Creciendo Juntos – Growing Together welcomes government, community and faith based organizations, businesses, and local residents concerned about the challenges facing the Latino/Hispanic population in Charlottesville City, Albemarle County and surrounding areas.

Through networking – sharing information, resources, and contacts – participants enhance their own work and contribute to an environment where the local Latino/Hispanic population is understood, valued and served.

Participation includes:

Attending plenary sessions of Creciendo Juntos

Attending or leading a Creciendo Juntos working group

Organizing, sponsoring or volunteering for a specific Creciendo Juntos initiative

Partnering or volunteering with another Creciendo Juntos member on a new or ongoing initiative targeting the local Latino/Hispanic population

Incorporating new members into Creciendo Juntos, especially from the business and political sectors and Latino/Hispanic leaders

Coordinating the compilation of a community Spanish language interpreter volunteer list and afterwards, a training for volunteers

Contributing information to the web page

Using Creciendo Juntos tools (email list, web page, plenary sessions) to disseminate announcements and resources relating to the local Latino community

Taking minutes of Creciendo Juntos plenary sessions

Email list maintenance and circulation

Web page maintenance

Donations to Creciendo Juntos can also be made through its founder, Piedmont Housing Alliance, a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1983 to address affordable housing and other community development needs on a regional basis within the Thomas Jefferson Planning District. PHA receives support from a variety of funding sources, including donors who wish to help our organization do the important work we do, from housing projects to Creciendo Juntos. PHA receives donor gifts ranging in size from $25, up to several thousand dollars. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law, and checks may be sent to:

Piedmont Housing Alliance
Donations
111 Monticello Avenue, Suite 104
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Virginia State employees can help PHA through the Commonwealth of Virginia campaign: http://www.cvc.vipnet.org For more information on PHA’s tax exempt status, contact Peter Loach at peterl@piedmonthousing.org

If you wish to participate in these or other tasks, please contact Peter Loach at: peterl@piedmonthousing.org.