In the News

 

Telemundo Chicago had the chance to sit down with Adult Education teacher Laura Guerrero to discuss in detail all the programs and services Instituto offers for Adult Education and Family Literacy. Click the image above or HERE to view the full video. For more information on these services or to register, click HERE.

 

 

As a Number of Migrants Awaiting Placement Dwindles, City Closes, Repurposes Shelters. (WGN 9 News February 2024)

"For more than a year and a half, Chicago has seen a massive influx of migrants coming into the city from the United States’ southern border. But in recent weeks, the number of new arrivals has dwindled. According to city records, as of Tuesday, there were 12,189 residents living in 23 shelters around Chicago, with eight people awaiting placement. A total of more than 36,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago from 822 busses since Aug. 2022, but only three busses have arrived from Texas since Feb. 17. As the numbers have dropped, the city has taken steps to consolidate, and started closing shelters. “I think that’s a step in the right direction,” said Karina Ayala-Bermejo, CEO of the Instituto del Progresso Latino. “They were never meant to be permanent.” Click HERE to view the full video.

 

 

Since August 2022, the City of Chicago has welcomed over 35,000 new arrivals from the southern border and with the continued increase of frequency of buses many officials and local activists have called the historic numbers a humanitarian crisis. Ensuring the crisis is met head on, one organization, Instituto del Progreso Latino, has remained steadfast in its resolve to equip as many new arrivals with the resources they need for long-term success thanks in large part to a grant provided by Bank of America’s 2023 Neighborhood Builders program. Read more HERE.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Chicago  College is Helping Fight the Latino Nursing Shortage Happening Across the Country ABC 7 News (September 2023)

With fewer than 8,000 nurses graduating in Illinois each year, bridging the gap is becoming near impossible. Furthermore, in a city where nearly 30% of the population is Latino and only 6% of nurses are- bilingual, bicultural nurses like Coria and Garcia are at a premium. We're hoping to generate as many bilingual, bi-cultural nurses as possible," said Ayala-Bermejo.

 

A Year Later: Reports on the Ground WGN (September 2023) Thursday marks one year since the first asylum-seeking migrants arrived in Chicago after being bused over from Texas, with some community members commemorating the date, NBC Chicago’s Lexi Sutter reports.

 

A day with Chicago migrants: Sleeping in tents, Hoping for Progress. WBEZ(July 2023) A team of @WBEZ embedded for a day on Chicago's SW Side to tell the stories of the everyday people helping thousands of migrants and to understand what's at stake across the city. Read more to see how Instituto and other organizations are assisting New Arrivals in Chicago.

 

Students Seek More Latinx Exhibits at Chicago History Museum CBS News, Channel 2 (November 2019)

On Thursday, November 14, 2019, students from Instituto Justice and Leadership Academy met with six members of the Chicago History Museum’s staff and leadership to share their concerns regarding Latinx representation in the museum and to discuss their petition for change following their visit to the museum in September. The students have also requested the museum to work with them to develop a pan-Latinx advising council to help the museum address these issues in consideration for future projects. Together, the students and the museum staff set a date for a second meeting on December 3 to discuss ways to address the students’ concerns and expectations.

El 27 de abril del 2017 marca 40 años de innovadora educación y programación de carreras en el Instituto del Progreso Latino, líder en la comunidad latina de Chicago, con el desarrollo más amplio de fuerza laboral, educación para adultos y espacios de educación juvenil.

"The adult vocational training school appears modest on the surface. Yet dig in, and you'll find an educational program with a surprisingly high 80% graduation rate - better than most high schools and college degree programs across the nation - and a radical approach to community support. Whats the Instituto doing? It's asking poverty-level working parents to give up their evenings (over the course of three or more years) to improve their potential for employment through language and vocational training. It's promising to lift families out of poverty and fulfill their American dreams. And it's working."