La Paz Chattanooga was awarded $20,000 from the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga to fund its Educate to Empower program.
The program’s sessions cover issues such as domestic violence, self-esteem, mental health, communication and leadership skills, not often or easily discussed within the cultural realms of many clients, the release states.
La Paz is an organization that works to empower and engage Chattanooga’s Latino population through advocacy, education and inclusion.