La Fe Cooks Up Culinary Education Program

Ever dreamed of starting your own food  business? Your own restaurant or catering service? Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe has developed a program for Empowerment Zone residents to help make their culinary business dreams come true.

Check out the full article in the March 17, 2010 edition of the El Paso Times.

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Posted in News at March 18th, 2010. Comments Off.

Join Us for the Cesar Chavez Month Film Series

Join us for a great lunch and movie. Your support helps us fundraise for the upcoming Cesar Chavez Celebration.

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Posted in News at March 9th, 2010. Comments Off.

Advocate for Women at La Fe Encourages Checkups

EL PASO — It’s almost impossible to not notice when Cynthia “Cy” Vargas walks into a room.

She’s the one who will be sporting cowboy boots emblazoned with glittery calaveras and bright red flowers.

She’s also the one who may administer the test that saves your life.

Vargas is a family nurse practitioner for Centro de Salud Familiar La Fe at its Women’s Health and Family Planning Center in Central El Paso.

“It feels like I’ve been here forever,” Vargas said. “But I’m going on four years now, and I really enjoy it here. I’ve noticed a lot of cultural behaviors that sometimes prevent women from getting checked.”

She is passionate about her work and wants to increase the number of women who take their health seriously. Read More…

Posted in News at March 1st, 2010. Comments Off.