Hub Argentine Inc

The Hub supports Community Empowerment through sharing the resources of our space with community organizations, churches and entrepreneurs. The Hub shares space with four local non-profit organizations as well as provides space for two churches. The Hub is in the process of developing a Community Kitchen that will support local entrepreneurs in business development by allowing a certified space to prepare food. The Hub partners with the Argentine Betterment Corporation to lead monthly meetings for community nonprofit organizations. We have a 12+ nonprofits that serve our community and believe that we are better when we partner with each other and support each other's work. We also launched a Listening Project in the summer of 2024. Between July and November 2024, we completed over 200 interviews with neighbors to discern the next steps for community empowerment in Argentine.

The Hub's After School Program (called the Adventure Academy) provides students at the local elementary school with tutoring, snacks, emotional and mental health support, and leadership development skills. The future of community vitality depends on the investment in the next generation of community leaders. The After School Program runs 8 hrs/week from Tuesday - Thursday for 20 students. We served 50 students in 2024 (turn over due to graduations from elementary school and families moving out of the area as well as a partnership on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the teachers at the elementary school). Each student received 4 balanced snacks, 2 hours of reading, 1 hour of physical education, 1 hour of emotional support and leadership development, and 1 hour of tutoring per week. These components shape well rounded students and impact their families and classrooms beyond the program.

A connected community is an essential component of a healthy and vital community. The Hub's Neighbors of Argentine Program connects neighbors of the Argentine community (zip codes 66103 and 66106) together through story sharing. Over 90 neighbors have shared their stories, gifts, and skills through this program and have been featured on The Hub's website and social media. Neighbors connecting to neighbors provides financial support as people can ask for help from the people around them as well as enables people to age in place. Further, Neighbors of Argentine breaks down barriers of language, economic class, race, ethnicity, nationality, citizenship status, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, family make up, and religious or faith tradition. The Hub also hosted in person events for neighbors to connect over a meal. We held 3 in-person events in 2024 for the community with over 200+ neighbors participating.