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37 <br />They were willing to help somebody else with a similar problem, but not me. <br />• When I was applying for a job, I was told I couldn’t have my son’s help in filling out the application. It was returned <br />to me. Treated me badly. <br />• There is little upward mobility for Latinos at work; difficult to move up, increase pay. <br />• Need to find ways to get some time off so we can be with our kids. <br /> <br />K-12 Education <br />• Daughter defends herself from bullying in school and she gets in trouble with the teacher, often substitutes. Once it <br />gets to Administration, they respond well. <br />• They are substitute teachers, and new principal needs to know about incidents. <br />• Latinos are singled out during afterschool programs. <br />• Once, my son and others were lined up in school and blamed when bathrooms were found dirty. This happened after <br />school when regular staff were not there. <br />• After school programs need to follow school rules in treatment of children. <br />• We need to be strong advocates for our kids. The administration is not taking responsibility for teaching our <br />children. My child was getting all A’s before we came to Oregon and is now being defined as unlikely to be <br />successful in school. <br />• Good for parents to get involved in the school so they can see what is going on. <br />• Playground equipment needs to be adjusted to accommodate different age kids. Some is too low for older kids. <br /> <br />Higher Education <br /> <br />Social Services <br />• People getting child welfare called on them because they leave their kids in the car. Our families don’t always <br />understand the rules in the U.S. There is a disconnect between ways of doing things culturally versus the laws here. <br />• Need trainings to communicate what is neglect, what are the laws, different themes, including immigration, would <br />help us do the right thing. <br /> <br /> <br />Hostile Political Environment <br />• People not able to get drivers licenses is discrimination. <br />• People feel like they won and have permission [to mistreat others]. This makes it scary. Many of us now don’t want <br />to shop, send kids to school. We fear harassment in public. <br /> <br /> <br />Micro-aggressions <br />• People tell her she is in America, speak English. <br />• Followed in businesses, treated like criminals. <br /> <br /> <br />Isolation and Need for Safe Space <br />• Need some news in Spanish or Spanish caption, especially when dealing with safety and with things the whole <br />community needs to know about. <br />• Are two AM and one FM radio stations in Eugene. One station has news in Spanish. <br /> <br /> <br />Differences Within Latino Family Community <br /> <br /> <br />Needs of Latino Family Community <br />• Helpful if city could share “know your rights” information. Also what the City offers and what events are <br />happening. <br />• It would help if, when news is shared, especially concerning community safety, if it was also captioned in Spanish. <br />• City web site is not very accessible—it’s in English. <br />• Good outreach for the City – use churches that serve the Latino community. Can be used to provide information. <br />• We have 3 Spanish-language radio stations here and the City could share information with our community that way. <br />• Bosses may not know what their employees are doing. The City needs to educate employers and put them on notice <br />September 12, 2018, Work Session - Item 1