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To honor and recognize the Ohio Hispanic Coalition on the occasion of its twenty-second anniversary.
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WHEREAS, the mission of the Ohio Hispanic Coalition is to improve the well-being and quality of life of all Hispanics through advocacy, education, training, and access to quality services; and
WHEREAS, since its founding in 1990, the Coalition has provided many invaluable services to the Hispanic/Latino community of Central Ohio by assisting immigrant populations with health care issues and access to health care provider services; filling in the language gap barrier for immigrant populations with limited English proficiency; helping immigrant populations in the resettlement and acculturation process; and advocating for immigrant populations to gain access to social and legal services; and
WHEREAS, today, the Ohio Hispanic Coalition operates with twelve full-time, bilingual employees and over seventy volunteers who provide a wide range of services; and
WHEREAS, clients of the Ohio Hispanic Coalition can receive skill training for employment, interpretation services, training to provide interpretation services, social service referrals, and ESL programming for youth and adults; and
WHEREAS, the Coalition will celebrate its twenty-second anniversary on October 19th with a dinner and awards ceremony that will recognize individuals and organizations for their support of the Latino community in Central Ohio; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and recognize the Ohio Hispanic Coalition on the occasion of its twenty-second anniversary.