El Concilio Has Been Providing Access And Guidance To The Latino Community Since 1975, Serving Over 24,000 Client Contacts Per Year. 

• Founded in 1975
  
• Assisting 20,000 individuals per year
  
• 98% pass rate for Civic students at U.S. Citizenship an Immigration Services Interview
  
• Providing civics instruction since 1987
  
• Board of Immigration Appeals recognized since 1992

Citizenship Program

Primary organization in Ventura County which assists permanent residents become citizens.  Provides bilingual Civic Classes with 98% pass rate. 

Immigration Services 

Provides one-on-one paralegal immigration assistance to LPR’s and their families in a variety of services including but not limited to: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Family Petitions, Immigrant Visas, Adjustment of Status, Petitions for Alien Relatives.

Youth Leadership & Development

An enrichment education program for at-risk-youth targeting low income Latino youth and foster youth with youth development in life skills, teen-pregnancy prevention and healthy dating relationships.

Client Assistance Program

Direct one-on-one information and referral assistance to access basic needs and problems such as housing, health, food, counseling, legal assistance. Targeting the mono-lingual and limited English speaking low income underserved Latino population.

Values

Quality Services, Credibility, Integrity, Respect, Nurturing, Inclusiveness

At El Concilio Family Services we are working to create hope and the opportunity for a better world.

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Principles

Effective use of resources. 
Self-Sufficiency for clients and community. 
Serving the underserved.
Developing our Youth.
Guiding our clients.
Improving the Quality of Life.

Mission

​​To provide direct assistance and educational programs to the underserved Latino Community.   The majority of our clients are agricultural and service sector workers and the wellbeing of their families is vital to a stable and productive economy.

We Are Here To Serve