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 come together to honor the land, celebrate collective wins, and utilize the power of arts and culture to re-imagine our collective future.
Laura Elena Segura, Executive Director of Monarch Services, passed away on June 9th after a heroic battle with cancer. Laura was born in La Angostura, Michoacán, Mexico, and as a child moved to Watsonville with her parents and 5 siblings. She attended Cabrillo College and then graduated from San José State as a first-generation student.
Written by Claudia Arroyo, Executive Director, Prospera When Prospera was invited to be part of the 2019-2020 Latino Nonprofit Accelerator, the timing was perfect. We had emerged from a long process of changing our name and updating our programmatic model. Our organizational culture was strong. Our team was really clear on our shared values and
Written by Lilibeth Gangas, Chair of the Oakland Redistricting Commission Ever wonder how your congressional, state, and local district lines are drawn? How are local city council and school board seats designated? Redistricting is how these seats and representation are set. It is the process of drawing new political maps at the district level every
As California’s rebuild continues, the Latino Community Foundation is incredibly proud to partner with the James Irvine Foundation to advance a collective commitment to economic justice and unleashing the power of Latinos across California! Together, we are thrilled to announce a $725,000 investment into power-building Latino organizations across Fresno and Salinas, regions that are key to California’s economic recovery. These communities thrive and prosper thanks to the labor, ingenuity, and entrepreneurship of the greater Latino community – much like the
On Tuesday, October 12, the Latino Community Foundation, in partnership Wells Fargo hosted Suma Wealth, the Aspen Institute Latinos & Society Program, and the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative to lead a powerful conversation on how to build a more just economy for California’s Latino community. If Latino small businesses in California had the same opportunities
Statewide, California is closer than ever to having control over the pandemic and returning to a new normal. To date, the state has administered over 40 million vaccines, and Covid-19 cases have plummeted to the lowest levels since the pandemic first started 16 months ago. Yet despite this progress, much work remains to be done to close the racial and regional disparities that persist statewide. Community leaders like Ruth Lopez are working
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 Chef José Andrés, CBS National News Correspondent Adriana Diaz, and Community Leader Armando Valdez. With unyielding love and a determined sprit, these
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 Are Essential Gala on June 10th. Together, we will honor our essential workers and celebrate you with music, joy, and love! You’ll also
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 striving for change. They are the building blocks for the stories that make us real. As we round the corner on this