In 1976 with a $10,000 grant from the Archdioceses of Kansas City, Kansas, the blessing of Archbishop Ignatius J. Strecker, Father Ramon Gaitan, the commitment of the Cordi Marian Sisters and a group of energetic community members El Centro de Servicious para Hispanos was born. El Centro’s mission to address the needs and improve the lives of Kansas City, Kansas’s Hispanic residents was finally a reality.