Greenburgh Names Liaison To Hispanic Community

GREENBURGH, NY — The town of Greenburgh now has a special advisor/liaison to the Hispanic community.

Supervisor Paul Feiner named Maria Portilla to the voluntary position. She will make recommendations to town officials on ways the town could address the needs of the growing Hispanic community.

Feiner said Portilla, who is a 20-year Greenburgh resident, will encourage the community to participate in town advisory committees and board and will work to encourage town officials to hire people who speak Spanish and know how to interact with the Spanish community.

Portilla's office hours will be from noon to 5 p.m. every Tuesday at Greenburgh Town Hall for residents who have any personal issues or need government assistance and will translate important documents in Spanish.

Feiner said he is skilled in crisis intervention, family therapy, case management and program development. She worked as a senior social worker for Westchester County's Department of Social Services-CPS/Multidisciplinary Unit.

Portilla is a district leader and member of the Greenburgh Human Rights Advisory Committee.

For town information in Spanish, go to this Greenburgh website.