Who We Are
Mission: To cultivate the dawn of a new day by enriching relationships, empowering people and promoting a just community for all.
We are a community center by and for the Latinx community. We advocate for equality in Hendersonville and the surrounding area. We create a more inclusive community for Latinxs by providing unique services, developing grassroots leaders, and working together to access community resources. El Centro seeks to build a welcoming and just space where everyone is treated with dignity, valued and respected.
What We Do
El Centro of Henderson County is a multifaceted community center for the Latinx community in the area surrounding Hendersonville, NC. We have served our community for the last 20 years and are always here to help with any of our three departments’ services. The three departments are Advocacy, Mental Health, and Education. We offer translation/ notarization of important documents, community event planning, governmental relations/ petitioning, referrals, and case management through our Advocacy department. We offer free individual, couples, and family counseling through our Mental Health department. And we offer High School Equivalency Classes, K-12 Tutoring for children, Plumbing Classes, Electrician Classes, English Classes, Spanish Classes, Citizenship Exam Classes, Summer Camp for children, Primary school equivalent classes, Computer Classes, and College Counseling through our education department depending on student interest and availability of volunteer teachers. Almost every service we provide is free and the couple that are not are very low cost.
