Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
5-2025
Abstract
Massachusetts has a diverse Latino population with large numbers of Puerto Ricans, Dominicans, Salvadorans, Guatemalans, and Mexicans. Nearly a third (32%) of the Latino population is foreign-born. Of this foreign-born population, 61% are not U.S. citizens. Nearly 210,000 Latino children are enrolled in K-12 schools. Of the Latino population over age five who speak Spanish in the home, 33% have limited English proficiency. Among the adult population, 28% have less than a high school education, and 60% are in the labor force.3 The varied needs of this population require a strong ecosystem of local organizations that provide services to support the development needs of Latinos across the state. As a result, this report introduces a significant expansion to understand the complete level of available resources to Latinos in the Commonwealth. The earlier report confined itself to non-profit organizations as defined below, whereas the present study includes a wider range of organizations, as signified by the following set of definitions and by Table 1.
Community Engaged/Serving
Part of the UMass Boston Community-Engaged Teaching, Research, and Service Series. //scholarworks.umb.edu/engage
Recommended Citation
Torres-Ardila, Fabián; Granberry, Phillip; Paz, Rachel; Abaunsa, Luna Páez; and Pérez, Valentina Valderrama, "The state of Latino-Serving Community-Based Organizations in Massachusetts" (2025). Gastón Institute Publications. 330.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/gaston_pubs/330
Executive Summary
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