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.
We couldn’t stand by and do nothing. As the pandemic began its deadly path, our team refused to stand idly by while our most vulnerable Latino communities were left to fend against the rising personal and economic destruction with little or no support. We had to act. And so, the Love Not Fear Fund was
Si en algo nos caracterizamos los latinos es en que trabajamos arduamente por proteger a los nuestros. El cuidar de nuestra familia y amigos forma parte de nuestro ADN. Lo hacemos no porque nos toca sino porque nos sale del corazón. De un corazón guerrero y bueno como el de mi abuelita María. Una mujer
It has been over a month since California fully reopened, and though hopes for significant improvements in further preventing the spread of COVID-19 were high, we are now seeing a surge in new cases throughout the state. Variants of the virus remind us that the pandemic – and our collective commitment to protecting our community – is not over. We must continue pushing our creativity in outreach and stay connected to those