HOW WE DEVELOPED A JUST RECOVERY PROMOTORA NETWORK Written by Gabriela Orantes, Just Recovery Fellow for the Just Recovery Partnership In the aftermath of another devastating wildfire season exacerbated by the pandemic, the core partners of our Just Recovery Partnership convened to decide how to
Since this pandemic began, California’s undocumented workers have been left to survive on their own. They have served on the frontlines as essential workers – from the fields in the Central Valley to the corridors of our hospitals in LA. In fact, two in three
Carla Hernandez South Bay Latino Giving Circle Member ———————— “The Biden Administration has a responsibility to support the wellbeing of our families, workers, and children. I call on the Biden Administration to center the priorities of our communities by abolishing ICE, revolutionizing our healthcare system,
The trauma of these last four years, culminating in the universal vulnerability of this past year, did its best to break us. Yet, we are still standing. Tending to fresh wounds and the pain still sore, but we are ready. Ready to press into a
Announcing LCF’s COVID-19 Prevention & Vaccination Campaign for Latinos Masha Chernyak, Vice President of Programs For the past year, love has kept us going. It is the love for our grassroots leaders that fuels our passion and sense of urgency to meet the moment,
The Honorable Chuck Schumer Senate Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Senate Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Dear Leader Schumer and Leader McConnell, On behalf of the Latino Community Foundation (LCF), California’s sole philanthropic organization focused
What is mine to give? This is the question I asked myself once the initial shock of the pandemic passed and the consequences for our community started to become clear. Background In May of last year, like every Giving Circle, we reached out to
The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of The United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Biden: On behalf of the 15 million Latinos in California, I want to extend my heartfelt gratitude for leading with moral clarity, integrity,
By: Marsha Morgan, Chair, Community Investment Network Today, we commemorate the 26th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We know that this has always been considered a day to celebrate the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy through service. Although COVID-19 has impacted
What’s your favorite memory from your childhood and why? “I grew up in the Midwest but loved the roadtrips my family took to see relatives in central México every other summer. In a van loaded with gifts, snacks, cousins, and lots of laughter, I got