Annual Report
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Annual Report
Annual Report 2014 Dear Friends, In 1994, when Casa Latina first opened its doors, Seattle was thriving and demand was high for temporary labor. Immigrants from Mexico and Central America began to arrive by freight trains from the south and waited for work on the sidewalks where contractors and homeowners knew to pick them up. Casa Latina started providing ESL classes and educational street theater to these new arrivals so that they could learn to speak up for themselves. From those humble beginnings and with your support, Casa Latina created a safe and welcoming home for Seattle’s Latino immigrants. Today our members are able to look for work with dignity in a beautiful building, earn a fair wage for day labor and domestic work, participate in a vibrant community, and lobby for legislative changes that affect their lives. 2014 was a special year for Casa Latina: our membership increased by over 150 people; our education programs grew; and jobs dispatched and the average hourly wage for Casa Latina workers increased. Together with our allies, we won important legislation that helps all workers—immigrant and native born alike. Our victories included a path toward $15 minimum wage in Seattle and the establishment of the Seattle Office of Labor Standards. These accomplishments, impressive in themselves, also translate into individual successes for Casa Latina members like Lucia, pictured and quoted on the back cover. Lucia came to us in a desperate situation—her husband was unable to work due to an on-the-job accident, Lucia herself was depressed and looking for work; and having lost their home, Lucia and her husband lived in their car. Casa Latina helped Lucia renew her sense of purpose. With us, she found a supportive community, classes that prepared her for a new field of work, and ultimately, stable employment. Today, Lucia and her husband are living with family, and they are just about ready to get their own home again. Since I first began organizing Casa Latina, it has been my dream to build an organization strong enough to help people like Lucia and stable enough that it would continue even after I left. Seeing the successes of 2014—and the last twenty-one years—laid out before me, I believe that time has come. Preparations for this transition began in 2015 and will continue into the first quarter of 2016 when I will pass on the executive director role to a new leader. Thank you—donors, allies, friends—for building and supporting Casa Latina. It’s only with your help that we’ve been able to create and maintain such a beautiful home for justice and dignity—and it’s with your continued support that I know Casa Latina will continue growing and empowering Seattle’s Latino community well into the future. ¡Adelante! Sincerely, Hilary Stern Mission & Vision Casa Latina empowers Latino immigrants through educational and economic opportunites. Our vision is that the Latino community participate fully in the economy and democracy of this country. In order to realize this vision, we use three strategies: employment, education, and community organizing. By participating in these three pillars of Casa Latina’s programs, Latino immigrants increase their financial stability, become more employable, and strengthen their leadership skills and social ties. Casa Latina provides a supportive, vibrant community in which our members can better their lives and the lives of their families, while also advancing the rights and dignity of all workers. Employment Our employment program connects Casa Latina members with day labor and domestic work and allows them to collectively set wages & control working conditions. Our current minimum wage is $16/hour. These temporary jobs provide members with the income they need to support their families and become more financially self-sufficient. Highlights from 2014 include: • Casa Latina workers voted to raise their minimum wage to $16 per hour • 8,866 jobs dispatched by our worker center with an average wage of $16.46 per hour Education Our education program provides low wage Latino immigrants with job skills trainings, financial literacy workshops, computer skills classes, workplace health and safety trainings, and daily drop-in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes. ESL classes are essential to prepare members to participate fully in their communities. Health and safety classes teach members to stay safe