Every program we offer is designed and implemented to build the confidence, enhance the skills and improve the lives of Latinos, the latest and fastest growing immigrant group that has come to pursue America’s promise of opportunity and freedom.

To that end, our program offerings can be essentially described in three words: Guidance, Education and Sharing.

  • Our social service referrals guide people to find the services offered to everyone in the Wallingford community.
  • Our educational programs help children take full advantage of their educational opportunities and help adults gain the confidence to fully participate in U.S. society.
  • Our music and dance programs enable all Latinos to share the rich and varied cultures of their native countries that all immigrant groups have added to the mosaic of American culture.  And, conversely, the programs help the children of the Hispanic community to retain that cultural heritage their parents brought with them.

SCOW is a busy place, as it should be. In the pages that follow, we will describe some of the programs that make our agency a magnet for individuals and families that are intent on enriching and improving their new lives in their new home.

We want to show you what we do, so please click on these links:

  • Social Service Guidance
  • Educational Opportunities
  • Cultural Sharing and Retention

Gracias! for your interest in Comunidad Hispana de Wallingford.  We welcome you to be part of our adventure

Social Service Guidance

  • Access to Social Services: Primarily funded through the State of Connecticut and the Town of Wallingford, SCOW assists residents to access many of the social services available in the area.  Connecting clients with the appropriate providers, we guide people to complete applications, male appointments, and find professionals to help with any type of difficulty faced by so many, especially in the immigrant community.  We are tasked to provide this service because of the special language, cultural and sometimes educational challenges in the Latino community.
  • Translation/interpretation: Many clients arrive here with little ability to speak English.  While they are acquiring that skill, SCOW staff translates documents and interprets instructions from social service providers.  It is important to note, however, that we also provide such services to many Town of Wallingford departments in order for their employees to communicate with the Hispanic community as they interact to carry out vital functions such as education, police, fire and health services.
  • Transportation: Because public transportation is limited, we transport those without a means of travel to appointments with doctors, lawyers, schools and immigration offices, often providing language interpretation as well.  A van provided by the Rotary Club of Wallingford is our means of performing this service.
  • Services to the Entire Wallingford Community: As our agency has grown, we have been asked to expand services to everyone in town.  We presently house both the federal Energy Assistance and Women Infants and Children (WIC) programs.

Education for Everyone

It is a given that to truly succeed in a technologically advanced society such as ours, a good, complete education is a must.  In recent years, SCOW’s emphasis has moved from social service referral to education programming as we seek to empower Latinos through this more proactive approach to better their chances at achieving the life they came here to pursue.