Wabash College had an official groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the new Latino Community Center. The new facility is directed by Julio Enriquez-Ornelas and Chris Keller and will be home to the La Alianza student group, as well as a meeting place for the entire community. Wabash will offer a range of services for the immigrant community through the new center. The LCC is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc. and Wabash College. Pictured are members of La Alianza student group, faculty, staff and administrators from Wabash, and community partners Crawfordsville schools, Montgomery County Leadership Academy, La Conexion, Montgomery County Free Clinic, Crawfordsville District Public Library and Humans United for Equality. Demolition of the interior of the future home of the Latino Community Center (northeast corner of Wabash and Grant avenues) began Monday. Renovation is expected to take six to eight months.
