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. These grants are providing urgent support to individuals, families and institutions devastated by the pandemic and include aid for rent assistance, food security, healthcare, job protection, legal assistance, public education, the elderly, undocumented immigrants, low-income essential workers, migrant families, street vendors and struggling small businesses.

In close collaboration with the Miranda Family, we are supporting communities of color-led health and human service institutions that share our commitment to addressing the immediate and long-term needs of historically underserved and marginalized populations. The needs in our communities are great and growing, and we look forward to continuing to work with these and other essential nonprofit organizations to provide relief and lay the groundwork for a just and sustainable recovery for vulnerable populations across the nation. We invite you to learn more about our slate of grantees – listed below under five strategic areas – and support their crucial work. These organizations are born, nurtured, and led by the very people who live and work in the neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19. Their work, vitality and sustainability are more important than ever.

Addressing Immediate Needs

Covid-19 has laid bare the devastating racial and ethnic inequalities that hover over our nation, leaving individuals and families in communities of color even more vulnerable. These grantees are helping support those in need of food and housing assistance, and personal protection supplies.

• Advance Community Outreach Center, Florida, $10,000 – To help increase its food pantry capacity to meet the growing needs of its senior residents and Latino families in Osceola, Florida. Advance works to promote the welfare of the elderly through its senior center, food pantry and educational and recreational programs in Central Florida.

• Alianza de Lideres Comunitarios, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To provide food assistance and distribute hand sanitizers and masks to hundreds of vulnerable families. Alianza works to promote and strengthen low-income communities in Puerto Rico through active engagement in civic issues.

• Boricuas del Corazón, Florida, $10,000 – To provide resources and connections to affordable housing and food assistance. Boricuas del Corazón is helping victims of natural disasters reorganize their lives after catastrophic events.

• Centro Civico de Amsterdam, New York, $20,000 – To support Latinos and immigrants in Upstate New York with food assistance. Centro Civico delivers vital services, housing initiatives, and community economic development to Latinos in Albany, Schenectady, Fulton, Montgomery and surrounding counties.

• Charlotte Bilingual Pre-School, North Carolina, $20,000 – To distribute weekly food assistance to immigrant children and families in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Charlotte Bilingual Preschool prepares Latino children for success in school and life by providing them with superior dual-language early childhood education.

• Chelsea Collaborative, Massachusetts, $25,000 – To help low-income Latinos and immigrants in the community of Chelsea secure emergency quarantine housing aid and food assistance. Chelsea seeks to empower its Latino and immigrant residents through housing, education, youth employment and civic participation programs.

• Coalición de Residentes de Vivienda Pública del Área Metropolitana, Puerto Rico, $13,100 – To provide food to public housing residents in the San Juan area. The Coalition serves to protect the rights of individuals and families residing in public housing developments in the San Juan metropolitan area.

• Colmena Cimarrona, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To provide food to residents facing economic hardships. Colmena Cimarrona is dedicated to community-based agroecological production and training in the island of Vieques.

• Community Resource Center, New York, $25,000 – To support food, rent and medical assistance for immigrant families. The Center aims to provide immigrants in Westchester County with tools for self-sufficiency and full inclusion in the community, including adult education, workforce development, immigration services and other aid.

• Concerned Residents for Improvement (COREFI), Puerto Rico, $20,000 – To provide food to vulnerable residents on the island of Vieques. COREFI provides direct services to disadvantaged communities in Vieques.

• El Centro Hispano, North Carolina, $20,000 – To provide food, health screenings and financial assistance for at risk families. El Centro is dedicated to strengthening Latino and immigrant communities in Durham and Raleigh, North Carolina through education, economic development, health and well-being, and advocacy.

• Endeavor, Puerto Rico, $10,000 – To acquire food and create masks for distribution in the central region of Puerto Rico. Endeavor provides comprehensive, effective, and innovative services to micro-entrepreneurs that foster the growth of families and communities.

• G-8: Grupo de las Ocho Comunidades Aledañas al Caño Martín Peña, Puerto Rico, $14,600 – To distribute hygiene products and acquire technology to maintain services. G-8 brings together the community leadership of the eight communities surrounding Caño Martín Peña in San Juan, Puerto Rico to guarantee their involvement in community initiatives and social development projects.

• Hispanic Alliance of Southeastern Connecticut, $25,000 – To provide its community residents with food, medical support, and shelter. Hispanic Alliance provides Latinos in Southeastern Connecticut with a broad range of services, including scholarships, health care advocacy, arts and culture programming, economic support, and civic engagement.

• Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury, Connecticut, $25,000 – To provide food, rent assistance and childcare support to economically vulnerable residents. Hispanic Center serves the Hispanic and greater Danbury community through education, civic engagement, and community diversity advancement.

• Hospital General de Castañer, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To provide food to vulnerable communities. Hospital General de Castañer offers an array of quality health services and community outreach programs to ensure better health and a better life for the residents of Lares, Adjuntas, Maricao, Yauco and Las Marias, Puerto Rico.

• Iniciativa de EcoDesarrollo de Bahia de Jobos (IDEBAJO), Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To distribute face masks, hand sanitizers and provide wellness spaces for community residents. IDEBAJO is a coalition of environmental, fishing, and agricultural communities and organizations that works to advance the socioeconomic inclusion of the communities they serve.

• Junta Comunitaria del Centro Urbano de Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, $20,000 – To deliver food and hygiene supplies to residents of Rio Piedras. Junta Comunitaria promotes and organizes initiatives and collaborative discussions among various sectors of the Río Piedras urban center in Puerto Rico.

• La Casa de Don Pedro, New Jersey, $25,000 – To provide food support and mental health counseling. La Casa promotes family well-being, healthy child development, educational achievement, employment opportunities, affordable homes, financial self-sufficiency, immigration services and neighborhood renewal for residents of the Greater Newark region.

• Migrant Health Center, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To distribute food assistance for individuals and families in need. Migrant Health Center provides high-quality and integrated health services at clinics in Mayagüez, Guánica, Yauco, Isabela, Lajas, San Sebastián, Las Marías, and Maricao.

• Mujeres de Islas, Puerto Rico, $18,400 – To distribute food and personal protection equipment to local residents. Mujeres de Islas identifies resources and creates projects that contribute to sustainable development through transformative education in Culebra, Puerto Rico.

• Neighborhood Housing Services of Queens, New York, $25,000 – To provide biweekly groceries for 200 families in Elmhurst and Corona who do not qualify for government assistance. NHSQ helps low-to-moderate income families continue to live in Queens by sustainably achieving or preserving homeownership.

• ourBRIDGE for KIDS, North Carolina, $15,000 – To support 5,000 breakfasts and lunches for migrant and refugee children. ourBRIDGE provides students with homework help, hands-on STEAM projects, and culturally relevant curriculums as well as services to close communication gaps between schools, teachers, and families in the Charlotte area.

• Plenitud, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support food distribution to vulnerable residents in the municipality of Las Marías. Plenitud is an educational farm and community hub dedicated to service and sustainability that is centered in the rural western mountains of Puerto Rico.

• Proyecto Matria, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To provide food and offer online psychosocial services to individuals impacted by Covid-19. Proyecto Matria focuses on combating gender-based violence and discrimination by offering housing alternatives and comprehensive services to women and their families in Puerto Rico.

• Progreso Latino, Rhode Island, $25,000 – To offer food and cash assistance to immigrant and undocumented families. As a multi-service provider, Progreso Latino delivers education, youth development, domestic violence and intervention programs, senior services, and immigration and social service programs to Latino communities in Providence and Central Falls.

• Puerto Rican Cultural Center, Illinois, $25,000 – To provide hot meals for the elderly and people with disabilities. Puerto Rican Cultural Center provides education, health, and cultural services to the Puerto Rican community centered in Humboldt Park, Chicago.

• Puerto Rico Neighborhood Housing Services, Puerto Rico, $5,100 – To provide food assistance to various communities in Puerto Rico. PRNHS is dedicated to homebuyer programs, including financial counseling and loan services.

• Red Por Los Derechos de Niñez y Juventud, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To provide food, shelter, and psychosocial services to children in Juncos, Puerto Rico. The Red aims to protect and save the lives of children through advocacy, education and training, and emergency assistance.

• Spanish Speaking Elderly Council (RAICES), New York, $25,000 – To support the delivery of groceries, meals, transport to medical appointments and financial support for medications for its elderly residents. RAICES serves Latino and African American older adults through its senior centers, advocacy, and the provision of direct services in Brooklyn and Queens, New York.

• Sol es Vida, Puerto Rico, $23,845 – To create masks and distribute food to residents of Villas del Sol. Sol es Vida works with individuals and families to foster self-management and conflict resolution.

• Tacombi Foundation, New York, $25,000 – To prepare and deliver warm meals weekly to thousands of displaced Latino workers in East Harlem, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn.