on the job. Job skills trainings help workers broaden their employment options. We’re excited to share that in 2014: • 911 Casa Latina members attended our workplace safety and skill trainings • 320 members attended English classes • 85 members attended computer classes In addition to directly serving the Latino community in King County, Casa Latina has national impact as a model day worker center whose programs and curricula are shared and implemented at worker centers across the country. Among other projects, our ESL curriculum and the worker dispatch software we developed (“Machete”) are distributed widely. Community Organizing Because we believe that those most affected by racial and socioeconomic inequities are the ones who are most qualified to propose solutions, we organize immigrant day laborers and domestic workers to work for justice for all immigrants, defend the rights of all workers, and fight wage theft and other labor abuse. While addressing these broader issues, we also provide internal leadership opportunities in which members help to guide and shape Casa Latina’s own programs. Our organizing efforts benefit Latino immigrants both locally and nationally as Casa Latina advocates for laws and public policies that create a more level playing field for Latino immigrants throughout the country. As our members work together in solidarity, they deepen their sense of ownership and build a strong social network. As a result, members become more confident and engaged participants in society at large. 2014 brought many exciting outcomes of our local and national organizing work: • 133 members participated in our women’s leadership group, Women Without Borders, learning to use their voices to advocate for themselves, their families, and their communities • Casa Latina members and staff traveled to the National Domestic Workers Alliance Congress and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network Assembly • Our Workers’ Defense Committee recovered $10,670 in stolen wages • Seattle passed a new $15 minimum wage and established a newly funded Office of Labor Standards, investing $1 million in worker outreach focusing on low wage immigrant workers and other groups vulnerable to labor exploitation • President Obama announced his executive action on immigration in November 2014, providing protection from deportation for parents of American citizens Revenue Individuals274,950 Corporations37,071 Foundations490,474 United Way49,000 Government416,137 Capital Campaign190,667 Fees for Services74,695 In-kind Contributions19,522 Total Revenue $1,552,516 Surplus$136,444 Expenses Programs881,239 Day Workers’ Center Household Helpers Workforce Development English as a Second Language Somos Vecinos Spanish Classes Computer Literacy Workers’ Defense Committee Women Without Borders Community Organizing Administration314,191 Fundraising220,641 Total$1,416,071 Over 400 volunteers performed more than 11,200 hours of work at Casa Latina. Their work ranged from teaching ESL to answering phones at our worker dispatch center to weeding and grounds keeping. If we were to hire staff to replace our volunteers, we would need to hire 5.5 full time employees. Our volunteers helped us save over $228,000 in personnel expenses! Mary Stevens | President * Community Volunteer Mario Campos | Past President * Principal, Jones & Jones Architects Rafael Grijalva | Vice President Kindle Content Marketing, Amazon Sandra Águila, ELL Kindergarten Teacher, Highline Public Schools; Union Building Representative, Highline Education Association Cristina Lemos, Co-Owner, LDC, Inc. Urbano Chaidez, HR Business Partner, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation John Sahr, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Washington Heberto Rios | Treasurer Senior Marketing Manager, Microsoft Zac Eskenazi, Community Services Manager, Lutheran Community Services Northwest Luis Montero | Secretary Global Policy and Advocacy, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Dan Ford, Staff Attorney, Columbia Legal Services Carlos Obando, Senior Portfolio Manager, Northwest Asset Management * Office of President changed mid-year Alphabetical listing of contributors from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2014 2Adaptive Accelerate Change Matthew Adams & Jennifer Yogi Renato Agrella & Claudia Clemente Anonymous donors Carlos Aguilar Mares Glenda Aldana Madrid Elizabeth Alexander & Larry Jackson Marcia & Bob Almquist Sarah & Bob