HCCM is a well-managed, national award - winning-nonprofit community and economic development organization that provides training, technical assistance, college and careers pipeline, homeownership counseling, financial literacy, college scholarships, mentoring and other resources to Latino individuals, students, families and entrepreneurs. It is managed by 13 unpaid, all professional Latino Board of Directors and presently has 275+  members.

Latinos in Minnesota come from many countries other than Mexico, they include Guatemala, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic. Of the more than 47 million person of Hispanic/Latino heritage that live in the United States just over 230,000 people make the state of  Minnesota their home. In the West North Central sector of the Midwest region, only Kansas has a larger Latino population than Minnesota.

Today, Latinos comprise the largest ethnic minority group in Minnesota, positioning it among the top ten states nationally in terms of Hispanic population growth and sixth in the nation for fastest growing economically or buying power.

For up to date demographics and analysis of Hispanics in the US go to:  http://pewhispanic.org/