Mission
FOUNDED IN 1992 BY A GROUP OF SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LACK OF ACCESS TO SERVICES AVAILABLE TO LATINO FAMILIES, HISPANIC SERVICES COUNCIL (HSC) IS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION BASED IN TAMPA, FL SERVING LATINOS THROUGHOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL. HSC'S MISSION IS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR LATINOS AND INFLUENCE THE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE THEM. TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION, HSC CONNECTS LATINOS TO OPPORTUNITIES THAT REDUCE HEALTH AND EDUCATION-RELATED DISPARITIES WHILE EMPOWERING THEM VIA CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. THROUGH ITS CORE PROGRAMS, HSC SERVES OVER 1,200 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. HSC IS UNIQUELY EQUIPPED TO ADVOCATE FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS BECAUSE IT IS A TRUSTED COMMUNITY VOICE, ITS PROGRAMS ARE CLIENT-FOCUSED, AND ANALYSIS OF METRICS AND TRENDS MEANS THAT SERVICE DELIVERY IS RESPONSIVE TO THE EMERGENT NEEDS OF CLIENTS. HSC'S 2GENERATION APPROACH SERVES PARENTS AND CHILDREN SIMULTANEOUSLY, AND TRACKS OUTCOMES FOR BOTH WHILE EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO WORK TOGETHE