Women’s Fund of Omaha Awards $10,000 to Latina ‘Go Forward’ Program

The Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation (MLCDC) (www.midlandslatinocdc.org) has earned a $10,000 grant from Women’s Fund of Omaha to help local Latina women work toward furthering their business goals.

MLCDC provides training, coaching and technical assistance to low-income Latina women to create successful and sustainable businesses and self-employment.

“Women’s Fund of Omaha support for this program is greatly appreciated by Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation,” said Marta Sonia Londono Mejia, MLCDC executive director. “Many lives will change in a positive way; thanks to all who made a contribution.”

Statistics show 4.6 percent of Spanish speaking people in Douglas County speak English “less than very well,” according to American Community Survey 5-year Estimates from 2010-2014. The survey also found 12.6 percent of the Latino households in the greater Omaha area are headed by females and 7.5 percent have children under the age of 18. Thirty-eight percent of these families live in poverty.

MLCDC will use the grant money to improve the economic circumstances of these families, Londono said.

For more information about Midlands Latino Community Development Corporation (MLCDC), please call (402) 933-4466 or visit www.midlandslatinocdc.org.

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