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Latina Mami  

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  • Latina Mami is an organization created by and for working-class Latina mothers based in the Austin, Texas, area. This collective is designed to provide social support services for working-class Latina mothers who have historically been among the most disenfranchised, marginalized groups of women in the United States.This organization is one of a very small number of community-based maternal support groups in the United States designed entirely by and for working-class mothers of color and their children.Response to Lack of SupportFounded in 2000 by Gloria Pérez-Walker, Latina Mami strives to serve as a major resource network for Latina mothers by running projects that have included a babysitting cooperative, support groups, and bilingual newsletters on parenting written by Latina mothers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Latina Mami]

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