Latino Community Foundation raises $10 Million for the Latino Power Fund to leverage billions in federal resources intended to benefit Latino families in California The Power Fund seeks to ensure Latino communities receive equitable share from the Infrastructure Package and American Rescue Plan and mobilize
Written by Claudia Arroyo, Executive Director, Prospera When Prospera was invited to be part of the 2019-2020 Latino Nonprofit Accelerator, the timing was perfect. We had emerged from a long process of changing our name and updating our programmatic model. Our organizational culture was strong.
Written by Lilibeth Gangas, Chair of the Oakland Redistricting Commission Ever wonder how your congressional, state, and local district lines are drawn? How are local city council and school board seats designated? Redistricting is how these seats and representation are set. It is the
As California’s rebuild continues, the Latino Community Foundation is incredibly proud to partner with the James Irvine Foundation to advance a collective commitment to economic justice and unleashing the power of Latinos across California! Together, we are thrilled to announce a $725,000 investment into power-building Latino organizations across Fresno and Salinas, regions that are key to California’s economic recovery. These communities thrive and prosper thanks to the labor, ingenuity, and
On Tuesday, October 12, the Latino Community Foundation, in partnership Wells Fargo hosted Suma Wealth, the Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program, and the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative to lead a powerful conversation on how to build a more just economy for California’s Latino community.
Si en algo nos caracterizamos los latinos es en que trabajamos arduamente por proteger a los nuestros. El cuidar de nuestra familia y amigos forma parte de nuestro ADN. Lo hacemos no porque nos toca sino porque nos sale del corazón. De un corazón guerrero
Every decade, Californians have an opportunity to make their voices heard on how they would like to be represented at various levels of government. From the U.S. House of Representatives to the California Legislature, we must play our part in redrawing the political lines in
It has been over a month since California fully reopened, and though hopes for significant improvements in further preventing the spread of COVID-19 were high, we are now seeing a surge in new cases throughout the state. Variants of the virus remind us that the pandemic – and our collective commitment to protecting our community – is not over. We must
Statewide, California is closer than ever to having control over the pandemic and returning to a new normal. To date, the state has administered over 40 million vaccines, and Covid-19 cases have plummeted to the lowest levels since the pandemic first started 16 months ago. Yet despite this progress, much work remains to be done to close
For a second year in a row, Pride season looks and feels very different. Nationwide, festivities have been cancelled or are being held in the virtual realm due to ongoing public health concerns. As we begin to ease into a new normal and the pandemic