A community organization based in Wyandotte and Johnson counties wants to collect new data about Kansas’ Latino community. More specifically, the group is aiming to learn more about the educational, health, housing and labor outcomes among Latino Kansans.
Why? To offer a clearer image on what life in Kansas really looks like for people with Latin backgrounds — who haven’t always been reflected accurately in demographic research — to help inform future policies, programs and decisions.
El Centro Inc., a local organization that offers support, like housing opportunities and access to education, to Latinos and others living in the Kansas City metro, is launching a year-long community assessment to do just that…