The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) is on mission to unleash the civic and economic power of Latinos in California. Our team has delivered impact and results against all odds these past couple of years. They have led with moral clarity, urgency, and a healthy ambition
The sun floats down softly on Magaña Farms, illuminating the rows of strawberries, chard, green onions, broccolini—and Bertha Magaña’s smiling, twinkling eyes. “Esos ya cocidos saben dulces,” she says, pointing to the delicate, deep green broccolini. Bertha is, at once, a culinary expert, a scientist,
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
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,
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.
I grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where local schools are severely underfunded. My parents sent me to a high school about 30 miles north in Hollywood to give me a better education. What they didn’t know was that it wasn’t just my community’s