Mid-September to Mid-October comprises Hispanic Heritage month. At Catholic Charities we interface with the growing Hispanic/Latino community in Chicago in a number of ways. First, our programs serve a large number of Latinos. Last year, Catholic Charities met the needs of more than 228,000

 

 

Latinos, who comprised over one quarter (26%) of the total number of people served by our programs. Second, because of the large number of Latino clients we need to have bilingual and bicultural staff that can understand and assist them. We continue to grow the number of Latino staff across our service areas. Finally, we have more and more Board members and volunteers who are of Hispanic heritage and who are helping us develop our outreach to Latino businesses, legislators, and other stakeholders. Joining Monsignor Boland today are Dalia Bagdonas Rocotello, Director of Latino Affairs, and Stella Gaytan, Vice Chair of our Latino Affairs Committee.