When children start their summer vacation, families face the challenge of choosing the right camp for them. Working parents need to make sure they find a safe, fun and affordable option for their kids to fill summer days. While many camp traditions and activities have remained the same, this year we are witnessing an unprecedented growth in the number of summer camps with programs tailored to meet the needs and interests of all ages. But regardless of the camp activity, trainers and counselors on the First Coast have agreed upon the commitment to teach kids how to be better people.

The Hispanic Institute for Life and Leadership of Northeast Florida -a Jacksonville based non-profit organization- opened its doors to bridge professional Hispanic job seekers to companies in the area. Eco Latino Newsroom “Here on the First Coast, our Latin community has a very limited assistance to finding jobs,” The H.I.L.L. president Annie Grogan said. “The organization was created to fulfill this need.”

JACKSONVILLE, FL April 12 - The Hispanic Institute for Life and Leadership of Northeast Florida, will host Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability and Employment Policy, Kathleen Martinez on Wednesday, April 17th at their local offices at Beaver Street Enterprise Center. During her visit at The H.I.L.L. Ms. Martinez will address topics currently impacting the Latino labor force. Among some of the topics she will discuss are Latinos and minimum wage, disability and immigration.

MIAMI (AP) — A Florida couple accused of kidnapping their two young sons and fleeing by boat to Cuba were handed over to the United States and imprisoned and their children were returned to their maternal grandparents, who have official custody, authorities said Wednesday.

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Football great Alfredo Di Stefano is making good progress in a Spanish hospital where he is undergoing a routine check-up of his heart condition. The Argentine-born Di Stefano, a Real Madrid honorary president and former forward, was admitted Tuesday to Valencia's La Fe hospital. In 2005, he received a pacemaker at the facility after suffering a myocardial infarction. The hospital says the 86-year-old Di Stefano's "progress continues to be favorable." Wednesday's statement says he is "undergoing routine tests and checks." A date for his release was not given.

“Any worker in America deserves to get paid every dollar earned and never less than the federal minimum wage,” said William L. Richardson Jr., community outreach and planning specialist at the US Labor Department Wage and Hour Division in Jacksonville. In conversation with Eco Latino the officer assured that this is about “human beings working in the country” and that the law protects workers regardless of them being documented or not.

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian police on Friday surrounded an old Indian museum complex next to Rio de Janeiro's legendary Maracana football stadium in a bid to expel a group of indigenous people and their supporters to make way for works related to the World Cup. Several Indians armed with bows and arrows were posted on the roof of the large stone structure. Riot police clashed with supporters of several dozen Indians from throughout Brazil, some of whom have been squatting in the crumbling complex for years.

JaxTalent Performers Reaching for a Dream Eco Latino Newsroom Hopeful contestants gathered at the Times Union building on March 9, to head into the first session of Jax Talent 2013. Reputed names in Jacksonville’s performing arts scene sat as judges of this much anticipated competition run by Eco Latino Media Group in partnership with The Florida Times Union.

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's president praised the country's policemen on Friday despite public criticism over their violent response to anti-government demonstrations, and warned officers who are also protesting his rule against breaking ranks. President Mohammed Morsi spoke ahead of traditional Islamic Friday prayers, which he attended at a Cairo-based camp for riot police in a show of solidarity with the force. The black-clad riot squads have been at the forefront of deadly clashes with protesters for more than two years.