Latinx Community in South Portland

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The community does not have many places to gather, there is limited access to transportation. People frequent the mall, local grocery stores. If they have transportation they go to the Bodega Latina. They attend all schools in the district with most kids at Skillin, Brown, Memorial and Mahoney. There is very limited access to resources. Even the public school system does not have services or programs to adequately address needs -- academic, emotional or otherwise -- of our community.

Poor, Latinx immigrants mostly Mexican and Central American. Shared migration stories and traumas from migration. They speak Spanish. They are made up of mixed status households.

They work in seafood, construction, cleaning and restaurants.

The community needs access to safe and affordable housing, reliable and affordable public transit, access to healthcare, access and supports in education, pathways to citizenship, and fair wages and labor protections.

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Latinx Community in South Portland

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Population: 10918
Percentage of population by race (denoted by shading opacity):
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Economic or Environmental Interests

They work in seafood, construction, cleaning and restaurants.


Community Activities and Services

The community does not have many places to gather, there is limited access to transportation. People frequent the mall, local grocery stores. If they have transportation they go to the Bodega Latina. They attend all schools in the district with most kids at Skillin, Brown, Memorial and Mahoney. There is very limited access to resources. Even the public school system does not have services or programs to adequately address needs -- academic, emotional or otherwise -- of our community.


Cultural or Historical Interests

Poor, Latinx immigrants mostly Mexican and Central American. Shared migration stories and traumas from migration. They speak Spanish. They are made up of mixed status households.


Community Needs and Concerns

The community needs access to safe and affordable housing, reliable and affordable public transit, access to healthcare, access and supports in education, pathways to citizenship, and fair wages and labor protections.