What We Do
- Outreach: MOLA focuses on establishing partnerships, engaging residents in all eight wards, and disseminating information to the District’s Latino residents to increase their knowledge of and access to vital programs and services available to them.
- Language Access Support: MOLA provides technical support to DC Government Agencies covered by the Language Access Act to ensure that culturally and linguistically competent city services are delivered to the Spanish-speaking residents of the District.
- Technical Support: MOLA provides development, training, and support for community service agencies to help improve business processes and make it easier for these agencies to serve the Latino population of the District of Columbia.
Meet the Director
Eduardo Perdomo is the first self-identified Afro Latino to lead the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs in 47 years. He is originally from the Dominican Republic. He has been living in Washington DC for over 9 years. Eduardo has over 15 years of experience in project management working in community development and international development projects financially supported by the United Nations, Organization of American States, Spaniard Agency for International Development, US Agency for International Development, and the Government of the District of Columbia. He currently serves as the Director at the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA) where he develops strategies to better serve the Latino community. Since coming to MOLA Mr. Perdomo has contributed with the increase of 70% of the agency’s grants budget. Eduardo Perdomo was instrumental in the creation of Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grant, which is a landmark program that aims to provide legal assistance to DC immigrant community. He played a crucial role in the COVID-19 pandemic response by connecting DC Latinos to vital services around housing, health and wellness and financial relief.
Eduardo has multiple skills but one that sets him apart is his cross-cultural competence that enables him to interact with people of different backgrounds and approach social issues in the search for solutions through a multifaceted point of view. He feels privilege for being able to serve DC residents and to work under the Leadership of Mayor Muriel Bowser.
Mr. Perdomo has contributed with the visibility of the diversity among DC Latinos creating cultural events such as the Afro Latino Festival and DC Latino Restaurant Week.
View the Mayors Office on Latino Affairs' organizational chart.
History
Since 1976 the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA) has served the Latino community of the District of Columbia. The mission of the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA) is to improve the quality of life of the District's Latino residents by addressing a broad range of social and economic needs through strategic management of public and private partnerships, expertise on policy, community relations, civic engagement, and community-based grants.
Contact Us
The Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs
899 North Capitol Street, NE Suite 7200
Washington DC 20002
Phone: (202) 671-2825
Email: [email protected]
FOIA Information
If you cannot find the information you are looking for here or elsewhere on DC.gov you can submit a FOIA request online via the DC government Public FOIA Portal. Requests may also be submitted by mail, fax, or email. However, please note that FOIA requests submitted online will be easier to track and process.
To understand the process before making a request, please see foia.dc.gov.
Administrative Appeals
An administrative appeal is submitted to the Mayor. An administrative appeal may be submitted online via the DC government Public FOIA Portal. An appeal may also be submitted by mail or email. The appeal must include a copy of the original request as well as a copy of the public body's written denial letter issued to you, if any. In addition, the appeal must include a written statement of the arguments, circumstances, or reasons in support of the information sought by your request. The appeal letter must include "Freedom of Information Act Appeal" or "FOIA Appeal" in the subject line of the letter as well as marked on the outside of the envelope. You may direct a written appeal to:[email protected]
Or
Mayor’s Office of Legal Counsel
FOIA Appeal
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 407
Washington, DC 20004
A copy of the appeal must be provided to the public body whose denial you are appealing. The appeal must be addressed to the public body’s FOIA Officer.
FOIA Officer
The FOIA Officer is the principal contact point within MOCA for advice and policy guidance on matters pertaining to the administration of the FOIA. All requests are handled professionally and expeditiously. MOCA’s FOIA Officer’s information is listed below.
Henry Johnson
Executive Office of the Mayor
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20004
[email protected]
Phone: (202) 727-3384
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