Bienvenida & Welcome to

The
Latina Center

The Latina Center improves the health and well-being of our Latino community in Contra Costa County and the San Francisco Bay Area by providing leadership and personal development opportunities.

LATEST NEWS

WE CELEBRATE OUR FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR!

With immense pride, we announce that our Executive Director and founder of The Latina Center, Miriam Wong, has been honored with the prestigious 2025 Woman of the Year Award, presented by Congressman John Garamendi. This recognition celebrates more than 25 years of...

Incredible success at our 3rd Lavender Adoption Day!

We experienced an unforgettable day at The Latina Center. The response from our community was incredible and fills our hearts with hope. Every person who adopted a lavender plant joined our voice and commitment to say ENOUGH with domestic violence! The lavender you...

25th Anniversary Gala

An Unforgettable Night: The Latina Center’s 25th Anniversary Gala

On September 27, we joyfully celebrated the 25th Anniversary of The Latina Center, a night filled with music, dance, gratitude, and community.

WHAT WE DO

At The Latina Center, we invest in personal and community transformation. We are a community-based organization that supports the leadership development, health, well-being, and economic empowerment of Latinos and their families in Contra Costa County and the San Francisco Bay Area in California. We offer trauma-informed and culturally relevant programs and services. And, we partner with other organizations to create better systems, policy change, and racial equity for all.

Our approach…it works. We are proud of the impact we’ve made over the past 24 years.

Areas of work

Leadership Development

Health & Well-Being

Economic Empowerment

Legal Support

Collaboration

PARTNERSHIPS

We are a S.A.F.E. Center!

The S.A.F.E. Center (Spouse/Sexual Abuse Family Education Center) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing free and confidential support and resources to empower those affected by dating and domestic violence, sex trafficking, sexual assault, and stalking while engaging communities through awareness and prevention education in our five-county service area.

We are part of La Alianza

Convened by Vision y Compromiso, La Alianza is a coalition of community-based organizations (CBOs) across California with a strong history of recruiting, training, and supporting promotoras and community health workers (CHWs). La Alianza works to amplify the voices of promotoras and CHWs through a unified agenda aimed at increasing investments in public health infrastructure and prevention-focused activities to advance equity and improve the health and well-being of immigrant, indigenous, communities of color, and the uninsured.

Years of Service

People Served

People Reached