership in the field by encouraging high standards, best practices, collaboration and leadership. The CHPRD is proud to partner with the following organizations for the 2013 fiscal year.

Hispanic Entreprenuership Assistance Program

Funding has been made available to the following organizations to serve as community Hispanic Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers (HEAP Centers), providing entrepreneur development services to Hispanic residents who have recently started a business and in depth assistance to those looking to create a new business. Such assistance is especially important in economically distressed areas where high levels of unemployment and declining infrastructure further limit the ability for these young businesses to develop.

Bridging the Gap-Citizenship and Intergration Direct Services Grant Program

Funding has been made available to the following organizations to create and implement a new social model of immigrant integration– one that promotes mutual benefits for immigrants and their receiving communities and that allows newcomers enhanced civic participation and improved economic mobility – is critical.

This program provides access to affordable and reliable immigration legal services provided by nonprofit community organizations with the goal of enabling large numbers of immigrants to obtain legal status that can lead to citizenship, better jobs, family unification, health care, increased educational opportunities for children and adults, and fuller participation in community life – the building blocks of strong communities and healthy societies.

Empowerment Centers for Workforce Development Services to Adults and
Dislocated Workers

Funding has been made available to the following organizations to create and implement a comprehensive workforce development system that will engage the entire community towards ever increasing levels of self-sufficiency, serving employers and customers seeking jobs, career counseling, training and advancement. Providing more intensive workforce development services for eligible adults and dislocated workers.

Workforce Investment In-School and Out-of-School Youth Program

Funding has been made available to the following organizations to develop and implement youth workforce development programs from Hispanic community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, agency collaborative, etc., to provide workforce development program services to at-risk youth between the ages of fourteen (14) and twenty-one (21) years of age who meet economically disadvantaged eligibility requirements established by the Workforce Investment Act, Title I.

Providers are encouraged to serve out-of-school and in-school youth. Emphasis will be placed on in-school youth at risk for dropping out and with an interest in reaching the following specific target groups including: pregnant and parenting teens, youth on probation and parole, youth in foster care or after care, drop outs or youth without any post secondary education and those who are basic skills deficient.