El Centro AMISTAD

What El Centro AMISTAD does

El Centro AMISTAD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with a second office in Longmont, serving the Latino/Latine immigrant community across Boulder County. Founded around 2005 (with the antecedent Programa Compañeras launched in 2002), the organization delivers a portfolio of culturally and linguistically congruent programs at no cost to participants, including health education and chronic disease prevention through Promotoras de Salud, women's empowerment through Compañía and its ArteSana/Salud y Sabiduria sub-programs, youth and family development through Raíces Vivas, individual counseling and coaching through Círculo de Bienestar Emocional and Compañeras para el Bienestar Emocional Comunitario (CBEC), and DBT-based parent education through Escuela de Madres y Padres. Programs are delivered directly by staff and trained community members — including a cadre of Promotoras de Salud and emotional support companions who are themselves members of the community — via offices, partner schools, home visits, and community events such as the annual Cumbre de Mujeres Compañeras, Cumbre Juvenil, and Día de Muertos procession.

The business model is donation- and grant-funded: all programs are free to participants, with per-participant costs of $250-$650 covered by charitable contributions, including a significant annual Colorado Gives Day campaign with state matching funds. There is no proprietary technology platform; delivery is grounded in trained personnel, peer-to-peer models (Behavioral Activation / Activación Conductual for CBEC), and evidence-based curricula adapted for Spanish-speaking audiences. Cumulative impact metrics include 7,345 women served through Compañía, 4,409 Promotora outreach tables, 1,059 families through Frutas y Verduras, 230+ families in Escuela de Madres y Padres, and 240 RETO Saludable participants. The organization is led by Co-Directors Jorge De Santiago (Executive Director) and Elena Aranda (Director of Equity and Programs), with Maya Sol Dansie as Clinical Director, and is governed by a volunteer Mesa Directiva (Board of Directors).

Name

El Centro AMISTAD

Legal name

El Centro AMISTAD

Website

https://elcentroamistad.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

El Centro AMISTAD is a Boulder County, Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering free, culturally and linguistically congruent health, mental wellness, youth, and parent-education programs to the Latino/Latine immigrant community since approximately 2005, funded by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health and Social Services (Nonprofit)

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cultural Orientation & Community Integration (Local Norms, Services) (EDAAADAD)

Keywords

• Community health programs
• Latino outreach services
• Cultural wellness programs
• Community mental health
• Youth development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit funded primarily through charitable donations. All programs are offered free of charge to participants. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Colorado Gives Day is a significant annual fundraising event where contributions between November 1 and December 9 are matched by the state incentive fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

El Centro AMISTAD is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing free, culturally and linguistically appropriate programs for the Latino/Latine immigrant community in Boulder County, Colorado. Its offerings span community health education (Promotoras de Salud), women's wellness gatherings (Programa Compañeras), emotional and mental health support (Círculo de Bienestar Emocional, CBEC), youth and family programming (Raíces Vivas), and DBT-based parent education (Escuela de Madres y Padres), all delivered in Spanish by community members.

Product overview

El Centro AMISTAD is a community-based organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs focused on health equity, education, and quality of life for the Latine/immigrant community in Boulder County, Colorado. The core offerings include: Promotoras de Salud (community health promoters focused on diabetes prevention and healthy lifestyle); Programa Compañeras (women's weekly gatherings with ArteSana and Salud y Sabiduria sub-programs); Raíces Vivas (youth and family support for grades 3-12); Círculo de Bienestar Emocional and CBEC (emotional wellness circles with trained companions); Escuela de Madres y Padres (DBT-based parent education). Supporting initiatives include health education sub-programs (Fiestas Refrescantes, El Reto Saludable, Frutas y Verduras, Fiesta en la Escuela), annual events (Cumbre Compañeras, Cumbre Juvenil, Día de Muertos), and volunteer/donation engagement. Most programs are offered free of charge to participants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Promotoras de Salud: Health promoter program created to address health disparities affecting the immigrant Latine community in Boulder County, focusing on diabetes prevention and chronic disease management through education and physical activity programs.
• Compañeras
• Compañeras para el Bienestar Emocional Comunitario (CBEC)
• Círculo de Bienestar Emocional
• Raíces Vivas
• Escuela de Madres y Padres
• Cumbre Compañeras
• Cumbre Juvenil

