Are You Radically Loving Yourself?
LCF Sr. VP of Programs, Masha V. Chernyak, sat down with Shiree Teng to discuss her latest Brown Paper, Healing Love: Into Balance. Shiree Teng has worked with LCF for almost a decade—helping
Our Unified Commitment to Half Moon Bay
The murder of seven farmworkers in Half Moon Bay have shattered our hearts—and an entire community. Nineteen families were directly impacted, all members of Asian and Latino communities. As immigrants and farmworkers, these
LCF’s Historic Year of Breakthroughs
We did it! We made it through another year. And, because of you, it’s been a year of important breakthroughs for our communities. This year, the Latino Community Foundation (LCF) invested $5.8 million into 179
Chronicle of Philanthropy: An Immigrant and Google.org Official Finds a Home in Giving Circles
Our Latinos in Tech Giving Circle made the Cover of the Chronicle Philanthropy! Read Jim Rendon’s full piece: Hector Mujica was just a child when his family came to the United States from
2022: End of Year Message from our CEO
“One light feeds another. One strong family lends strength to more. One engaged community can ignite those around it. This is the power of the light we carry.” – Michelle Obama, The Light
My Year at LCF as the First Aida Álvarez Policy & Civic Leadership Fellow
Serving as the first Aida Álvarez Policy & Civic Leadership Fellow, named after the nation’s first Latina to ever serve in a presidential cabinet, has been a period of tremendous growth both professionally
Closing California’s Wage Gap: Latina Equal Pay
California’s economy hit two significant milestones this fall – its GDP is poised to surpass Germany as the world’s fourth largest economy, and it has officially recovered the 2.7 million jobs lost during
Latino Giving Circle Network to Invest Over $300K to Grassroot Organizations in California for Youth, Health Care Access and Business Development
Taking action amid the U.S. midterm elections, the Latino Community Foundation’s (LCF) Latino Giving Circle Network™ (LGCN) recently gathered virtually for a night of collective giving to Latino-led grassroot organizations. After a year
Poll Finds Concern About Inflation and Strong Support for Progressive Policies on Abortion, Climate Change, Immigration & Making Big Corporations Pay More Taxes
Today, America’s Voice, Climate Power, First Nations Development Institute, The Immigration Hub, Indivisible, Latino Community Foundation, Mi Familia Vota Education Fund, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, RuralOrganizing.org, SEIU, UnidosUS, and Voter Participation Center released
Cost of Living, Inflation, and Housing Top Issues for California Latinos Ahead of 2022 Midterm Elections
The Latino Community Foundation announced the results of their second California statewide poll Latino voters ahead of the 2022 Midterm Elections. California’s Latino voters, the second largest voting bloc in the state, can
The Latino Community Foundation Invests $1M to Support Latino Entrepreneurship
The Latino Community Foundation (LCF) announced it is distributing $1,000,000 in grants to 17 Latino-led organizations working with entrepreneurs across California, the state with the largest number of Latino small business owners. Latino-owned
LCF’s Call to Accountability: Los Angeles City Council
The racist, abhorrent, and repulsive remarks made by Latino political leaders in Los Angeles cut deep. It painfully exposes the deep-seated anti-Blackness and anti-Indigenous poison that exists and how it creeps its way
Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Unleashing Our Power
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
5 Years Later: A Celebration of Our Community
This week, the Latino Community Foundation is commemorating the 5-year anniversary of the devasting 2017 wildfires in Northern California by honoring the power of grassroots leadership. Community leaders, organizers, healers, and artists will
