Cielo Project Radio Ranch

CIELO, INTEGRAL LATINO CENTER OF OLYMPIA PROMOTES COMMUNITY, SELF- SUFFICIENCY AND LEADERSHIP OF LATINOS AS UNDER-SERVICED PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH SOUND WITH EDUCATION, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES. CIELO IS THE ONLY BILINGUAL, BI-CULTURAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION IN THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND.

CIELO EDUCATION PROGRAMS: CIELO'S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE A WIDE ARRAY OF CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. THESE INCLUDE: ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING (ELL), ADULT BASIC EDUCATION IN SPANISH(PRE-LITERACY TO HIGH SCHOOL), GED PREPARATION, CITIZENSHIP EXAM PREPARATION, SEWING (BASIC TO ADVANCED), AND CERTIFIED COMPUTER INSTRUCTION. IN 2021 - 2022 WE SERVED OVER 400 ADULTS AND 120 CHILDREN WITH DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMUNITY. AS WE CONTINUED INTO OUR 2ND YEAR WORKING THROUGH COVID, CIELO SERVED THE COMUNITY REMOTELY TO SUPPORT OUR LATIX, INDIGENOUS, AND IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY NAVIGATION PROGRAM.

CLIENT SERVICES: THOUGH WE WERE STILL OPERATING IN PART REMOTELY, WE CONTINUED TO SERVE REMOTELY, WE CONTINUED TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY MONTHLY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FOOD FROM OUR PARTNERS AT THE FOOD BANK. WE SERVED 192 FAMILIES IN 2021 - 2022, AND THE NEED CONTINUES TO INCREASE. WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE THURSTON COUNTY FOOD BANK, OUR OLYMPIA FOOD BANK CONTINUES TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY MONTHLY, AND THE NUMBER OF FAMILIES SERVED IN 2021 - 2022 WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. 1) FAMILY FUND CONTINUES FOR FAMILY ASSISTANCE IN A LIMITED AND VERIFIED WAY BASED ON FAMILY AND HOME NEEDS. 2)A. CLIENT SERVICES: CONFIDENTIAL, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO LATINO VICTIMS OF CRIME TO INCLUDE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, ABUSE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACROSS THE ENTIRE SOUTH SOUND REGION. IN 2021 - 2022 WE SERVED OVER 500 CLIENTS WITH OVER 1450 HOURS WITH FREE THERAPY, ADVOCACY, SUPPORT GROUPS, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION GROUPS. BECAUSE OUR CLIENTS EXPERIENCE MULTIPLE AND COMPLEX NEEDS, OUR SERVICES GO BEYOND MAINSTREAM THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION. OUR ADVOCACY TEAM ADDRESSES A CLIENT'S IMMEDIATE CRISIS, HELPS THEM NAVIGATE AVAILABLE MEDICAL AND LEGAL AID SERVICES, AND CONNECTS THEM TO APPROPRIATE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE EMPOWER LATINOS TO OVERCOME THE MANY BARRIERS AND DISPARITIES THEY FACE WHEN THEY ARE VICTIMS OF CRIME. 2)B. CIELO ALSO PROVIDES A RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND COUNSELING SERVICES FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING CLIENTS COVERED BY INSURANCE AND REFERRED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (DCYF). THESE INCLUDE: CRISIS FAMILY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR PARENT-TEEN CONFLICT, INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES FOR PARENTS AND CHILDREN SEPARATED BY THE COURTS, AND A POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM FOR BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. IN 2021 - 2022 WE SERVED CLIENTS THROUGHOUT THURSTON, MASON, AND LEWIS COUNTIES. OUR TEAM'S STRENGTH BASED PERSPECTIVE ASSISTS EACH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY TO RENEW THEIR SENSE OF HONOR AND SELF-RESPECT, ENCOURAGING THEM TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS NOT ONLY THEIR PROBLEMS THAT DEFINE THEM.