More support for Hispanic business owners is coming to local communities after the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce announced Monday that it is set to receive half a million dollars in federal funding.
The funding, made possible with the support in the U.S. Senate of U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock and U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, will allow the chamber to expand the support services of its Hispanic Business Center, allowing the organization to service economically distressed areas in rural and coastal cities.
“Chatham County, for example, has a 65% increase of our Hispanic community and rural areas such as Tift County, about 30% increase of the Hispanic population. So we know that this is a must,” said Verónica Maldonado-Torres, President of the Chamber.
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