Goals & Objectives The goals and objectives of the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs are to ensure that the Latino community's problems are heard and adequately addressed. The actions and roles undertaken by OLA to ensure said goals and objectives are: To intercede on behalf of non-English speaking persons, as well as those who have little or no knowledge of the system and need help in negotiating their way through the bureaucracy. To be the direct line to and from the Mayor's Office on issues concerning the Latino community. To monitor and serve as the coordination center among District agencies in order to ensure efficient delivery of services to the Latino community. To take an active role in working with Community-Based Organizations (CBO's) by providing networking assistance with appropriate governmental and non-governmental entities. Collaboration between the Office on Latino Affairs and Community Based Organizations is of direct benefit to the District Government as well as the Latino community including the elderly, youth, mentally challenged, children, young mothers, recovering alcoholics, and others who require special services. To keep the Latino community informed, through seminars and workshops, of priority issues such as immigration, banking, housing, civil rights, and tax issues (status, residency requirements, citizenship and voter registration). To ensure that the Latino community has adequate access to information.