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Nov 20, 2020

Ford Fund, Latino College Students Help Kick-Off Hunger Relief Program; Host Virtual Leadership Panel

Today, employees of Ford Motor Company Fund and Latino college students participating in CREAR Futuros, a college readiness, achievement, and retention program developed by Hispanic Federation, participated in a virtual panel discussion on Latino leadership and helped launch the 10th Annual Lucha Contra El Hambre Hunger Relief Campaign.
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Nov 20, 2020

Free Soccer Program Keeps NYC Latino and Immigrant Youth Practicing Skills at Home

Young immigrants, Latino youth, and unaccompanied minors once again have the opportunity to keep their soccer skills sharp throughout the Fall as FIFA World Cup Champion and Queensboro FC Co-Founder David Villa, NYC Council Member Francisco Moya and Hispanic Federation launch the third season of the Soccer Camp for Immigrant and Latinx Youth.
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Nov 19, 2020

Urgent Campaign Underway to Assist Victims of Hurricanes Eta and Iota in Central America

In response to the wide scale death and destruction in Central America in the wake of the latest Hurricanes Eta and Iota, Alianza Americas, Hispanic Federation, and Presente.org have joined forces to launch an urgent campaign to assist the affected communities in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala.
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Nov 18, 2020

Latino Organizations Announce Historic Georgia Latino Voter Mobilization Campaign

The Latino Community Fund of Georgia (LCF Georgia), GALEO, Hispanic Federation and Mi Familia Vota, announced a historic mobilization campaign in Georgia to engage Latino voters in the upcoming Senate run-off races.
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Nov 6, 2020

Hispanic Federation felicita al presidente electo Joseph R. Biden y a la vicepresidenta electa Kamala D. Harris

“El pueblo habló y reiteramos nuestras más sinceras felicitaciones a Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. al ser electo como el presidente 46º de los Estados Unidos. Y a la vicepresidenta electa Kamala Devi Harris por hacer historia como hija de inmigrantes que ahora se ha convertido en la primera mujer negra y asiático-americana en ser escogida al poder ejecutivo.
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Nov 6, 2020

Hispanic Federation Congratulates President-elect
Joseph R. Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala D. Harris

“The people have spoken, and we extend our sincere congratulations to President-elect Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. on his election as the 46th President of the United States and to Vice President-elect Kamala Devi Harris on making history as the daughter of immigrants who has now become the first Black- and South Asian-American woman elected to the Executive branch.
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Nov 4, 2020

Declaración de la Federación Hispana sobre la participación histórica de votantes latinos

El Presidente de la Federación Hispana, Frankie Miranda, emitió la siguiente declaración acerca de la participación electoral histórica de la comunidad Latina en las elecciones del 2020: La comunidad Latina ha hablado. Aunque todavía no sabemos los resultados de la elección presidencial, está claro que los Latinos rompieron records saliendo a votar.
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Nov 4, 2020

Hispanic Federation Statement on Historic Latino Voter Turnout

Hispanic Federation President Frankie Miranda issued the following statement on Latino voter turnout for the 2020 election: Latinos have spoken. While we still do not know the results of the presidential elections, one thing is clear, a record number of Latinos cast their ballots this year.
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Oct 27, 2020

Statement on Confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

Today, Hispanic Federation, one of the nation’s leading organizations dedicated to supporting and empowering the Latino community, issued the following statement in response to the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Hispanic Federation President Frankie Miranda said:
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Sep 18, 2020

Hispanic Federation on Release of Puerto Rico Disaster Aid

Hispanic Federation, which has been leading a $43 million disaster relief program on Puerto Rico since 2017, issued the following statement in response to the Trump Administration’s approval of $13 billion in aid for the island.
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Sep 15, 2020

Hispanic Federation statement on Biden-Harris policy plan for Puerto Rico

Hispanic Federation President Frankie Miranda issued the following statement on the “Biden-Harris Plan for Recovery, Renewal, and Respect for Puerto Rico” plan.
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Sep 15, 2020

Hispanic Federation urges US Senate to pass 2020 Census Deadline Extension Act

Today, Hispanic Federation, one of the nation’s leading organizations dedicated to supporting and empowering the Hispanic community, offered its strong support of the bipartisan 2020 Census Deadline Extension Act, introduced by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) which would restore the 2020 Census field count operation deadline to October 31, 2020.
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Sep 10, 2020

Local News Stations Help Drive Census Effort With Only 20 Days Left in Count

It was a busy night for volunteers staffing the Census Hotline at the Hispanic Federation, as thousands of phone calls came in during a virtual Census phone bank the organization held in partnership with eight ABC Owned Television Stations around the country.
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Aug 20, 2020

Hispanic Federation Statement on Comments Allegedly Made by President Trump Regarding Puerto Rico

Hispanic Federation President Frankie Miranda issued the following statement on comments allegedly made by President Trump regarding Puerto Rico
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Aug 10, 2020

Hispanic Federation Joins Puerto Ricans In Demanding Accountability for Primary Election Chaos Caused By Insufficient Ballots

Hispanic Federation and other civic groups are demanding transparency and accountability for the turmoil that erupted Sunday in Puerto Rico when thou-sands of voters were denied their right to vote in the island’s primary election because several precincts did not receive ballots.
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Aug 5, 2020

Hispanic Federation Rejects U.S. Census Bureau’s Decision To Move Up Data Gathering Deadline to Sept. 30

Hispanic Federation, which is conducting a robust Census participation campaign, reaching more than one million people in Latino and immigrant communities across the nation, strongly opposes the U.S. Census Bureau’s plans to end data collection for the 2020 Decennial Census on September 30, a month earlier than previously announced.
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Jul 30, 2020

Hispanic Federation Awards $3.6M in COVID-19 Emergency Assistance Grants to 173 Community-Based Organizations across the United States Mainland and Puerto Rico

The Hispanic Federation (HF) announced $3.6M in emergency grants to 173 organizations working on the frontlines in communities most affected by the coronavirus crisis.
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Jul 27, 2020

Hispanic Federation Applauds House Vote Establishing National Museum of the American Latino Within the Smithsonian Institution

As more Americans are recognizing the importance of racial and ethnic equity and representation in all institutions of our society, Hispanic Federation applauds Congress’ contribution to that effort with today’s House vote establishing the National Museum of the American Latino as part of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Jul 21, 2020

Hispanic Federation Statement on Trump’s Unconstitutional and Unenforceable Census Memorandum

Hispanic Federation President Frankie Miranda issued the following statement condemning President Trump’s latest attempt to exclude non-citizens from being counted in the 2020 Census.
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Jul 16, 2020

Hispanic Federation Joins NLCET and NHLA in Calling for Safe, Accessible Elections Amid COVID-19