Centro has been awarded a commitment of nearly $3 million from Ascendium Education Group to establish the Centro Tech Hub, a transformative initiative designed to expand access to digital literacy, workforce development pathways, entrepreneurship, and leadership opportunities for the Latinx community across Wisconsin and beyond.
Centro, the leading non-profit organization working with the Latinx population in Dane County, made the announcement at its 2026 Strategic Update on April 17 at Centro’s new headquarters on Madison’s South Side.
“Communities are best served when diverse pathways exist and that is why we are so pleased that organizations like Centro are here to serve the community,” said Brett Lindquist, vice president of communications and community engagement at Ascendium Education Group, in a statement.
For far too long, the Latinx community has been underrepresented in technology and innovation spaces, Centro said in a press release announcing the grant, and through the creation of the Centro Tech Hub, technology will be leveraged as a catalyst for equity, workforce advancement, and long-term community empowerment. The Centro Tech Hub will include three phases: community-informed research, expansion of in-house training pathways, and development of a bilingual online learning platform to broaden access.
“I crave a future where Latinx families are prioritized, mobilized by many faces of all kinds of backgrounds that says our thriving will only expand and certainly will not be jeopardized,” said Dr. Karen Menéndez Coller, executive director of Centro.