Alsdorf Enrique Alvarado Araceli Amaya Esther Andrews Lourdes Arechiga Bianca Arellano Enrique Arias Fredi Dubon & Brittany Atsemet Gregory Bader & Sandra Pinto de Bader Diane & Jean-Loup Baer Carla Bailey Cyndee Baldwin Carol & Peter Balousek Carlos Banchik Jennifer Barnes Bryan Barnett & Cathy Villanueva Jorge Barón Stephanie Barona & Esteban Toscano Cariño Barragán Talancón Matt Barreto & Julie Straub-Barreto Lorraine Barrick & Paul Maybee Roberto Bautista David Baxter Dagan Bayliss Ivette Bayo Urban & Greg Urban Basia Belza David Bennett & Beth Huppin Jeannie Berwick & Jim Degel Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Nina Binder Graham & Jennifer Black Maureen & Antonio Bo The Boeing Company Christina Bogar Linda Boise Jessica Bonebright Brian & Sandra Bonet Rebecca Boon Verena & Wilhelm Borner Donna Bouldin Joseph Bowbeer Bob Brahm Abigail Breckenridge Kathy Brennan KC Bridges Tim & Becky Bridges Carol Brinster Jonathan Brock & Elaine Chang Beth & Larry Brockman Ann & Christoph Brown Garrett Brown Roxanne Brown Allan Bruck Tanya Brunner & David Landau José Luis Buen Abad & Janice Hougen Thomas Bullock Sandra Burga Mary Burki Alan & Kristin Bushley John Calcagno Mario & Rosa Campos Juan Candelas Gonzalez Delia Cano Keo Capestany & Alicia González-Capestany Emily & Jim Carlisle Sonia Carlson & Bobby Kishore Rosario & Terry Carroll Lisa Castilleja Kenneth Castillo Elizabeth Castleberry Guadalupe Cavazos Sylvia Cavazos Central Co-op Enrique Cerna Urbano Chaidez Carlyn Chase Sylvia Chen Carl Chew Paul Chiocco & Doug McCrary Frank Chopp & Nancy Long City of Seattle Dept. of Information Technology City of Seattle Employees City of Seattle Human Services Department City of Seattle Purchasing & Contracting Services Cameron Clark Margaret Clark Devin Cless Talia Clever Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites Comcast Barbara & Robert Conta Lauren Cordell Bill & Jan Corriston Maximina Cortés Peter Costantini & Linda Becker Marc Cote Gavin & Monica Coulter Robin Counts Debra & Chris CovertBowlds Cathie Coyle Kristen Cramer Beatrice Crane Kit & Christopher Crane Laurie Cromwell Sondra Cuban Angus and Cynthia Cunningham Carin Cunningham Carolyn Cunningham & Keith Ward Ben Curtis Jonathan Da Silva Liz Dang William & Susanne Daniell John & Phyllis Daniels Michael Daudt Bill Daugaard Melanie Davis Christina & Mark Dawson Rochelle & Rogelio de la Cruz Pablo & Tracy de Leon John De Rocco & Eileen Ryan Leona De Rocco & Gary Fallon Mary De Rosas Julio de Villasante & Ana Sainz Janice DeCosmo & Dave Butterfield Angela Deppe & Dan Landes Ann Determan Paula Deutsch Mary DeYoung Sunny Diaz & Daniel Strader Kathleen Dickeman Grant Dilger Lynne Dodson & Richard Burton Jennifer DolanWaldman & Robert Waldman Karen Domino & Gene Brenowitz Joanne Donohue James Douglas & Alexandra Harmon Peter & Maria Drury Chach Duarte White Marie Anne Duarte Trish Eden Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church Julie Edsforth & Jabe Blumenthal Mark Epstein & Ruth Egger Ingrid Elliott Ellison Foundation Employees Community Fund of Boeing Puget Sound Kim England & John Ellis Lars Erickson William Erickson Zac Eskenazi Expeditors International of Washington Veronique Facchinelli & Ben Wilk Marek Falk Family Home Foundation Neil Fant & Julia Mitzel Roland FaragherHorwell Sahar Fathi Raquel Ferrell-Crowley Palmira Figueroa & Marcos Calderón Laura Fine-Morrison & Dave Morrison Teresa Fiorini Bruce Firestone Charles Fleming and Deborah Klein Kathryn Flores & Susan Gordon Patricia Flowers Focusing Philanthropy Ford Foundation Daniel Ford & Susan Wickett-Ford Aurelia Fredericks Charles Freeman Sandra Fried Friends of TOPS School Marc & Cynthia Froning Dianne Fruit & Chris Eastland Jacquelyn Fuzell-Casey & Timothy Casey Simone Gabara Emily Gaggia & Travis Parent Marcia Gaggia Glen Gaidos Marco Galaz Gretl Galgon Karen Gallo Tatiana Galvez Richard Gammon & Carol Stoel Gammon Jaime Garcia Yesenia Garduño Cardeza Benjamin Garwin Lydia Garza Boris Gaviria Bill & Lindy Gaylord Jacob Gent Jacqueline George Getty Images, Inc. 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Please contact us at 206.686.2596 if you have a correction. “I don’t have the words to describe my love and appreciation for Casa Latina, especially the economic support I’ve received. We’re almost ready to get a house again. And we will succeed.” –Lucia Canaro 317 17th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98144 www.casa-latina.org 206.956.0779