TELACU is a nationally recognized nonprofit community development corporation dedicated to creating opportunities to rebuild and enhance the communities that it serves. Since its founding in 1968 by community members seeking to develop the political and economic capital of East Los Angeles, TELACU has served as an advocate for Hispanic communities in the greater Los Angeles area.

Today, TELACU’s activities include organizational capacity building with an emphasis on marriage strengthening, job creation, responsive financial institutions, business expansion, quality affordable housing, and educational opportunities for youth and veterans. TELACU’s expertise is the development and implementation of effective, strategic programs that provide children and families with tools for self-empowerment and self-sufficiency.

TELACU is particularly skilled in leveraging relationships to create multi-sector collaborations with diverse service providers, government agencies, and faith-based and community organizations for the benefit of the communities it serves. TELACU’s services in child welfare, youth development, and at-risk families reach more than 2,000 children and families per year.

URBAN STRATEGIES is a private company dedicated to the development of innovative strategies that connect, resource, and equip faith-based organizations to affect change among communities and individuals in need. Urban Strategies helped to launch and implement the White House Office of Faith-based and Community Initiatives and led the development of a number of regional and national initiatives, providing assistance in program design and management, developing strategic alliances, coalition building, and the implementation of capacity building and technical assistance delivery strategies for communities of color.

Urban Strategies has more than a decade of experience in marriage strengthening in at-risk populations, and brings particular strengths in cultural competency. Urban Strategies helped develop Hispanic Healthy Marriage Coalitions in six major cities, a three-year multi-million dollar workforce initiative focused in part on at-risk, young Hispanics in Southern California, and CCF capacity building programs working with more than 1,000 organizations across the United States.