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HF Awards more than $300K to Latino Community-Based Organizations

Within the first decade, the Hispanic Federation’s CORE (Community Organization Resource Expansion) Initiative was established to help support Latino nonprofits with grants for core operating expenses. Whether it was underwriting the costs of a financial audit or supporting a construction project to make an agency’s building accessible and efficient, the CORE Initiative provided grants that private philanthropy and government funders typically eschewed. “The CORE Initiative was designed to provide our agencies with the financial support for projects they needed but would have difficulty funding from traditional sources,” said Hispanic Federation President José Calderón. “Some of these projects weren’t attention-getting but they were critical to the success of our agencies.” HF’s signature grant-making program is central to the Federation’s mission of fortifying Hispanic nonprofits.

This year, the Hispanic Federation has awarded $368,000 to 20 member agencies to support their core operations. Among this year’s grant recipients are local and national agencies from New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Here are all 2015 CORE awardees. Please join us in celebrating them!

ACCION East

Accion empowers low- to moderate-income business owners through access to capital and financial education. With economic opportunity, these entrepreneurs - often minorities and women - can build assets, better provide for their families, create employment and strengthen their communities.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $15,000 for technology improvements and staff development.

Amber Charter School

Amber Charter School’s mission is to provide our students an academically rigorous and well-rounded education, along with strong character development, that will enable them to prosper in top middle schools and beyond.

Awarded: A general operating grant in the amount of $15,000.

Center for Latino Progress

CPRF’s mission is to advance the socio-economic conditions of the community at large, with emphasis on Hispanics, through education, training, supportive services, leadership development, and advocacy.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $25,000 for a social enterprise initiative.

Committee for Hispanic Children and Families

The Committee for Hispanic Children and Families, Inc. (CHCF) combines education and advocacy to expand opportunities for children and families, and strengthen the voice of the Latino community.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $20,000 for strategic planning.

COPAY, Inc.

COPAY Inc. provides medically managed outpatient treatment for drug and alcohol addiction and co-occurring mental health and relationship issues. Services are provided to the person and all significant people in his or her life, including children. When the whole family is involved recovery time is quicker and more enduring.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $25,000 for staff professional development.

El Primer Paso

El Primer Paso was founded by a group of volunteers to prepare local Hispanic children for a demanding public education curriculum through a developmentally appropriate preschool program provided in a multicultural, bilingual environment.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $6,200 for capital expenditures.

El Puente

El Puente is a community human rights institution that promotes leadership for peace and justice through the engagement of members (youth and adult) in the arts, education, scientific research, wellness and environmental action.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $20,000 for marketing development.

Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury, Inc.

Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury, Inc.’s mission is to Serve, Support, and Educate our Spanish-speaking residents in their effort to strive and succeed, creating a benefit to the Danbury community at large.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $12,000 for technology improvements.

Hispanic Health Council

The mission of the Hispanic Health Council is to improve the health and social well-being of Latinos and other diverse communities.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $25,000 for fund development.

Junta for Progressive Action

Junta empowers the Latino and low-income community to take control of their economic and social well being, while civically engaging in the community.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $20,000 for financial management.

Latino Justice PRLDEF

LatinoJustice PRLDEF (LJP) is a Latino legal, civic rights and educational organization. They work to ensure that Hispanics have more opportunities for political, economic, social and educational equality and for Latinos to fully participate in civil society, while teaching young people to be leaders in their community, especially in the legal field, via a multitude of leadership and training opportunities.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $10,000 for general operations to support their Central Florida expansion.

Long Beach Latino Civic Association

The Long Beach Latino Civic Association empowers the Latino population to become integral members of the community, while embracing both the American experience and distinct Latino cultures. By addressing critical issues within the areas of Education, Health Care, Environmental Conservation, and Socioeconomic development, the Association empowers the community to advocate for itself.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $10,000 for general operations.

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) builds Latina power to guarantee the fundamental human right to reproductive health, dignity and justice. We elevate Latina leaders, mobilize our families and communities, transform the cultural narrative and catalyze policy change.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $30,000 for technology improvements and fund development.

Puerto Rican Association for Human Development

Puerto Rican Association for Human Development’s mission is to provide services to the community children, youth, elderly and families. PRAHD is dedicated to serve the needs of the residents of Middlesex County, by developing human potential and promoting self sufficiency through the implementation and operation of programs designed to improve the social economic, health and education status of our community through the provision of appropriate services and leadership.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $15,000 for fund development.

Regional Aid for Interim Need, Inc.

R.A.I.N., Inc. is a multi-social service agency offering a myriad of services with a focus on the provision of continuum of care that includes a range of services for seniors and people with disabilities.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $20,000 for strategic planning.

Repertorio Español

Repertorio Español was founded in 1968 to introduce the best of Latin American, Spanish and Hispanic-American theatre in distinctive, quality productions, and to bring theatre to a broad audience in New York City and across the country, including seniors, students and Hispanics of all national backgrounds.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $20,000 for fund and technology development.

Spanish Speaking Elderly Council (RAICES)

The Spanish Speaking Elderly Council-RAICES shall respond to the unmet needs of Hispanic, Black, and low-income families and shall seek to improve their quality of life through advocacy and the direct provision of targeted services with work across the generations and a particular emphasis on the needs of older adults.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $25,000 for fund development and capacity building.

St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction

SACHR's mission is to provide non-judgmental quality access to health resources to persons for whom the social stigma attached to illicit drug use, their HIV/HCV status, poverty, race, gender identity, homelessness, and their many health problems, undermines their ability to access the services they require and deserve.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $10,000 for general operations.

Violence Intervention Program, Inc.

Violence Intervention Program, Inc. is a nationally recognized Latina organization. Their mission is to promote healthy, non-violent relationships, families, and communities.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $30,000 for fund development.

Westchester Hispanic Coalition

The Westchester Hispanic Coalition (WHC) is an empowerment-oriented organization committed to a culturally competent client-centered approach, advancing the rights of the Latino community, advocating for effective and inclusive immigration policies, and creating opportunities for collaborative efforts.

Awarded: A grant in the amount of $15,000 for a strategic planning.

For more information about CORE Grants, please contact Contracts and Operations Manager Almirca Santiago.