El Centro is a Nonprofit whose mission is to empower the Latinx community by providing culturally competent financial literacy and entrepreneurial training in Spanish.

2023 Impact Report

What We Know about Latinos in Louisiana

1000+ Individual Consultations since 2018
280+ Workshops since 2018
4028 Workshop Attendees
Virtual Reach 192,100+

Individuals received coaching regarding starting and growing a business, accessing credit, Covid 19 Relief
funding, financing, budgeting, homebuying and filing taxes etc.

2022 Impact Report

2019 -2021 Impact Report

400 Returns Filed since 2020

​In partnership with United Way of Southeast
Louisiana, we served as the only volunteer income
tax assistance site dedicated solely to serving the
Spanish speaking community within 90 miles of the
Greater New Orleans Area.

2021 VITA Impact Report Eng

2021 Reporte de Impacto de VITA

Here at El Centro we rely on support from the community.
Please help us to empower Latino entrepreneurs and keep our services free!
​All donations are tax-deductible.

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Hispanic Entrepreneurship in New Orleans

The Hispanic community in New Orleans has grown significantly in the past decade, but entrepreneurs face a number of barriers when it comes to accessing business support resources. However, there is an opportunity for organizations to intervene and provide resources, including organizations like El Centro which offers Spanish language financial literacy and business coaching... Read More

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