Focus Area: Early Childhood

Grant Amount: $10,000

Located in south Minneapolis. Begun in 1974, Centro is the oldest and largest multi-service Latine organization in Minneapolis and provides services to low-income Latine families in the Twin Cities. Centro’s services include health, wellness, and education, including Siembra, a dual-language 4-Star Parent Aware-rated Montessori early childhood program serving children ages 3-6 that incorporates elements of Latine culture. Siembra Montessori has achieved a 100% kindergarten readiness rate since 2012.

Grant supports a new series of monthly parent education workshops, intended to support the current student population, which is experiencing an increased presence of developmental delays. The workshops will address the additional challenges that children ages 1-3 faced during the pandemic and provide support to help address any developmental delays that may arise.