Building the power of youth & Latino immigrants in Riverside and San Bernardino counties through advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development. TODEC is a regional grassroots community based organization. Founded in Perris, CA in 1984. We do not endorse political parties or candidates for office. TODEC (Training Occupational Development Educating Communities) Legal Centers Perris was established in 1984 as a community initiative intended to ensure equitable access to information and services for limited and non-English speaking people including immigrants and migrant workers. The creation for TODEC was a response to the difficulties its founders faced as new immigrants. TODEC's mission is to empower disenfranchised immigrant communities to become economically, socially, educationally, and civically self-sufficient while enhancing individual self-esteem. The overall purpose of TODEC is to ensure equitable access to information and services for limited and non-English speaking people including immigrants and migrant workers throughout Riverside, San Bernardino and Imperial counties.TODEC's goal is to provide the tools needed so that immigrants can actively participate in the American communities in which they reside. This is accomplished by providing them with the resources to naturalize, learn English, and understand the political and economic landscape they are entering.