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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING NATIONAL LATINO EDUCATION INSTITUTE ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
WHEREAS, National Latino Education Institute, (NLEI) is a not-for-profit community service agency that was incorporated in 1972; and
WHEREAS, the organization evolved from an advocacy group formed in the late 60's by several community leaders who decided to challenge major employers in the city who consistently failed to hire qualified Hispanic applicants; and
WHEREAS, initially began as Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc with job training and job placement programs and
WHEREAS, in 1984, Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. purchased a 40,000 square foot building located at Pershing Road to establish a citywide training facility; and
WHEREAS, in 1988, Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. started customized training programs with various downtown employers and launched the Advanced Office Occupation Training Program; and
WHEREAS, in 1992, Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. was licensed as a business and trade school affording training with credentials
WHEREAS, in 1993, Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. obtained funding from the Illinois State Board of Education to conduct English as a Second Language (ESL), citizenship, and pre-vocational training; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. became a nationally accredited educational institution of higher education able to provide more credentials and post-secondary academic credit, students became eligible for federal aid and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; and
WHEREAS, in 1995, Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. was approved as a qualified training vendor for the Illinois Employment and Training Centers (IETC) and the Cook County President's Office of Employment Training (POET) in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, in 1998, Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc. became one of only ten subcontractors for the Chicago Mayor's Office of Workforce Development (MOWD) to help with workforce development in th...
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