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Debes Creer en Ti
Believe in Yourself, Inc.
Helping Immigrant Families Succeed!
DCET Offers Literacy, Life Skills and Community Resources Linkages for Immigrant Families
DCET stands for DEBES CREER EN TI (Believe in Yourself), in Spanish. DCET acts as a one-stop-shop for our Hispanic/Latino families. We are a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving Irving and Grand Prairie, Texas for almost 30 years. Our Community Learning Centers are called: LA ESCUELITA (The Little School).
The organization provides literacy skills (Spanish and English), leadership skills and mentoring opportunities for immigrant families and their children including intercultural competence training for both adults and youth while linking them to community resources.
WE ENVISION
To be a highly visible and trusted community learning centers locally, regionally and nationally through offering a dedicated team of professional staff We envision assisting Hispanic/Latino families in its majority, with their educational needs while building a future for them, their children and their future generations so that they can excel in what lies ahead in overcoming barriers and challenges related to having recently Immigrated to the U.S.
OUR MISSION
To support intergenerational immigrant families in achieving literacy, life skills (youth leadership, mentoring, intercultural competence) linking them to community resources in a way that respects all races, religions, and cultures.
OUR GOALS
Intercultural competence training for both adults and youth to linking Hispanic/Latino families to community resources and to our Literacy Programs: Adult Basic Education (ABE), Computer classes, Citizenship exam preparation and (GED) High School Equivalency preparation.
WE VALUE
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Respect for diversity, equity and inclusion.
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Being responsible for the continued improvement of our programs.
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Being polite, respectful, friendly, considerate, and generous when interacting with students, teachers, Board members and all our Partners.
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Practicing our Code of Conduct and Ethics.
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Honesty and integrity in dealing with all members of the community.
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Trust and the pursuit of excellence in our work.
Helping Immigrant Families Succeed!
We are innovators, our Mission
saves and transforms lives through EDUCATION!
We build bridges with community leaders, schools, educators, and corporations benefiting the needs of our students.
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As an immigrant herself, founder of DCET understood the needs of the immigrant community
Our Story
In 1995 DCET Founder Elvia Wallace-Martinez designed DCET as a Spanish Radio Talk show called DEBES CREER EN TI (Believe in Yourself), and also a weekly TV segments, and 52 newspaper columns in Spanish about virtues/family values. These initiatives in 1998, then turned into a non-profit organization housing Literacy, Community and Mentoring programs for Hispanic/Latino families in its majority. With limited funding and working out of her personal finances, DCET Founder started DCET and continues to serve the community as a volunteer. Her programs have helped thousands of students from dropping out of school, enter the workforce field and preventing them from crime and welfare dependency.
DCET Operates with High Standards of Excellence,
a Firm Financial Stability and is a national
Top Rated nonprofit
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INCOME TAX REPORTS
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