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Hispanic Health Council Receives Funding for After School Program

The Hispanic Health Council (HHC) is pleased to announce it has received $180,000 grant from the State of Connecticut Department of Education. These funds will support the after school programming at HHC’s MI CASA Campus.

The after school program is in partnership with Maria C. colon Sanchez Elementary School and will serve an additional one-hundred students from 2^nd to 5^th grade.  The program will operate 34 weeks during the regular school year, and five weeks during the summer vacation.

The program has a multi-faceted approach that will help improve student performance and academic achievement in reading, mathematics, writing and science. Additionally, this program seeks to address related social challenges that children and families face on a daily basis. Parent and family engagement is one strong component of this program to support student success.

“We are excited,” says Jose Ortiz, Hispanic Health Council’s Chief Executive Officer, “investing in children through community-based after school programs plays a major role in enriching the lives of our children, families and the community as a whole.”

The Hispanic Health Council is a 36 year-old statewide community-based organization whose mission is to improve the health and social well-being of Latinos and other diverse communities through community-based research, evidence-based direct services, training and policy advocacy. 

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