Our History

Identity is a nonprofit organization established to serve the needs of Latinos in the Washington, DC metropolitan area since 1998. As we grew, more and more of our clients were located in Montgomery County, Maryland prompting us to also move to the County in 2003.

With our move to Montgomery County, Identity “hit the ground running.” We have been a consistent source of hope and real time assistance for those Latino youth most in need of support. Partnerships are a critical part of our work and we continually reach out to the general public, the County, and the broader Latino community to expand and enrich the benefits and opportunities for Latino youth.

This year, Identity was honored to have received a state grant authorized in a “Bond Bill” enacted by the General Assembly and signed by Governor Martin O’Malley. This grant will allow Identity to finalized a much-needed expansion of its Gaithersburg headquarters. Board Member and architect Gabriel Romero, is leading this effort along with Board Member Chuck Hess of Hess Construction + Engineering Services. Identity’s Bond Bill received enormous support from the Latino community in Montgomery County. We are also appreciative of the sponsorship by State Senators Forehand and King and State Delegates Gilchrist, Barve, Simmons, Gutierrez, Ali, Barkley, Hucker, Kaiser, Lee, Reznick, and Rice. The expansion will allow us to serve greater numbers of clients at our facilities and house our growing staff.