Centro Tyrone Guzman

SEE SCHEDULE OESTABLISHED IN 1974, CENTRO TYRONE GUZMAN IS THE OLDEST AND LARGEST MINNEAPOLIS-BASED, MULTI-SERVICE LATINE ORGANIZATION. AS OUR MISSION, WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE WELLBEING OF LATINE FAMILIES THROUGH PROVIDING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO EDUCATION, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS. OUR FAMILY-CENTERED, MONTESSORI-INFLUENCED PROGRAMS FOLLOW THE MODEL OF AN INTERGENERATIONAL LEARNING COMMUNITY, SERVING AROUND 3,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY WITH PROGRAMMING FROM PRENATAL THROUGH ELDERS. NOTE: CENTRO TYRONE GUZMAN HAS CHOSEN TO USE "E" IN PLACE OF THE SPANISH-LANGUAGE MASCULINE "O" TO INCLUDE PEOPLE OF ALL GENDERS.

CENTRO TYRONE GUZMAN'S MATERNAL HEALTH PROGRAM SUPPORTS HIGH-RISK, LOW-INCOME LATINA WOMEN TO HAVE A HEALTHY PREGNANCY, DELIVER A HEALTHY BABY, AND ENJOY A HEALTHY POSTPARTUM PERIOD IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF THE MOTHER, BABY, AND FAMILY. IN 2023, 97% OF BABIES (42) WERE BORN HEALTHY. DURING THE YEAR, 50 PARTICIPANTS WERE SERVED IN OUR MONTESSORI HOME VISITING PROGRAM (25 PARENTS AND 25 CHILDREN), WHICH CONNECTS LATINE FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN (PRENATAL THROUGH AGE 3) TO RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. 100% OF PARTICIPATING CHILDREN ATTENDED ALL WELL-CHILD CHECKS AND WERE UP TO DATE ON VACCINES. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGEOUR NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED SIEMBRA MONTESSORI DUAL-LANGUAGE (SPANISH/ENGLISH) EARLY LEARNING CENTER FOR AGES 3-6 SERVED 41 CHILDREN, AND 100% OF FOUR-YEAR-OLDS WERE READY FOR KINDERGARTEN. OUR MULTI-GENERATIONAL FAMILY NUTRITION PROGRAM SUPPORTED LATINE FAMILIES IN ADOPTING HEALTHIER EATING HABITS. WE CONDUCTED 27 NUTRITION AND GARDENING WORKSHOPS WITH 177 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS. ADDITIONALLY, WE DISTRIBUTED 435 HEALTHY FOOD BASKETS AND PROVIDED 5,476 HOT MEALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.CENTRO TYRONE GUZMAN WENT THROUGH A LEADERSHIP TRANSITION, WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION TRANSFERRED FROM ROXANA LINARES TO MIRDALYS TWEETON.

OUR RACES YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES MULTI-FACETED, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING TO HELP LATINE TEENS (GRADES 6-12) EXCEL IN SCHOOL, MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES, DEVELOP A STRONG PERSONAL AND CULTURAL IDENTITY, AND ENGAGE IN THEIR COMMUNITY. IN 2023, 124 YOUTH AND PARENTS PARTICIPATED DIRECTLY IN PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING OUR COLORES LGBTQIA2S+ GROUP, OUR JOVENES LATINAS AL PODER GIRLS ADVOCACY GROUP, AND OUR MANOS MONTESSORI INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE. OUR BE@SCHOOL PROGRAM PROVIDES FAMILY-BASED SUPPORT TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH (K-12) STRUGGLING WITH CONSISTENT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGEIN THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, 136 YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM, RECEIVING ASSISTANCE CONNECTING TO RESOURCES (E.G. HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, FOOD ASSISTANCE, TECHNOLOGY, ETC.), AS WELL AS SUPPORT TO ENROLL IN A NEW SCHOOL, IF NEEDED. THROUGHOUT ALL YOUTH PROGRAMS, WE ENCOURAGE PARENT/CAREGIVER ENGAGEMENT THROUGH WORKSHOPS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TOPICS, SUCH AS FAMILY COMMUNICATION, SCHOOL SELECTION, SEXUAL HEALTH, AND INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA. 100% OF PARENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN BI-MONTHLY RAICES EDUCATION NIGHTS DURING THE YEAR REPORTED THAT THEY WILL IMPLEMENT WHAT THEY LEARNED AT HOME WITH THEIR FAMILIES. IN ADDITION, OUR FAMILY & COMMUNITY LIAISON HELPED 190 FAMILIES ADVOCATE FOR THEIR CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOLS AND ACCESS NEEDED RESOURCES IN 2023.

CENTRO'S WISE ELDERS IS, TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, THE LONGEST-STANDING PROGRAM FOR LATINE IMMIGRANT SENIORS IN MINNESOTA. IN 2023, WE SERVED 168 ELDERS THROUGH CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND HEALTH PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT TO MANAGE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, 106 CAREGIVERS RECEIVED INDIVIDUAL RESOURCES AND SUPPORT. OF THESE, 14 CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT THEM AS THEY CARE FOR ELDERS, INCLUDING ELDERS WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND OTHER TYPES OF DEMENTIA, AND 34 CAREGIVERS PARTICIPATED IN A SUPPORT GROUP. SEE SCHEDULE O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM LANGUAGE100% OF CAREGIVERS REPORTED THE PROGRAM HAS EQUIPPED THEM WITH THE TOOLS TO SUPPORT THEIR LOVED ONE'S HEALTH, AND 98% OF ELDERS REPORTED THAT THE SUPPORT THEY RECEIVE IN THE PROGRAM HAS MOTIVATED THEM TO DO MORE THINGS INDEPENDENTLY. IN MANOS MONTESSORI, OUR INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, YOUTH, ADULTS AND ELDERS WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP, PRODUCE, AND SELL HANDMADE MONTESSORI EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS FOR LATINE FAMILIES. IN SCHOOL YEAR 2022 (JULY 2022 JUNE 2023), 34 ELDERS AND 55 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE INTERGENERATIONAL MICROENTERPRISE.