About Us
The Hispanic Committee of Virginia
The Hispanic Committee of Virginia is a private, nonpartisan, tax-exempt nonprofit organization established in 1967 to enable Hispanic immigrants in Northern Virginia to more fully participate in, and thereby, contribute to American society. It has chosen to work towards its mission of promoting economic self-sufficiency and fostering civic participation among Hispanic Americans by providing a wide range of program services and benefits, including
• Information and referral, call-ins/walk-ins;
• Social services case management, immediate, basic and emergency assistance;
• Immigration legal assistance and citizenship preparation consultation, application assistance
and citizenship test education;
• Home-buying/homeownership, pre-/post-purchase counseling;
• Micro-enterprise development, in-depth counseling and coursework;
• Financial literacy education, group instruction and individual counseling;
• Workforce development, job referrals and placement;
• Adult education, English language courses.
The Hispanic Committee of Virginia is the oldest and largest Hispanic nonprofit organization in Northern Virginia. Last year, we served over 18,000 clients. It is well positioned to serve the Latino community for the following reasons:
• Bilingual and bicultural staff, know and undestand how to serve immigrant Latino families who are linguistically and culturally isolated.
• Client-focused organization that delivers integrated, comprehensive and individualized
case management services to clients.
• Extensive one-on-one support through the entire home-buying process (by government-certified
housing counselors), vital for those families that have no experience with American financial institutions.
• Customized small business start-up counseling and technical assistance, including in-depth
business concept/plan development coursework provided in Spanish by staff with MBAs.
• A completely developed network of loan, real estate and closing agents, lawyers, and accountants
enabling HCV clients to obtain quality, low cost, and trustworthy services.
• Accommodates its service delivery to the schedule of working Hispanic/Latino individuals
and families with hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday,
including evening and weekend classes.
• Employs a variety of grassroots community outreach strategies through a trained network
of Spanish-speaking Hispanic (and non-Hispanic) volunteers, including community forums, door
knocking, “flyering”, tabling, education campaigns, community events, etc. (Its ESL and civics education
teachers and volunteers are certified by the Commonwealth of Virginia.)
The Hispanic Committee of Virginia employs bilingual and bicultural professionals. Our operating budget is $1.0 million. The Board of Directors meets monthly. We have offices in Arlington and Falls Church, Virginia.
Let's Get You Started! For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Hispanic Committee of Virginia at 703-671-5666, extension 10.
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