For Immediate Release Latino Community Foundation launches Get Out the Vote (GOTV) efforts to mobilize Latinos to the polls for March 3 California Primary Events will underscore importance of voting in the primary on Super Tuesday SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24, 2020 — In an effort to ensure all California Latino voters cast their ballots
It’s 8:45AM when I arrive. It’s a familiar place to me, one that I’ve visited a few times during my two years at Berkeley, often for the occasional conference or academic lecture. I’ve grown accustomed to what this space at International House looks and feels like: interactions sanitized by professional formality, and rows of
Thanks to the efforts of Latino organizations providing civic engagement and voter outreach programs to Latino youth, a historic number of young Latinos showed up to the polls in the 2018 midterms. In places like the Central Valley Latino youth voter turnout went up 258% from 2014 and overall Latino voter turnout increased by 18%
One of my earliest memories is from the late summer of 1996. My father called me into the living room, pointed at the television, and said, “Mijo, pay attention to what these people have to say.” For the next 90 minutes, I watched my first ever presidential debate by his side. It would take another
Univision/Latino Community Foundation Release Complete Results of their Latest Electoral Surveys in the Lead-Up to the Next Democratic Debate Two new Univision News and Latino Community Foundation surveys can now be viewed on UnivisionNoticias.com and all Univision News digital and social media platforms MIAMI – FEBRUARY 18, 2020 – With only one day to go before the
Written by Eduardo García, LCF Civic Engagement Fellow On March 3, Latinos in California will be voting for their top choice for president. But another important item is on the ballot that Latinos must turn out to vote for: the future of our children’s education. What is it the Schools and College Facilities Bond?
When disaster strikes a community, people tend to look for ways to help. Often that takes the form of donations towards large, disaster relief organizations that parachute in, to stop the bleeding, and leave once the immediate crisis has been resolved. Donations that respond to immediate needs are very important, but what if emergencies were
Find out where to submit a letter to the editor or op-ed to your local newspaper here! Submitting an letter to the editor or op-ed is one way to make your voice heard on the issues that matter to your community. We’ve created a guide for Latinos to draft and send their letter to
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, formed the Latino Community Foundation’s (LCF) 2020 Census Selection Committee
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, Fundación Acevedo Beatriz Acevedo is a leading inspirational voice and