The opportunity before us is unlike any we have seen before in generations. With the passing of the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021, there is $1.9 Trillion on the line to re-envision and build thriving neighborhoods for our entire Latino community. These bold investments will only reach and transform our communities if our
For a second year in a row, Pride season looks and feels very different. Nationwide, festivities have been cancelled or are being held in the virtual realm due to ongoing public health concerns. As we begin to ease into a new normal and the pandemic begins to fade into the rearview mirror, it’s very likely
Announcing LCF’s COVID-19 Prevention & Vaccination Campaign for Latinos Masha Chernyak, Vice President of Programs For the past year, love has kept us going. It is the love for our grassroots leaders that fuels our passion and sense of urgency to meet the moment, and to finally end the pandemic. Love is why we
By: Marsha Morgan, Chair, Community Investment Network Today, we commemorate the 26th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. We know that this has always been considered a day to celebrate the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy through service. Although COVID-19 has impacted the traditional way we can make this a “a day
At the Latino Community Foundation, we honor and celebrate our strength, grit, determination, and ancestry every single day. Today, as the nation kicks off Latino Heritage Month, we once again salute and thank our Latino essential workers–teachers, nurses, farmworkers, grocery clerks, delivery workers, bankers, small-business owners–who have kept our country running on its feet. We invite
A pledge from California philanthropic organizations: The COVID–19 public health and economic crisis and the murders of Black Americans by police, have laid bare the deep inequities across our state. We need bold steps to ensure a future based on economic inclusion, racial equity, and compassionate humanity. On behalf of philanthropic leaders and in solidarity
This week Governor Newsom signed the 2020-21 Budget after weeks of negotiations with state lawmakers over how to address $54 billion deficit caused by the COVID-19 crisis. The Budget maintains funding for California’s K-12 school districts and community colleges and allocates $5.3 billion to mitigate learning loss and support the immediate needs of students and
Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom released his May revision to the state’s proposed 2020-21 budget. The Latino Community Foundation understands the extraordinary fiscal challenges our state is facing with a $54 billion deficit and an anticipated pandemic-induced economic recession in the year ahead. Yet this is not the time to cut critical programs and retract
Beginning Monday, May 18, the State of California is providing one-time state-funded relief to undocumented immigrant workers who are ineligible for federal aid via the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) because of their immigration status. Individuals interested in applying for relief should contact the nonprofit organization in their county/region (see directory below).
The economic fallout created by the coronavirus pandemic is already being deeply felt by workers and families across California. In fact, the Golden State has seen unemployment numbers skyrocket in the past several weeks, more than any other state in the nation. This is already having a disparate impact on Latinos—more than 1 in three