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During the week of September 19-22, 2011, the Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury partners with Building Bridges of New Fairfield and brings Sustaining Diversity & Tolerance education series to New Fairfield Middle School’s 6^th, 7^th and 8^th grade students.

The Case Manager promotes the advancement of the Latino community by providing bilingual assistance to clients in their interrelations with local, state and federal government agencies. Services include: referrals, linkages, and community resources to meet family's basic needs.

Last year the Census Cureau began their 2010 count. Census participation among Hisapnics is usually lower, especially between undocumented immigrants who fear their information will be sent to immigration officials. The lower rates cause losses of federal funding to the Danbury area. Therefore the Hispanic Center became a count site for the Census 2010 in Western Connecticut, helping disseminate information to all the ethnic communities in the greater Danbury area about the Census, as well as, providing assistance in filling out the forms.

Ya es Hora is a historic and comprehensive civic participation campaign. The campaign represents the largest coordinated effort to incorporate Latinos as full participants in the American political process. This campaign seeks to increase Latino civic participation by: 1) assisting eligible legal permanent residents apply for U.S. citizenship, 2) educating, registering, and mobilizing Latinos to vote, and 3) ensuring a full and accurate count in the 2010 Census.

The campaign strategy is to remove barriers that have prevented Latinos from becoming full participants in our U.S. democracy. The Hispanic Center joined the effort to help educate the Latino community about exercising their right to vote.