About Us.
Latino Memphis strives to develop partnerships that enable mid-South Latinos to overcome commonly faced obstacles such as inadequate access to health care coverage, home ownership, and educational opportunities. The organization’s mission is to promote the advancement of the Latino community in Memphis and the mid-South region. This mission is carried out through providing a variety of services to the community, including youth leadership programs, local and statewide advocacy efforts, and maintaining the Latino Memphis Community Center, which provides a space for health services, educational initiatives, and community fairs. The organization also provides information and referral services, offers cultural diversity training to area businesses and organizations, and supports Latino Girl and Boy Scout Troops.
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We envision a future in which everyone has the opportunity to become an active and productive member of the community. We strive to develop strategic partnerships at the local, state, and national levels that enable Mid-South Latinos to build a better life for themselves, their families, and their communities.
Latino Memphis fulfills its mission by:
Latino Memphis is a non-profit advocacy organization promoting the advancement of the Latino community in Memphis and the Mid-South.
Contact Info:
2838 Hickory Hill, Suite 25
Memphis, Tennessee 38115
Phone: (901) 366-5882
Fax: (901) 366-5799
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Latino Memphis in the community.
Latino Memphis was formed in 1995 as a linkage of the Community Forum. In 1999 after almost 5 years with MIFA serving as its fiscal agent, Latino Memphis became an independent 501-(c)-3.
Over that time, Latino Memphis has successfully advocated for systemic change in a wide variety of areas, ranging from the Department of Human Services (DHS) and health access at the MED to leading the campaign to reform the driver's license laws in Tennessee.
Latino Memphis's work in many of those areas continues today with partnerships providing the DHS with an outstation in the Latino Memphis community center (El Centro) and the implementation of Hablamos Juntos at the MED. Latino Memphis also has played an integral part in supporting the DREAM Act.
Outside of its advocacy work, Latino Memphis is working to develop new leaders in its youth development program, Abriendo Puertas, as well as continuing to serve as a hub for information and resources for the Latino community and other organizations looking to reach out into the community. This initiative takes place in El Centro, the Latino Memphis community center, which also hosts the DHS.
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