¡Feliz mes de la herencia hispana!

This month, with a spotlight on our heritage, we want to take a look back at how we started, and where we are today, thanks to supporters like you. 

Xiente was founded in 1982 by a group of Puerto Rican women in North Philadelphia who saw a need and took action. With no external help available, they built their own organization to create safety, opportunity, and dignity for families in Norris Square.

From the beginning, we believed that the people most impacted by poverty should be the ones shaping the solutions. That principle still guides us today.

Forty years later, we have:

• Built and rehabilitated over 200 units of affordable housing
• Educated thousands of infants and toddlers through Head Start & Early Head Start
• Supported hundreds of teens through our Youth Take Action Center
• Provided after-school and summer programs for thousands of youth
• Offered workforce development and education programs to neighbors of all ages
• Launched the Prosperity Project, a holistic program supporting multiple generations of a family to achieve economic mobility 

We’re excited to continue and build on this work to break the cycle of poverty and create lasting prosperity and invite you to join us!

Latinos are Split on Whether the American Dream is Achievable BRAND NEW! (Via Pew Research Center)

While one in five Latinos say they’ve achieved the American dream, and 33% say they are on their way to achieving it, another 45% are skeptical.

Mobility Monitor: Expanding American Housing Supply Will Require Invesment in Workforce Development (Via NCRC)

This article proposes that to accomplish the housing goals set forth in the 21st Century Housing Act, we'll need to amp up apprenticeships in construction and the skilled trades. 

Your Support In Action

All four of Stephanie Rodriguez’ children have been part of Xiente’s Early Head Start, and/or Head Start.

Xiente headstart programming offers free before and after care, and access to an extended day meant Stephanie was more available to work. So she applied to -- and got! -- a better job with more flexible hours. Because she began working in home care, she was able to help care for her mother.

Then Stephanie accomplished one of her biggest goals: She purchased her first home.

Home ownership equals stability for the Rodriguez family, and it all became a reality thanks to Xiente's Head Start.

Your support ensures families like Stephanie's get the education and support they need to succeed.

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