In an event organized by the Lewis County Youth Mentorship Program and the Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs, Centralia College will be hosting a Hispanic/Latino Resource Fair on Jan. 27 from 9 a.m. to noon, according to a Lewis County Youth Mentorship Program news release.
The resource fair will be held at Centralia College’s TransAlta Commons, located at 600 Centralia College Blvd., and will feature resources for health care and wellbeing, family and youth support, local coalitions, state agencies and more. Spanish-speaking representatives will be available.
“I am excited we can get much needed resources to our Hispanic population in our community,” Lewis County Youth Mentorship Program Coordinator Lisa Leon said in the release.
Additionally, a community connection questionnaire will be offered at the resource fair by the Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs, with the first 25 participants receiving a $25 gift card.
The Lewis County Youth Mentorship Program aims to provide at-risk youth with opportunities to learn new skills, improve youth mental health, develop positive social behavior and receive positive adult support while reducing substance abuse and school absenteeism.
For more information on the Lewis County Youth Mentorship Program, visit https://lewiscountywa.gov/departments/mentorship-program/ or email Leon at Lisa.Leon@lewiscountywa.gov.
The Washington State Commission on Hispanic Affairs is a state agency aiding the development of public policy and delivery of government services to the Hispanic community according to its website. To learn more, visit https://www.cha.wa.gov/.
