Adelante Mujeres is a community-based organization located in Forest Grove, Oregon. Adelante provides participants a forum in which to learn and discuss the root causes of social ills, and plan collective action for change. By beginning with reflection on one\'s own experience, participants are able to grapple with their own struggles and hopes, and take concrete steps to improve their lives. Adelante is structured to give immigrant families the tools to achieve self-determination through 3 areas: Education, Empowerment & Enterprise. Adelante Mujeres has four specific program goals:Increase opportunities for family and community self-determination through holistic education, workforce and entrepreneurial training, and family literacy.Build community through leadership development and the search for solutions to common concerns. Preserve, foster and share participants\' cultural heritage with the wider community and facilitate intercultural exchange. Advocate ecological awareness and action for a sustainable economy and healthy communities. Adelante Mujeres believes education and job creation are intricately connected to justice. Our work is grounded in the following values:Cooperation, accountability, and a fair distribution of resources.Commitment to the resolution of conflict through peaceful means.Awareness and appreciation of the inter-relatedness of all life in the universe.