Mission & Values
We envision a community where Latinos thrive in all aspects of their lives, outpacing our current outcomes and those of our peer cities. Research highlights the pivotal role of the Hispanic community in driving population, job and economic growth. By empowering the Milwaukee’s fastest-growing population, we believe we can significantly boost the overall prosperity of everyone, creating a more prosperous, competitive, and united Milwaukee region.
Our proprietary Hispanic Well-Being Index tracks forty (40) variables covering income, wealth, employment and health regarding our regional Latino population and compares them to the same data for the top 50 metros to understand how Latinos in Milwaukee compare to Latinos elsewhere. Over the 3 editions of this research, Milwaukee has moved from 39th to 44th to 45th today. The good news is there are things that we can do about this as a community working together and the Hispanic Collaborative has given us a framework from which to approach our complex issues. To read the detailed report click below.
Empowering Lives Through Our Upskilling Initiative
The Hispanic Collaborative has developed and implemented a workforce upskilling pilot that puts the Latino worker at the center of the design. We have had strong initial success with a focus on health care opportunities and Certified Nursing Assistant training. This pilot program has the promise to scale to successfully upskill 3,000 people/year into higher-paying, more in-demand jobs.
