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Santa Paula, CA 
  93061-0128
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Santa Paula Latino Town Hall is Making a Difference!

Click on one of the links below to find out how Latino Town Hall is making a difference in our community...
  • Safety Net for All: Undocumented Workers Contribute Billions in Taxes but Receive No Unemployment Benefits... May 20, 2020
  • Espinosa: COVID-19 impacts most vulnerable... April 24, 2020
  • Embattled Santa Paula Hospital taking baby steps on midwife option at birth unit... July 10, 2019
  • Birth unit at Santa Paula Hospital gets a reprieve... June 24, 2019
  • Gilbert Cuevas leaves behind legacy of impacting students, education... April 6, 2018
  • Announcing the passing of Ofelia de la Torre, a Founding Member of Santa Paula Latino Town Hall... August 2017
  • Latino Town Hall celebrated by Supervisors for 20 years of service... December 16, 2016
  • 20th Latino Town Hall awards celebrate community spirit, accomplishment... November 11, 2016
  •  SPLTH Co-Sponsors Third Annual Youth Leadership Conference...April 2016
  • SPLTH Co-Sponsors Second Annual Youth Leadership Conference... April 2015
  • SPLTH member Laura Espinosa speaks about youth development services at the May 21, 2015 City Council meeting... May 2015 
  • SPLTH Co-Sponsors Criminal Justice Career Seminar for Santa Paula Teens... February 2015
  • SPLTH President Lorenza Moraza serves as Grand Marshall of the Christmas Parade... December 2014
  • Barbara Webster Elementary School hosts the first of four Family Science Nights... October 2014
  • SPLTH provides financial support for the 21st De Colores Art Show... October 2014
  • SPLTH lauds community leaders, keynote urges youth mental health services (2014 LTH Awards Dinner)... September, 2014
  • Santa Paula High Students Take Leadership Role... March 26, 2014
  • Discovery Center for Science and Technology (Family Science Night)... December 20, 2013
  • Renaissance High School Thanks Santa Paula Latino Town Hall... October 11, 2013
  • Santa Paula Latino Town Hall awards celebrate community, community activism... October 2, 2013
  • Santa Paula Latino Town Hall to Host Annual Awards Dinner... September 1, 2012
  • Santa Paula Latino Town Hall Announces Recipients for the 16th Annual Awards Dinner... August 24, 2012
  • Santa Paula Latino Town Hall Awards Celebrate Community, Hears Dr. Acuña... November 9, 2011
  • Santa Paula Latino Town Hall to Celebrate Outstanding Community Leaders... September 2, 2011 
  • Santa Paula's Latino Town Hall to recognize Thomas and Rosalina Lugo... September 2, 2011
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SPLTH Shows Support at Annual Future Leaders of America Dinner

Santa Paula Latino Town Hall supports Future Leaders of America (FLA) in order to bring programs to local Santa Paula youth. In fact, several SP-LTH members were instrumental in supporting the formation of FLA in 1982, which has grown to serve thousands of Ventura and Santa Barbara County students since its inception more than 30 years ago. SPLTH members are showing below with FLA founder Gilberto Cuevas, a retired educator from Ventura County (wearing black hat in photo).
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SPLTH member Rick Castaniero (far left in photo) is currently an educator at Santa Paula High School and coordinates many of the youth opportunities that make up SPLTH's Youth Empowerment and Engagement Initiative in partnership with Future Leaders of America. Because of the excellent work of educators like Mr. Castaniero, Mr. Cuevas, and SPLTH president Mr. Lorenzo Moraza (also pictured above), and many others, Latino students from Santa Paula are attending college at higher rates and participating in initiatives that truly give back to our community. 

SPLTH Donates $450 for Jessenia Montiel to Attend International Youth Leadership Conference

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SP-LTH member Richard Castaniero, who is an educator at Santa Paula High School, and SP-LTH president Lorenzo Moraza present a check for $450 to Jessenia Montiel.
SPHS student Jessenia Montiel was selected to attend the HOBY World Congress in Chicago this past July. HOBY's annual international youth leadership event, The World Leadership Congress (WLC), is a dynamic leadership program that brings together student "ambassadors" from the U.S. and abroad. This group of over 400 ambassadors comprised of U.S. high school students and international students from all four corners of the globe convene for a week-long, life-changing, educational and leadership skills building program. 


Jessenia received a scholarship from HOBY to attend the Youth Congress to cover her registration, but still needed to raise over $2000 more to cover her travel expenses. Santa Paula Latino Town Hall awarded her a $450 grant to help cover her expenses and Jessenia was able to raise the remaining funds from other local community organizations and individual donors in Santa Paula. We are proud to be represented by Jessenia at this conference and proud of the community team effort to raise money for her to go.

"There are no words to explain how appreciative I am of your support. I plan to pursue my goals at the California State University of Channel Islands starting in the fall. I will work very hard in order to achieve my dreams and hopefully become a clinical psychologist. Your financial assistance will provide me with great help in paying for educational expenses. Your generosity has inspired me to help others and give back to my community. I hope to one day help students achieve their goals just as you have helped me to achieve mine. Your assistance has lifted my finical burden and will allow me to focus on the important aspects of school."
- Andrea Fernandez, 2014 Scholarship Recipient

"I would like to thank the Santa Paula Latino Town hall. As a prior recipient of your scholarship I would like to share that your money and your investment within myself went a long way. Education came at a high cost for myself and my family; but I wouldn't changed anything. I have achieved much in my collegiate career since my beginning at Ventura College and later attending California Lutheran University and graduating with a BS in Criminal Justice. I also achieved a Masters in Social Work from the University of Long Beach. I have just begun my career as a therapist within the California Prison System and opened up a LLC supporting and assisting individuals with special needs in the Riverside and Orange County area. I just wanted it to be known that you have helped someone who needed it and it did not go to waste. Thank you again."
- Anonymous Scholarship Recipient

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2012 SPLTH Scholarship Awards Event
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