Circulo padre e Hijo-Telpochcalli | Health Education | Youth Program
After School Program

Immigrant Rights and Citizenship
| The Pilsen Alliance | Art and Culture


 

 

Circulo Padre e Hijo

Circulo Padre e Hijo-Telpochcalli:

This is a preschool program offered to children between 3 to 5 years of age. The program offers to parents adult education, including English as a Second Language, GED, and Citizenship classes. We also provides educational workshops on child development. Círculo Padre e Hijo received the 1993 award of the Commission on Human Relations of the City of Chicago.

 

 

Health Education:

This program offers home visit translation, interpretation, and transportation services as well as community workshops on health issues. The program also coordinates community health fairs.

 

 

Youth Program

Youth Program:

Established in 1975, Youth Program offers different components to the Pilsen youth including mentoring program, delinquency intervention, summer employment and leadership development.

 

 

After School Program:

Out After School Program has two components, the Youth in Action and the Chicago Area Project which provide academic support, field trips and support counseling. This program is in charge of the Summer Youth Employment program and day camp in the summer.

After School Program

 

 

Immigrant Rights and Citizenship Program:

This program offers citizenship classes, citizenship applications and case assistance and intervention with the INS. Casa Aztlán in collaboration with the United Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights has a project to assist the community with visa processing, work authorization, and card replacement.

Casa Aztlán also advocates for rights of immigrants promoting civil and human rights for immigrants.

 

 

The Pilsen Alliance:

Casa Aztlán helps to create the Pilsen Alliance that is located in the Building. The purpose of the Pilsen Alliance is organizing community residents in order to provide them a voice in the development of the area. Four TIFS and the University of Illinois expansion surround Pilsen. Community residents haven't participated in this project and also are suffering from lack of transportation and city services. The Pilsen Alliance is seeking community participation in its future.

 

 

Art and Culture Art and Culture:

Since its foundation, Casa Aztlán has served as an arts Mecca for the Pilsen Community. Casa Aztlán helped the muralist movement grow and currently houses the HACE program, Pros-arts, Nahui-Ollin, and the theater group La Cuerda Floja. Most recently Casa Aztlán opened the Calmecac Art Gallery to exhibit the artwork of local, national and international artists.

An integral part of the cultural activities of Casa Aztlán is the Viva Aztlán Festival defined by experts as one of the most ethnic festivals in Chicago.