In an effort to promote communication beyond U.S. borders, CHICLE - the Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education - will present a series of cultural talks on eco-tourism Sunday. The event includes guest speakers Lonna Harkrader, president of the board of directors of Durham-San Ram
The increasing language barrier between immigrant Latino workers and medical staff, and the inaccessibility of these services has encouraged the founding of new nonprofit organization, El Futuro, which opened Monday. El Futuro - located at the Interfaith Council for Social Services' location in Carrboro - is headed by former Orange-Person-Chatham area program staffer Karen Currant and will provide mental health services like substance abuse awareness and prevention programs, adolescent transition programs and psychological therapy, among others to Hispanics of all ages.
