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Incorporated in 1986, Centro Civico has served the immigrant, refugee and Latino community in the Capital Region and surrounding counties by helping low-income families access English as a second language classes, language access, case management, language courses for adults, voter registration drives, advocacy and a variety of health, education, housing, business development and employment programs.
In May 2015, Centro Civico entered in an intent merger relationship with Ibero-American Action League Inc. and in October 2020 the two entities were legally merged, with Ibero as the surviving entity. Together, we serve a large regional area of Upstate New York including 6 counties in the Capital Region, 5 counties of the Mohawk Valley, and Monroe County. Ibero was incorporated in 1968 to address the growing needs of the Latino community in Monroe County.
Programa de Discapacidades del Desarrollo
El programa de Discapacidades del Desarrollo presta servicios a las personas y sus familias mediante la defensa, la divulgación, el manejo de casos, las actividades familiares, la coordinación de la atención, los programas de relevo, el reembolso a las familias y la rehabilitación comunitaria.
Programa de Movilización de la Comunidad
El Programa Comunitario Pre-vocacional proporciona aprendizaje y experiencias de trabajo, incluyendo fortalezas y habilidades no específicas de trabajo que promueven la empleabilidad en un ambiente comunitario integrado de empleo remunerado.
El personal de Ibero ayuda a coordinar no sólo los servicios médicos de salud mental y abuso de sustancias, sino también las necesidades de servicios sociales del individuo.
La Segunda Familia
La Segunda Familia proporciona a los jóvenes participantes acceso a un conjunto integral de experiencias y actividades apropiadas para su edad y culturalmente sensibles que incluyen: asesoramiento individual, de grupo y familiar, actividades de enriquecimiento, talleres sobre temas juveniles, desarrollo de la autoestima, viajes de estudio a la universidad, tutorías específicas y programas de enriquecimiento familiar.
Language Services
Centro Cívico ofrece clases de inglés como segundo idioma para hispanohablantes nativos, así como servicios lingüísticos y culturales como traducciones, intérpretes, referidos a servicios de salud y consultas de inmigración. El Centro también tiene varios programas que sirven a los migrantes y refugiados.
Administración de Servicios de Cuidado para Adultos
The Adult Health Home Care Management Program provides care management services to ensure all those involved in an individual’s care are working together and sharing the necessary information in supporting a person’s recovery. A Health Home Care Manager is expected to help coordinate not just medical, mental health and substance abuse services, but the social service needs of the individual as well. To be eligible you must have Two or more chronic health conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease, mental health condition or substance use disorder, or A significant Mental Illness, or Living with HIV/AIDs. Be a Medicaid recipient, including those who are already members of a Managed Care Organization. Individuals who have both Medicaid and Medicare are also eligible. And have social risk factor.
To learn more about this program, please contact (585) 256-8900 ext. 122
The Immigration and Citizenship Program
The Immigration and Citizenship Program assists individuals
with navigating the process of becoming an American citizen. In partnership
with the Albany Police Department, the Immigrant and Refugee Justice Alliance
Project serves immigrant communities from Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Burma, the
Democratic Republic of the Congo, North Africa, Sudan, Syria, and the Dominican
Republic. When the coronavirus pandemic began, Centro Civico closed its offices
to the public, but have continued offering their services via phone, online and
in the community. Centro Civico has partnered with the Amsterdam School
District to provide grab-n-go meals for parents to pick up for their children.
They also established a meal program out of their Albany daycare facility to
serve their attendees. Centro Civico has also provided technical assistance for
parents and children learning how to do online school learning using
Chromebooks. The staff has also established online immigration workshops and held
a virtual gala to acknowledge their high school scholarship recipients.
Expanded Syringe Access Program (ESAP)
In 2000, the New York State Legislature changed the Public Health Law to authorize a demonstration program to expand access to sterile hypodermic needles and syringes. This is a public health measure to prevent blood borne diseases, mostly HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. ESAP became effective in 2001. As of 2009, it became a permanent program. Centro Civico with funding from the New York State department of Health AIDS Institute has provided containers and drop off locations to Fulton-Montgomery, Albany, Schenectady counties. Centro Civico coordinates the disposal of hypodermic needles and/or syringes. Working with pharmacies, clinics, healthcare practitioners that wish to accept household sharps under ESAP.