By: Nallely Martinez, LCF Grants & Philanthropy Manager During visits from my mother, she often recounts memories of her first years living as an immigrant from Oaxaca Mexico, in Los Angeles. Her experience is a familiar one shared by many newly arrived immigrants – one
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
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
By: Camila Andrea Mena, Program and Data Fellow While in college, I developed a deep passion for data and its ability to show how people’s behaviors and interactions with the rest of the world shape their experiences and access to opportunities. Analyzing demographic data and
My name is Shiree and I have been organizing for justice since I was 17. The vision for a just society that treated its peoples right has always driven me to love the work. And, being able to put together this Brown Paper with Sammy Nuñez,
A Tribute to the Latino Community Foundation by Maria Rogers Pascual, Executive Director, Prospera I am still feeling the big love that Masha, Jacqueline and their amazing team shared with us just last week at our second retreat of the Latino Community Foundation’s (LCF) non-profit accelerator. Prospera is one
By: Jacqueline Martinez Garcel, CEO, Latino Community Foundation Growing up in Washington Heights, I was surrounded by brilliant, creative, hard-working people. Yet like many of the youth in my neighborhood, people set the bar for my future shockingly low. For a young Dominican woman,
Last week, I attended the Aspen Ideas Festival hosted by the Aspen Institute. Together with my fellow Aspen Scholars, a diverse group of 300 leaders from all over the United States and 25 different countries selected for their work, accomplishments, and ability to transform ideas