Products and services

• Programa Promotoras de Salud Community health promoter program created in 2016 to address health disparities affecting the immigrant Latine community in Boulder County, focusing on diabetes prevention, chronic disease education (cardiovascular health), and physical activity programs delivered by community members (Promotoras) who share language and culture with participants.
• Programa Compañeras Women's empowerment program founded in 2002 providing weekly gatherings for women to share concerns, skills, and explore holistic women's health through ArteSana workshops (art, crafts, herbalism, cartonería) and Salud y Sabiduría (social, cultural, and educational activities for Spanish-speaking women over 50). Served 7,345 women since inception.
• Raíces Vivas Youth and family support program serving students in grades 3-12, offering community-based educational opportunities, connection spaces, and resources to mitigate impacts of systemic oppression through anti-colonial and culturally celebratory approaches, in collaboration with Mayamotion Healing.
• Círculo de Bienestar Emocional Individual counseling and coaching program providing socio-emotional support to Spanish-speaking community members aged 18+, focusing on interpersonal relationships and emotional management through coaching for social and emotional skill development.
• Compañeras para el Bienestar Emocional Comunitario (CBEC) Coaching program pairing community members with trained emotional support companions using Behavioral Activation and DBT tools over 8 sessions to develop healthy behaviors and improve emotional wellbeing.
• Escuela de Madres y Padres Parent education program with 8-10 sessions based on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to help parents develop specific skills for emotional wellbeing and family resilience. 230+ families supported with 100+ hours of classes across 20 schools.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7,345 women served through Companeras program
• +4 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mayamotion HealingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of the Raices Vivas youth program. Maya Sol Dansie, Clinical Director at El Centro AMISTAD, is also the Founder and CEO of Mayamotion Healing, a comprehensive mental health, social justice, and community wellness practice. The organizations collaborate on youth programming that combines cultural healing, somatic therapy, art, and dance.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• National Association of Community Health Workers (NACHW): National membership and advocacy organization for community health workers, including Promotores/as. Relevant as the sector infrastructure supporting the Promotoras de Salud model that El Centro AMISTAD has deployed since 2016.

Broad incumbents

• UnidosUS: National Latino civil rights and advocacy organization (formerly NCLR) operating an Affiliate Network of community-based organizations across the U.S. Comparable as the broader umbrella for community-rooted Latine nonprofits like El Centro AMISTAD, which could plausibly pursue affiliation.
• Hispanic Federation: National nonprofit supporting Latino-serving organizations through grantmaking, capacity building, and advocacy. Relevant as a potential funding partner and capacity-building peer for small community-based Latine nonprofits.

Direct peers

• Casa de la Esperanza: Long-standing Colorado community organization serving immigrant and refugee families in the Denver metro with education, family support, and cultural integration programming. Strong peer due to overlapping immigrant-services mission and Colorado footprint.
• Mi Casa Resource Center: Denver-based nonprofit serving Latino families through education, workforce development, and youth programs. Directly comparable as a Colorado-based Latine community services nonprofit with multi-generational programming and similar scale.
• Clinica Tepeyac: Colorado-based nonprofit health clinic serving the Latino community in the Denver metro area with primary care, behavioral health, and Promotora-led outreach. Most comparable peer given shared Latine-health-promotion mission, Promotora-model workforce, and Colorado operating geography.
• La Raza Community Resource Center: Chicago-based nonprofit serving Latine families through workforce development, education, and youth programs. Comparable as a multi-generational Latine community-services organization with parallel program categories.
• Enlace Chicago: Chicago-based nonprofit serving the Latine immigrant community through community organizing, education, health, and violence prevention programs. Comparable as a community-rooted Latine-serving organization with integrated health, youth, and family programming.

Regional players

• Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR): Colorado-based Latine-led advocacy and community organizing nonprofit. Adjacent peer working in the same geography and demographic for Latine equity, though more focused on civic and reproductive rights rather than direct health/education service delivery.

Emerging players

• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: National nonprofit focused on migrant worker rights and well-being. Comparable in its direct-service and advocacy orientation toward Latine immigrant populations, though focused on migrant farmworkers rather than the broader Boulder-area community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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