Announcing LCF’s 2021 Gala Honorees
It is a deep honor to celebrate the strength, resolve, and vision of our Latino leaders. As part of our 2021 You are Essential Gala, we will celebrate three extraordinary human beings, Humanitarian
To Close Health Insurance Gaps in California, Let’s Start with the Undocumented Community
COVID-19 has not only underscored the importance of healthcare; it has reminded us that not all Californians have health insurance. Approximately 1.8 million Latinos are uninsured, making up approximately 63% of the state’s
Getting Latinos Vaccinated. Learn What Works!
By: Masha V. Chernyak, Senior Vice President of Programs Throughout the country, Latinos are facing many barriers to get the COVID-19 vaccine. We are here to share what works when you invest in
Pequeños Empresarios: Little Leaders with Entrepreneurial Spirit
It started simple enough: with a picnic. Leonor Hipolito noticed that some of the children in her neighborhood did not speak Spanish and seemed uninterested — even embarrassed — in their immigrant parents’
A Special Message from Lin-Manuel and Luis Miranda
Our family, our love for community, and our faith keeps us strong! We are determined to keep celebrating life. We are so excited to invite you to the Latino Community Foundation’s 2021 You
Poet Sara Borjas Helps Us Imagine a Post-Covid Party
Written by Olivia Muñoz, LCF ‘s Economic Justice Program Manager Words have the power to move us—they can make us laugh, remember those we love, and help us find the strength to continue
Beyond Lending: Two Latinas start CDFI to Help the Central Valley
Yery Olivares, CDFI Co-Founder and Executive Director, Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation (FAHF) The Central Valley’s newest Community Development Financial Institution or CDFI is the first one in the region founded and led by two Latinas: Yery Olivares
Latino Community Foundation invests $2 million to increase COVID-19 vaccine rates in hard-hit Latino communities
Latino Community Foundation invests $2 million to increase COVID-19 vaccine rates in hard-hit Latino communities The grants will support trusted Latino-led organizations in the Central Valley, Inland Empire and other key areas;
LCF Senior Team Promotions
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
Bertha Magaña grows power, possibility, and organic produce in the Salinas Valley
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,
How We Developed a Just Recovery Promotora Network
HOW WE DEVELOPED A JUST RECOVERY PROMOTORA NETWORK Written by Gabriela Orantes, Just Recovery Fellow for the Just Recovery Partnership In the aftermath of another devastating wildfire season exacerbated by the pandemic, the
The Golden State Stimulus Has Been Passed!
Since this pandemic began, California’s undocumented workers have been left to survive on their own. They have served on the frontlines as essential workers – from the fields in the Central Valley to
What Latino Leaders in California Want from the Biden Administration
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
Dawn of a New Era
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
