It’s an understatement to say that this year’s Pride season has been unlike any other in recent memory. Pride festivals have been cancelled nationwide due to the global pandemic. Waves of mass protests in cities and towns across the country sparked by the murder of
When the statewide shelter-in-place was mandated, I gained a new perspective on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. I realized how privileged my family and I were to stay at home, while others still needed to go to work. Seeing their struggles, I knew I
ABC7/KGO-TV PARTNERS WITH LATINO COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TO ADDRESS IMPACT ON THE LATINO COMMUNITY DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. THE ONE-HOUR VIRTUAL TOWN HALL FEATURES A PANEL OF EXPERT CONTRIBUTORS AND REAL-TIME AUDIENCE INTERACTION. ‘Race & Coronavirus: A Bay Area Conversation’ Airs Thursday, May 7 (4 P.M. PDT),
On March 16th, Mayor London Breed announced a shelter-in-place mandate for the San Francisco Area. Her decisive leadership and action helped stave off major outbreaks in the fourth largest city of California—an action that has saved thousands of lives. Anticipating the state would move in
The Affordable Care Act signed into law by former President Obama celebrates its ten-year anniversary this year. While the ACA has done much to expand access to vital health services to millions of Americans, the public health emergency caused by COVID-19 is shedding light on
Written by Gabriela Orantes, LCF Just Recovery Fellow. Last month, the Latino Community Foundation’s Just Recovery cohort hosted Censotería week – a week-long census outreach campaign with the goal to ensure that all Latinos in the state are counted in the 2020 Census. The Just
MIAMI – MARCH 2, 2020 – One day ahead of the California primary and Super Tuesday, Univision News in partnership with the Latino Community Foundation publishes its latest electoral survey: the Latino California Voter Poll, which interviewed a robust sample of all Latino registered voters in the state of
I am Black. I am Latina. These are undeniable facts about my identity. I remember when my family and I migrated to the United States from Colombia in 2004. At 12 years old, I spoke no English and was immediately put in English as
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
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