El Centro would benefit greatly from individual contributions that can support both students and our daily operations at the University. We have included within our wish list a variety of ways that you can lend support. These include financial or assistance with items needed:

Support for Students attending the Latin@ College Leadership Institute (LCLI)
The Latino/a College Leadership Institute is a four-day program target to Latino/a college students. The goal of the residential program is to provided the student attending the program leadership experience, by encouraging self-respect and understanding of the dynamics of leadership. For more information please check out

Office Supplies
• Office Paper (White and Color)
• 2 Mac Lap Tops
• Miscellaneous


Student Emergency Funds ( Often enough we encounter students who need our support financially but do to our limit budget we are only able to guide them to the people that can helped them out)
• Books
• Research Expensive
• Travel home
Funds to attended a conference
• Conference Feeds (Registration, and attendance feeds)
• Travel

Financial Contributions towards El Centro’s major activities that include:
• New Student Welcome
• Dia de los Muertos,
• Cesar Chavez Convocation
• Pan Dulce Friday’s

Printing Cost of Brochures(Our brochures are very important, in letting the students who identify as Chican@/Latino about not only our events but also about the Chicano Latino Faculty):
• Chisme News Letter
• Raza Directory.
• Cesar Chavez Convocation Brochure
• El Centro’s Brochure

Graduation Sashes for Chicano Latino Undergraduate. (For El Centro seen our students graduated is a big accomplishment, the Sashes is away for us to let them know how really proud we are of them.)

Materials need to make the Sashes
• Sarapes (in order to make the Sashes)
• Sewing Machine
• Thread
• Cost to cover embroidery

Miscellaneous
• Kitchen supplies
• Cleaning supplies
• Vacuum
• Sofa

If you think you can offer support in was not listed, we are always ope to hear your ideas. Please call us at 831-459-5608 or email elcentro@ucsc.edu.