Empowering Families Through Childhood Education

with Mariana Blanco of the Guatemalan-Maya Center

For more than three decades one South Florida nonprofit has taken on the mission of providing early childhood education programs for thousands of underserved children in the community. The Guatemalan-Maya Center empowers migrant children and their families in finding their foothold in the U.S. Assistant Executive Director Mariana Blanco discusses.

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Jun 18, 2021

Hosted by: Nathalia Ortiz
Produced by: Florida Newsmakers Team
#Florida #Community #Education #General Interest #Local
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