Press
Releases
CLUES Welcomes Two New Board Members
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio - CLUES is
pleased to announce the election of two new members
to its Board of Directors: Sandra Balaguera,
Hispanic Relations/Communications Manager for Target
Corporation, and Rafael Marquez, Finance Manager for
Best Buy.
Línea Legal Latina Expands Services at CLUES
Minneapolis
Monday, December 15, 2008
CLUES is
pleased to announce the opening of Línea Legal
Latina (“LLL”) at CLUES in Minneapolis, 720 East
Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55406. The free
hotline, staffed by bi-lingual attorneys, provides a
coordinated legal “first responder” system for low
income Spanish-speaking individuals seeking legal
advice or brief legal services. To receive help,
Spanish-speaking individuals can call (651)
379-4223; the phone number is the same for both
locations. LLL's Hotline hours are Tuesday 11-2 and
Wednesday 4-6pm. Weekly Thursday clinics in St. Paul
are held 11-1pm and Minneapolis 5-7pm; clients must
call the hotline to get an appointment for these
clinics.
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New Tobacco Research Finds Minnesota’s Latino
Population Smoking Significantly Less than General
Population
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Results from the first quantitative study
measuring tobacco use in Minnesota’s Latino
communities were released today by Comunidades
Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES), Blue Cross and
Blue Shield of Minnesota (Blue Cross) and ClearWay
MinnesotaSM. The report, titled “Tobacco Use in
Minnesota: A Quantitative Survey of Members of
Minnesota’s Latino Communities” found adult Latinos
overall are smoking at a rate lower than that of
Minnesota’s general adult population—13 percent as
compared to 17 percent. The Latino smoking rate
equates to more than 25,000 Latinos who still smoke.
Additionally, the report found that only 4 percent
of Latina women smoke, a considerably lower rate
than the 16 percent of women who smoke in the
general population.
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Aging Well Services of CLUES Honors Veterans
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
On Tuesday, November 11 th,
Veteran’s Day, the Aging Well Services of CLUES hosted a
program in special honor of Hispanic American Veterans.
A Marine Detail from the 4th
Regiment, Military Police,
conducted a flag-folding ceremony and then presented the
American Flag to CLUES. Joe Medina, a 94 year-old
Mexican-American WWII Veteran, received the Stars and
Stripes on behalf of CLUES. The American Flag will be on
display at Aging Well Services Center to honor America
and as a perpetual recognition of the service by all
Veterans, especially Latino Veterans. A conversation
with a panel of Latino Veterans and active service
personnel followed the ceremony, including presentations
by Anibal Matos, Fernando Franco, Enrique Monjarrez,
Louis Garza, and Joe Medina. All presenters expressed
deep gratitude for the opportunity to be recognized, and
heartfelt honor to serve the United States of America.
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President of CLUES named in Minnesota’s “100 Most
Influential Health
Care Leaders” by Minnesota Physician Newspaper
Monday, September 8,
2008
Jesse Bethke Gomez, MMA, President of
Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES), was named as
one of Minnesota’s “100 Most Influential Health Care
Leaders” by Minnesota Physician newspaper. Mike Starnes, Publisher of
Minnesota Physician,
said: “We conduct this feature once every four years to help
illustrate the scope and breadth of the health care delivery
system here in Minnesota. We want to help provide an
understanding of what the health care systems delivers, show
what a wide range of care is provided, and highlight the
individuals involved in providing care in different ways. It
gives an overview of different businesses and individuals
who make up the delivery system and helps Minnesotans to
better utilize the system.”
Friday, August 22, 2008
The
Resource Development team of Comunidades Latinas
Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) re-configured to include three
new Development & Marketing Managers. Karla Bachmann, Krista
Miller, and Erin Pavlovic were recently promoted to these
positions. Kathleen Westerhaus, Vice President of Resource
Development, will continue to lead the team with the goal of
increasing the agency’s operating budget through general
operating, individual giving, capital and endowment
campaigns.
Friday, April 25, 2008
The
Community Health Workers of Comunidades Latinas
Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) received the Spirit of
Collaboration Award from the Minnesota Cancer Alliance at
the Earle Brown Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center for their
outstanding work in the Latino community.
Thursday,
March 27, 2008
Comunidades
Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES), a 501(c) 3
non-profit organization headquartered in St. Paul,
delivering behavioral health and human services
across the Twin Cities, is pleased to announce the
promotion of Ms. Kathleen A. Westerhaus to Vice
President, Resource Development. Ms. Westerhaus has
worked for CLUES since September 2005 in the areas
of Development and Marketing, and has contributed to
the organizational growth of CLUES. Jesse Bethke
Gomez, President of CLUES, says, “We are pleased to
announce Kathleen’s promotion and her growing
leadership role within CLUES and in the community.
Kathleen’s leadership will help the agency advance
its financial prosperity and ability to serve the
community.”
Friday, September 15, 2006
The
Consulate of Mexico in
Saint Paul
named
Jesse Bethke Gomez
,
president of Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES), as
the distinguished recipient of the Ohtli Recognition. The
Ohtli Recognition is given to people who have dedicated the majority
of their personal and professional lives to bridging the gap for
Mexicans living outside their country of origin. “Ohlti” is the
Nahuatl word for “pathway.”
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Monday,
April 18, 2005
Chicanos
Latinos Unidos En Servicio (CLUES) President Jesse
Bethke Gomez signed the lease agreement for the
Consulate of Mexico in Saint Paul on Monday, April 18
at 10:00 a.m. U.S.
Senator Norm Coleman, Bill Harper, Chief of Staff to
Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Saint Paul Mayor Randy
Kelly, CLUES Board Member Patrick Kelly, and Rob Kost
of United Properties were present for this historic
event.
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Monday,
November 15, 2004
The
School of Public Health at the University of North
Carolina – Chapel Hill is pleased to announce that
Jesse Bethke Gomez has completed the requirements of
the Kellogg Foundation’s Managing in Turbulent
Times: the Emerging Leaders in Public Health
Fellowship program.
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Wednesday,
May 12, 2004
Chicanos
Latinos Unidos En Servicio (CLUES) embarked on a new
era of service when the agency held its ground
breaking ceremony at 3 p.m. on Friday, May 7th for its
new office building to be located at 797 East Seventh
Street on St. Paul's east side.
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