Community Spotlight

Cultivando Liderazgo

is a  ten-hour leadership training culturally tailored for rural Latino populations as part of the Ford Institute Leadership Program.

RDI has facilitated Latino leadership trainings in over 20 communities in Oregon and four other states. These trainings are dynamic, informative, and relevant to Latino traditions in rural communities.

Cultivando Liderazgo is intended to increase unity among Latinos in the community, to increase Latino participation in the community, and to develop the dreams that the participants have for their community life.

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Oregon Latino Facts

• Median age of Latinos is 27
• National Latino purchasing power is close to one trillion dollars

• Hermiston, Oregon was the fastest growing city in Oregon due to the Latino population.
• National Latino population is 50 million

• Colegio Cesar Chavez, was the first Latino 4 year college in the US in Mt. Angel College, Mt Angel, Oregon

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