FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Latino Community Foundation Awards 19 Grants to Latino-Led, Youth-Serving Organizations for 2020 Census Outreach Organizations were selected by a Latino Youth Led Panel representing the State of California San Francisco—January 30, 2020— Latino youth leaders, ages 16 to 31,
Please join us in welcoming our newest Board Members! Our newest Trustees embody the values and bold leadership we need to get the job done. We are so excited to welcome Beatriz Acevedo and Steven Wolfe Pereira to our LCF familia! BEATRIZ ACEVEDO President,
“Imagine this, just a few years ago there was no Latino Giving Circle Network, and there weren’t nearly 500 well-resourced Latinos organized under a common banner, vision, and purpose. Now, this exists. That’s influence.” – Giving Circle Member Generosity is a huge part of
On January 10th, Governor Newsom unveiled his initial $222.2 Billion budget proposal for 2020-21. Overall, the proposed budget signals a solid commitment to tackle underlying challenges facing California’s most vulnerable populations; and if approved by lawmakers it represents the largest budget in the state’s history.
The People’s Philanthropy: Giving Circles Organize, With Help From a Big Funder Julia Travers Modern giving circles embody the age-old practice of pooling resources to benefit others. These groups, which donate and give collectively to causes of members’ shared interest, constitute an accessible form
The journey that led me to Latino Community Foundation is the realization of my own American dream. I came to this country at the age of 9 as a refugee from Russia. There were kids who made fun of us for not knowing the language,
The Best is Yet to Come Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO, Latino Community Foundation Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9 In just a few days, we
2020 Is About Taking Action for Equal Opportunity In the spring of this year, on the same day she took the oath of allegiance to become a U.S. citizen at her naturalization ceremony in Anaheim, California, my mother decided she would not wait another day
We are just over 100 days before California’s historic primary election on March 3, 2020. Our Latino community has been volunteering on campaigns, registering to vote, donating to candidates, and watching the Democratic Presidential Debates very closely. And last week was a busy one for
For Immediate Release NEW POLL: Seventy four percent of Latino voters plan to turn out for the March 2020 California primary As state marks the 25th Anniversary of Prop. 187, Latinos are ready to get out the vote; over 80 percent of Latinos believe white supremacist