Old group takes new name

Andrew Glazer

COSTA MESA -- A coalition of the city’s Latino leaders reinvented itself

Tuesday morning.

The Latino Advisory Committee, which formed early last fall to represent

the city’s Latino community as it planned a West Side neighborhood

revitalization, will now be known as the Latino Community Network.

“We wanted to move away from being issue-oriented,” said group member

Bill Turpit. “We’re now going to focus on being a networking and

communication vehicle.”

The network will hold semi-regular meetings -- the next is June 13 -- to

discuss community issues, including crime prevention, schools and

after-school activities.

Newport-Mesa Unified School District Supt. Robert Barbot inaugurated the

group’s first official meeting by answering questions about the school

district.

FYI

o7 Organizations affiliated with the Latino Community Network:f7

BUSINESSES

El Campeon

El Chinaco

El Ranchito

Muebleria Vallarta

Taco Mesa

* Contact person:

Manfredo Lespier, (949) 474-1638

CHURCHES

“La Puerta Abierta”

Alcance Victoria

Centro Biblico el Camino

Centro de Fe

Iglesia Adventista

La Vina Newport Beach

Nueva Vision

Praise Chapel

Rock Harbor

St. Joachim’s Catholic Church

St. John’s Catholic Church

* Contact person:

Pastor Jose Corona, (949) 645-1577

RESIDENT AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa

Families Costa Mesa

Friends in Service to Humanity

Human Options

Madres-Costa Mesa

Orange Coast Interfaith Shelter

Costa Mesa Senior Center

Share Our Selves

* Contact person:

Bill Turpit, (949) 851-7565

SCHOOLS

Community Advisory Committee

Community Involvement Task Force

District English Learners Advisory Committee

District Committee Coordinators

District Leadership Team

Drug and Alcohol Advisory Committee

Gang Awareness Committee

Migrant Education Parent Advisory Committee

PTA Harbor Council

Sonora English Learners Advisory Committee

* Contact person:

Vickie Groskreutz, (714) 424-5698

YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

Campfire Boys and Girls

Girls Inc.

La Cueva/Child’s Pace

Matt Kline Head Start

Save Our Youth

Shalimar Learning Center

Todos Hermanos

West Side Boys & Girls Club

YMCA

Youth Employment Service

* Contact person:

Oscar Santoyo, (949) 548-3255