Latino Community Development Agency Program offers a comprehensive curriculum of services targeting all ages from new born babies to senior citizens. The philosophy of the LCDA is to promote and support cultural values of spirituality, strong work ethic, close knit family life style and financial independence rather than offering programs that promote dependence. Also, the philosophy of the LCDA is to form partnerships with other providers and to fill service gaps rather than duplicating services. The LCDA serves as a voice for and with the local Latino community.

The LCDA is lead by a team of Latino and non-Latino community leaders who meets regularly every other month. Internally, the administration of the agency is provided by a President/CEO, a COO, and a Management Team comprised by the Directors of the major program areas.

What We Do

The LCDA programs are group in areas of emphasis as follows:

PREVENTION

Nuestras Familias and Familias Seguras are two child abuse prevention programs that utilize different curriculums, have different sources of funding, but have the common goal of enhancing parenting skills to prevent child abuse.

Latino Leadership Clubs Substance Abuse Prevention Program, a school-based program implemented in 13 OKC Public Schools. The program aims at encouraging students to stay in school, graduate, and most importantly, to stay free of alcohol, drugs and gangs. Over 400 students at elementary, middle and high school levels participate in the program.

McDonald.s Latino Youth Leader is a program offered in partnership with McDonalds, Cox Communications, Latino media outlets and area schools. Area schools submit nominations of the high achieving students. A McDonalds LatinoYouth Leader of the month is selected and featured during each month in the media. The youth also participate in a national youth summit. Because the most promising Latino youth leaders are being identified through this program, the area colleges and universities are working with us providing scholarships for both the students selected and those nominated.

Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program serves youth 12 to 18 years of age. Provides leadership training and opportunities for participation in encampments, maneuvers, engaging in specific curriculum and community service.

Tattoo Removal if offered to youth and adults who want to rid themselves of stigmatizing tattoos.

Traffic Safety is the goal of this program that aims to educate the community about traffic safety precautions such as the use of car seats, seat belts, bicycle helmets and avoidance of drinking and driving.

Victims Impact Panels are Court mandated meetings for individuals who have committed infractions of driving while intoxicated.

TREATMENT

OCARS serves youth 9-17-12 who have had involvement with the Juvenile Authorities. Through a gamut of services, the program aims at helping the youth redirect their lives from criminal activities.

Adolescent Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment is a certified program that provides drug/alcohol treatment services to adolescents and young adults. The services are offered or at the schools. Currently, the program is serving five schools to grade levels 6 through 12th.

Proyecto Cambio Intimate Partner Violence/Sexual Violence aims at reducing domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include prevention case management, referrals for immigration legal defense, victim groups, and batterers. intervention treatment programs.

Child Trauma program utilizes a specialized cognitive behavioral model to serve children between the ages of 4 and 21 years of age who have witnessed or been traumatized by violence. This program offers individual, family, group therapy and case management.

Hombres de Paz Batterers Treatment a certified program for male perpetrators of domestic violence. Sessions of 52 weeks address critical awareness of power and control issues which lead to various forms of violence.

North Care/Systems of Care provides comprehensive care to children with severe emotional and behavioral disturbances between the ages of 4-21 years of age and to their families.

Parent Assistance and Parent Aide consists of 20-week parenting classes that are center-based and therapeutic. Services include parent support groups, individual counseling, parent-child observation groups and education of parenting techniques.
Parent Aide services involve the parent educator as a mentor who models appropriate parenting skills dealing with basic issues such as housekeeping, child development, health, budgeting, accessing services, etc.

Transitional Housing and services for homeless families fleeing domestic violence. Intensive case management is provided to help victims of domestic violence work toward economic self-sufficiency and independent living.

HEALTH AND EDUCATION

Breaking the Silence Project HIV/AIDS educates Latinos in the Oklahoma City area about HIV/AIDS. The programs provide counseling, testing, support groups, interpretation and referral services.

Clinica de la Mujer Latina is a breast and cervical cancer screening program implemented through multiple partnerships. Free services provided to Latino women over the age of 40 include education about breast and cervical cancer, Pap test exams, limited pelvic exams, clinical breast exams, mammograms and follow-up of abnormal results.

Latino Tobacco Education Network

Aims at creating a better and healthier Oklahoma environment by establishing a statewide Latino Network that would facilitate the establishment of a culturally sensitive media campaign designed to educate the Latino community about the dangers of tobacco use.

Immunizations for all Ages aims to raise awareness in the Latino community about the need for prevention of communicable diseases and to increase the immunization rates in the Latino community.

Dental Services for Children free of cost are offered one day each month in partnership with the Oklahoma Dental Association.

English and Computer Classes are offered in late afternoon and evening classes for individuals wishing to further their language and technical skills. Free child care is offered to facilitate the participation of parents in these classes.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Tony Reyes Bilingual Child Development Center serves 42 children 0 to 3years of age and their families. The program is nationally certified and is the only three-star certified bilingual child development program in Oklahoma.