{"id":378,"date":"2012-12-04T06:00:12","date_gmt":"2012-12-04T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gnof.org\/?p=378"},"modified":"2013-05-06T12:56:34","modified_gmt":"2013-05-06T12:56:34","slug":"bridging-the-divides","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.communify.me\/gnof\/bridging-the-divides\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging the Divides"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F88148539\" height=\"166\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The dramatic increase in the Latino population around New Orleans was obvious after Hurricane Katrina as a huge workforce sped here for rebuilding jobs. But Rafael Delgadillo, program coordinator for the local nonprofit Puentes, says a different sort of demographic shift for Latinos is becoming clear around town today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can just see it, there are more groceries, there are restaurants. You\u2019re even starting to see families now. Where right after the storm you only saw men, now you\u2019re seeing women and their children, so they\u2019re settling here,\u201d says Delgadillo.<\/p>\n<p>Even as much of the recovery work that first led them here has wrapped up, many more Latinos are making New Orleans home. The word \u201cpuentes\u201d is Spanish for bridges, and since forming in 2007 this group has aimed to bridge divides of education, economic opportunity and political access to help these Latin American families truly become part of the Greater New Orleans community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re thinking of New Orleans as their long-term residence, they\u2019re thinking beyond 10 years. So that means this population is here and Puentes needs to provide services and resources so they can advance, so they can provide better opportunities for their children,\u201d says Puentes executive director Scarlett Lanzas. \u201cWhat we\u2019re trying to do is get Latinos to participate in civil society and have a strong voice in decision-making processes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the biggest issues, Delgadillo says, is the language barrier in a metro area he describes as being not very language-friendly for Spanish speakers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLanguage access is the issue,\u201d he says. \u201cWhen we really look at how we can fix the challenges, or ease them, for the community, it\u2019s about helping them understand how the services and systems work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Puentes does outreach through fairs and events, and its members sometimes go door to door to show the area\u2019s widely spread Latino community what it can offer them. This can include programs for buying homes, starting businesses and building job skills. Moreover, the group is working to develop more Latino civic leaders, people who will stand up for their community as it works on issues like that language barrier and access to credit and capital.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to see parents communicating with teachers at schools, being involved with their children\u2019s education,\u201d says Lanzas. \u201cI would love to see Latinos owning their own businesses and providing for their families and even giving jobs to other people. I would love to see a more engaged Latino community participating in decision-making processes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the challenges facing Latinos here, there is plenty in New Orleans that is uniquely appealing for them in long run, says Delgadillo, who is himself a native of the Dominican Republic. In some cases, he says, the city already feels a bit like home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor many of us, this city is very familiar in its customs and in its culture. You know, before the Louisiana Purchase New Orleans was in Latin America,\u201d he says. \u201cThere\u2019s a familiarity. Carnival, every Latin American place has carnival. In Latin America we have laid back lifestyles, like New Orleans is famous for, it\u2019s not the Big Easy for no reason, right? So I think that\u2019s something. The actual culture is welcoming to us, because it\u2019s familiar to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Ian McNulty for the Community IMPACT Series and produced by WWNO in partnership with the Greater New Orleans Foundation. 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