The Time Has Come for a New Season at LCF
“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1 Seven years and seven months ago, I arrived to California with a deep sense of urgency
Latinapreneurs are California’s Best Bet for an Economic Renaissance
Photo: De Colores Consulting Small businesses are the backbone of a stable and strong economy. In California, this fact holds true and steady. We recognize all the ways they create meaningful jobs in
We Need More Latino Representation in Television & Film
Twenty-six years ago, I distinctly remember going to our local movie theater with my elementary school-aged cousins to watch one of our first movies on the big screen, Selena. We were excited to
LCF Goes to Washington DC!
This year the Latino Community Foundation achieved a major milestone when it brought a delegation of its nonprofit partners to the nation’s capital. Over the course of a few days, our community leaders
How California Can Honor the Legacy of America’s Farmworker Movement in 2023
It’s not an understatement to say that California’s farmworkers feed America. The Central Valley alone grows more than 250 different crops—holding an estimated value of $17 billion per year—and account for one-fourth of
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
