Berenice AbarcaBusiness Opportunity Center Specialist(360) 986-7019 Federal Waybocintern@elcentrodelaraza.org Ivette AguileraBusiness Opportunity Center Specialist(206) 883-1981 Seattle & Federal Wayiaguilera@elcentrodelaraza.org Yadira AlvarezBusiness Opportunity Center Assistant (AARP)(206) 957-4620 Seattleyalvarez@elcentrodelaraza.org Victor CerdenetaBusiness Opportunity Center Specialist(360) 986-7022 Federal Wayvcserrato@elcentrodelaraza.org
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Business Opportunity Center Grows outside of Seattle
The Business Opportunity Center (BOC) has expanded its workshop offerings to Mukilteo and Kent, in partnership with Business Impact NW, Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises, and public libraries. Between these two locations, 82 participants are enthusiastic about growing their own businesses. Program participants, ranging between the ages of 30 and 60, undergo a seven-week training … Continue reading Business Opportunity Center Grows outside of Seattle
How one business navigated the PPP program and the Pandemic
According to the NIH, in early 2020, the number of active businesses dropped in the US by 22%. Latinx business owner activity dropped by an astounding 32% and women-owned businesses also took disproportional losses of 25%. Like other residential construction businesses, by early 2021, Yayis Service LLC, saw their revenue decline as homeowners postponed projects … Continue reading How one business navigated the PPP program and the Pandemic

Small Business Development Program
Growing the small business community.

Centilia Cultural Center
The Centilia Cultural Center is located at 1660 S Roberto Maestas Festival ST, Seattle, WA 98144. Centilia is a popular term in the Nahuatl (Uto-Aztecan) language meaning “to join together, to become one.”
February Classes & Programs
Curso de Computación Incial para Familias! Apúntense! Is your home at risk of foreclosure? Our counselors at El Centro de La Raza are here for you El Centro de Raza is offering education and counseling one-on-one for individuals at risk of facing foreclosure. Sometimes, circumstances might arise that make it difficult to keep up with … Continue reading February Classes & Programs
January Classes & Programs
19 de Enero: Carreras en Construcción! Apúntense! January 19: Maritime Industry Pre-Training Coordination Upcoming Business Opportunity Center Training February 5: First Time Homebuyer and Foreclosure Prevention Education Curso de Computación Inicial para La Familia

January 2022: Cuentos from Our Work in the Community
Vaccines for Familias on MLK Day We are as proud as the little gentlemen above of the vaccines we were able to deliver on Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday in partnership with the City of Seattle and the Othello Station Pharmacy! In total, 110 vaccines were administered to families, including 17 pediatric Pfizer vaccines. Thank … Continue reading January 2022: Cuentos from Our Work in the Community

Cuentos From Our Programs and Community: September 2021
Sol, Sonrisas y Aventuras! Youth Scholars venture into Summer Hybrid Learning Programs at El Centro De La Raza With the glorious Pacific Northwest summer as our backdrop, the youth of the Summer Learning program were eager to venture on field trip excursions. Mask in hand and social distance guidelines in place, youth participated in four … Continue reading Cuentos From Our Programs and Community: September 2021

Cuentos From Our Programs and Community: August
Sixty nine students graduate from the José Martí Child Development Center! We are proud to announce that a total of sixty nine children successfully completed their final year of preschool and graduated from the José Martí Child Development Center (JMCDC)! This was an especially challenging year with the pandemic. Still, the students worked hard all … Continue reading Cuentos From Our Programs and Community: August