Located at 635 Main St. in the Glebe House, sharing the space with Fall Kill Creative Works, Casa Comunitaria de Recursos (CCR) works with local Hispanic and immigrant communities to help them navigate life in the City of Poughkeepsie and the surrounding region.
Gabriella Vega-Matthews, the organization's founder, formally established the 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in 2022.
In the early days of what would be CCR, in 2020, Vega-Matthews began working to educate and connect the Hispanic and immigrant community to information and resources, especially as they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.
"We want them to have a hub or a place where they can be able to connect," Vega-Matthews said.
The Holiday Helping Hand campaign, a collaboration between the Poughkeepsie Journal and the United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region, has assisted CCR this holiday season. CCR is one of many organizations supported by the campaign.