Employment and Small Business Opportunities Expo

Saturday, May 19, 2012
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
New Balance Track & Field Center
Fort Washington Armory on the Hudson
216 Fort Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

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The New York City Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus will host its first Employment Opportunity and Small Business Expo on Saturday, May 19th from 11am to 2pm at the Fort Washington Armory. More than 50 New York City employers and small business resources will be present at the Expo. Participants will be able to obtain free workshops on Resume Development and Interviewing Skills, Small Business Development, How to Access Start-Up Capital, and Doing Business With Government. Participants with Resumes can be screened for jobs in 7 major industries, including Manufacturing, Transportation and Healthcare!

Jose Calderon
Named President of the Hispanic Federation

On Wednesday, April 11th, the Board of Directors of the Hispanic Federation (HF) unanimously voted to name José Calderón as President of HF.  The appointment is effective immediately.

“We are very pleased with the final decision by the Board of Directors in the selection of José Calderón”, indicated Cristina Schwarz, Chair of the Board. “HF is in strong position with a great reputation and a broad platform from which to continue launching high impact initiatives and advocacy efforts in support of its nearly 100 Latino member agencies across the Northeast.  We are confident in José’s ability to lead HF and continue our expansion. I also want to thank our board member Mario Baeza, who chaired the Search Committee and its members, for the level of integrity and due process in the consideration and selection process”.

The HF Board appointed Mario Baeza to head the Search Committee to identify the fourth president in the history of the Hispanic Federation, one of the leading Latino organizations in the nation. The Committee was assisted and guided by Ms. Emily Gantz McKay of EMG Consulting, LLC in managing the process for the Board.

Hispanic Federation Applauds President Obama's Support of Same-Sex Marriage

New York, NY May 9, 2012 – The Hispanic Federation, a service-oriented membership organization that works with over 90 Latino health and human services agencies to promote the social, political and economic well-being of the Latino community, applauded President Barack Obama’s statement that “same-sex couples should be able to get married.”  

“We commend President Obama for taking a firm stand in support of marriage equality,” said Jose Calderon, President of the Hispanic Federation. “For more than 20 years, the Hispanic Federation has been fighting for the civil rights of all Latinos and we're proud that the President has made it clear that every American regardless of race, gender or sexual preference is entitled to freedom, justice and equality before the law."

The Country's Premier Latino Organizations Launch Latinos For Democracy: Movimiento Hispano

On Thursday, February 23, the Hispanic Federation, the Labor Council for Latin America Advancement (LCLAA), and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) announced their partnership in an unprecedented non-partisan effort to increase voter registration and mobilize the Latino vote. The campaign’s goal is to register 200,000 voters and mobilize at least 100,000 Latinos to polls in the November 2012 elections. The combined group effort will be known as Latinos for Democracy which is part of Movimiento Hispano that also includes curtailing voter suppression, educating voters about key Latino issues and facilitating Latino immigrants to become citizens.