Latino Community Foundation Statement on U.S. Senate Appointment Today, the Latino Community Foundation congratulates California Secretary of State Alex Padilla for his historic appointment to the United States Senate. This appointment marks the first time in its 170-year history that California will have a Latino
Meeting the Moment in 2020 Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO, Latino Community Foundation 2020. It’s a year that came with a double dose of pretty much everything. A double measure of pain. Shock. Brokenness. Death. Grief. Silence. Movements. Unrest. Time with loved ones. Virtual connections. Change.
In the state’s 170-year-old history, California has yet to send a Latina or Latino to the United States Senate. Representation is long overdue. Today, the Latino Community Foundation releases the names of our statewide petition released this summer calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to appoint
Latino Community Foundation puts Hope Back into Thanksgiving; Announces $2M in Relief Grants Amid COVID-19 Surge Critical Investment in Latino Farmworker Communities Fills Gaps in Public Relief Efforts November 24, 2020 02:47 PM Eastern Standard Time SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As Thanksgiving nears, Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is investing
My dad started his first business, a bakery, when he was 17 years old in Mexico. This small business kept our family fed and clothed for 30 years until we closed it to migrate to the United States in search of economic prosperity. Growing up
Written by Angela Gallegos-Castillos, Community Planner at Instituto Familiar de la Raza. As COVID-19 continues to ravage our Latinx communities, as institutional violence repeatedly plagues our youth with police brutality, social silencing, and mass hysterectomies creating the social dynamics and dilemmas we are living today—the
Latino Community Foundation Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris on Historic Victory; Urge Governor Gavin Newsom to Appoint a Latino as California’s Next U.S. Senator San Francisco, CA – November 7, 2020 – Today, the Latino Community Foundation congratulates President-Elect Joe
A year that has felt longer than any other, but remained ever-changing, month-to-month, day-to-day. A year that froze us in place and forced us to pay attention to the national political stage. 2020 is a year that has and will change the course of history.
The idea of acceleration is a strange concept in 2020- a year where time both seems to be standing still and racing forward bringing new challenges at every turn. It has been an emotional rollercoaster. Luckily, we are riding it together. Last week we hosted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Latino Community Foundation Joins Vote Early Day to Ensure Americans Know Their Options This Fall With Less Than 50 days until Election Day. LCF is Working with Vote Early Day, a Movement of Nonprofits, Businesses and More, to Increase Awareness of