La Paz De Dios

Yhdp - youth homelessness demonstration project successfully provided transitional housing for 6 prople and housed 77 individuals/families (64 clients with children). Fifty-seven exited the program.

Community building - advocacy & placemaking - we are invested in chattanooga becoming and remaining a welcoming city for all people and we work for equitable access and opportunity for all. In 2024, we hosted advocacy events to include: know your rights and family preparedness clinics, reaching 115 people. La paz serves as a partner in the bridging communities coalition, planning quarterly events for nonprofit organizations serving latino/immigrant groups. We developed a latino advisory council and served as a voting site for both 2024 elections.career readiness & workforce developmentasset & wealth buildingstudent success & developmentearly childhood development & literacyhealth & wellnesscommunity outreachengagement and outreach - la paz reached over 1800 people through outreach events and activities, such as vaccination clinics and school choice fairs. We participated in over 30 partnering events. La paz hosted on-site engagement activities including children's dance classes and summer family art classes as well.civic engagementcommunity needs assessment - over 300 community members participated in our tu voz needs assessment survey, including two events with over 100+ people.

Dsew - la paz provides educational support and wealth building opportunities for students, families, and small businesses as well as community building and engagement.english as a second language - la paz offered seven 10-week classes - 100 students participatedcomputer literacy - la paz offered four 6-week classes - 49 students participatedbusiness cohort - 19 graduatescollege cohort - 15 granduatesgeneral education workshops (homeownership, taxes, etc) - la paz offered a variety of classes and workshops with over 183 community participants