La Casita Center Case Study

La Casita Centers mission is to enhance the health and well-being of Louisville’s Hispanic/Latino community through education, empowerment, advocacy, wellness, and mutual support. In order to create a thriving, healthy, and non-violent community that welcomes and celebrates its Hispanic/Latino members. Although the organization intended to focus on assisting the Hispanic community, single mothers, children, and they still uphold these as top priorities. However, they have opened up their mission to be inclusive of those from different ethnic or racial backgrounds, men, families, and adults and children with disabilities.
Beliefs or Grounds of Meaning:
La Casita Center does not instill religious principles into anyone who uses their services, but the foundation of the original organization – Casa Latina was modeled from the work of Dorothy Day. In addition, it is a part of the Catholic Worker Movement, and Dorothy Day was the co-founder of this movement and missions of “hospitality houses”. Dorothy Day’s social activism stemmed from the Catholic faith, and the necessity for Catholics to uphold the dignity and sacredness of all humans. Those who are oppressed are the ones that need to be uplifted and helped. An ideology that follows the Catholic Bishops approach to justice through the Catholic …show more content…
The members agreed to guidelines to help them interact with the community, others and oneself, including: Faithfully and confidentially honor the stories of others; Judge neither ourselves nor those around us; Mutually support and respect one another; Speak and act with transparency; Take responsibility for our actions; Always speak up for ourselves; Listen to what our companions want to say; Ask, rather than assume; Know our limits; Welcome opportunities to expand our circle; Commit to the vision of non-violence; Act in solidarity towards the goal of social