Welcome to the Raul H. Castro Institute (RCI)

The Raul H. Castro Institute (RCI), named after the Honorable Raul H. Castro, the first and only Mexican-American Governor of Arizona (1975-1977), is a collaborative effort of the Office of the Governor - State of Arizona, Arizona State University - Center for Community Development & Civil Rights, Maricopa County Community College District, and Phoenix College.

A non-profit organization, the RCI is a "Do Tank" focusing on issues that affect the Latino community in Arizona, with emphasis on education, health and human services, leadership and civic participation.

The Raul H. Castro Institute (RCI) is housed at the Phoenix College Downtown campus located at 640 N. 1st Avenue in downtown Phoenix.

Mission

The mission of the Raul H. Castro Institute (RCI) is to educate and strengthen partners that serve the Latino community by fostering connections with research institutions, by promoting best practice dissemination and by impacting policy decisions in education, health and human services, leadership and civic participation.

The Institute will stress real world analysis and a concern for the growing need for educational and health relates services in the Arizona Latino community and will make its findings accessible to the general public, media, and policy makers.