On September 28, a press conference was conducted to unveil of LULAC Empwer Hispanic America Technology Center at the Central States SER’s headquarters. The League of United Latin America Citizens (LULAC) and Central States SER with the help of AT&T, will upgrade its Empower Hispanic America Technology Center with state-of-the-art equipment, office applications software and technology curriculum. Individuals who visit the center will now have the technology they need for GED preparation, financial aid research, online citizenship classes and job-search programs. The center will also provide individuals with the use of high-speed Internet access and basic office applications software to develop job skills and expand career options. Leaders and elected officials were in attendance at the press conference: Jesus Garcia, Cook County Commissioner; Representative Lisa Hernandez (D-IL 24);Jose Javier Lopez, IL State Director, LULAC; Jane Markham, Vice President – Public Affairs, AT&T; Lupe Preston, Executive Director for Central States, SER.

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(L to R) Frank Kross, SER Board Member; Frank Casillas, SER Board Member; Jane Markham, Vice President – Public Affairs, AT&T; Blanca Vargas, LULAC of IL; Lupe Preston, Exec. Dir Central States SER; Rep. Lisa Hernandez, (D-24); Jose J.Lopez, LULAC of IL State Dir

Students participated in the Empower Hispanic American Technology Center in The Little Village.