HACER | Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research

WHO WE ARE
HACER (Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research) is a nonprofit, community-based research organization that originated in 1988 as a collaborative effort between Ramsey County Human Services, Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES), and Metropolitan State University to address the lack of information about Latinos and Latino issues in Minnesota’s public discourse.

OUR MISSION
HACER works in concert with Latino communities to access, generate, and disseminate credible and relevant research in order to inform institutional decisions and public policy.

HACER PROJECTS & PROGRAMS
• East lake oral history research
• Austin area minority business project
• ABCD in rural Minnesota
• Creando Ando
• Census 2020
• COVID-19: ¿Que HACER en estos momentos, y después?
• Leadership Academies: Leaders of Tomorrow, Minnesota Young Adult Latino Leadership Academy (MYALA), Minnesota Latina Leadership Academy.

GET INVOLVED with HACER
Visit our website or contact us to learn more about our open internship opportunities and community resources available.