This non-profit helps immigrants become Americans. Our communities all need more groups like this. DP
By JANE GARGAS, YAKIMA HERALD-REPUBLIC
yakima-herald.com: SUNNYSIDE -- When she first walked through the door of the small, tan house in Sunnyside, she thought she was just getting information.
Instead, this is what Emma Bueno de Mendoza got: her GED, driver's license and American citizenship.
Those accomplishments took several years, of course, but she says they were all through the influence of Nuestra Casa (Our House) in Sunnyside.
"It taught me how a woman can grow," Mendoza says.
On Saturday night, Mendoza told the Sunnyside community how much Nuestra Casa means to her during a gathering to celebrate the facility's fifth anniversary.
In those five years, Nuestra Casa has helped scores of women -- and many men -- in the Lower Valley achieve their aspirations, whether it's learning English, taking nutrition classes or becoming a citizen.
The nonprofit entity provides educational opportunities for Spanish-speaking, immigrant women as well as connecting them with various community resources, such as GED classes.
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