• Taller Salud, Puerto Rico, $21,150 – To distribute food to families in need and acquire equipment to provide services. Taller Salud is dedicated to improving women’s access to health care, reducing violence, and encouraging economic opportunity through education and activism in Loíza, Puerto Rico.

Serving At-Risk, Special Needs Populations

COVID-19 has exacerbated the needs of communities who lack safety nets, legal protections, resources, and access to critical services. These grantees are providing essential assistance and support to at-risk, underserved, and special needs populations.

• Acción Valerosa, Puerto Rico, $16,863 – To maintain a school farming project and support elementary students in the municipality of Ciales. Acción Valerosa aims to achieve the recovery of communities affected by Hurricane Maria through education, work training and access to vital services.

• Al Otro Lado, California, $25,000 – To attend to the legal needs of individuals deported from the United States in post-conviction relief, immigration, and binational custody/dependency matters. Al Otro Lado provides client-centered free legal services to immigrants, deportees, and asylum-seekers in Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego and Los Angeles, California.

• Asociación Mayagüezana de Personas con Impedimentos, Puerto Rico, $5,100 – To provide food to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Asociación works to improve the quality of life of adults with multifunctional disabilities in the western coast of Puerto Rico through services and programs focused on integration and inclusion.

• Carolina Migrant Network, North Carolina, $25,000 – To support legal and COVID-19 transition services for families and individuals released from ICE detention. CMN offers a trained network of volunteer attorneys, support staff, and advocates available to provide free legal representation in immigration bond proceedings to individuals in North Carolina detained by ICE.

• Centro de la Mujer Dominicana, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To provide food vouchers and services to immigrant women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and have lost employment. The Center offers legal advocacy, counseling, legal representation, and psychological services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence to immigrant women living in Puerto Rico.

• Centro MAM, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To provide health and human services to pregnant women and their families. Centro MAM provides maternal care, family planning services, education and support to families in Puerto Rico during pregnancy and childbirth.

• Comunilife, New York, $25,000 – To provide online assistance for at-risk Latina teens including art therapy and mental health counseling. Comunilife provides transitional and permanent housing for homeless adults; a suicide prevention program for Latina teens, and a Medical Respite program for hospital patients needing appropriate housing for recuperation in New York City.

• Consejo Renal de Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, $18,500 – To provide food and services to kidney disease patients and develop preventive educational content on COVID-19. Consejo Renal aims to reduce kidney diseases in Puerto Rico through promotion, prevention, and protective measures.

• Fundación Fondo de Acceso a la Justicia, Puerto Rico, $13,264 – To ensure continuity of legal counseling to individuals impacted by COVID-19. FFAJ aims to ensure the availability and effectiveness of legal services offered by nonprofit entities to individuals with limited financial resources.

• Las Americas Immigrant Advocacy Center, Texas, $45,000 – To provide legal services for asylum seekers and refugees along the Texas-Mexico border, including those that have been victims of domestic violence and trafficking. Las Americas provides free and low-cost legal services to immigrants and refugees in El Paso, Texas and Mexico.

• Movimiento para el Alcance de Vida Independiente (MAVI), Puerto Rico, $20,183 – To distribute food and hygiene supplies to people with physical disabilities. Movimiento develops skills in people with functional diversity so they can increase control of decision making in their lives.

• PROMESA Residential Healthcare Facility, New York, $25,000 – To support technology enhancements for residential patients allowing for virtual health assessments and wellness checks. PROMESA offers medical, mental, rehabilitation, physical and occupational therapy, hospice and palliative care, and other medical services to adults who are HIV/AIDS positive.

• Rural and Migrant Ministry, New York, $10,000 – To offer online classes for migrant youth living in agricultural communities. The Ministry supports rural and migrant communities in New York State through leadership development, legislative support and advocacy, education and youth development.

• Student Action with Farmworkers, North Carolina, $25,000 – To allow student volunteers to provide farmworkers with critical health, education and legal services, including food and medical supplies at migrant camps. SAF works with and supports farmworkers and their families in rural and agricultural communities in North Carolina.

• Vieques en Rescate, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support cancer patients with medical treatments, transportation, and supplies. Vieques an Recate supports cancer patients residing in Vieques with services addressing their financial and emotional needs.

• Violence Intervention Program, New York, $25,000 – To extend food and household supplies for victims of domestic violence and provide hazard pay for its shelter outreach workers. VIP is dedicated to eradicating domestic and intimate partner violence across New York City and beyond through shelters, counseling, financial independence, education and outreach, and hotline services.

• Voces Latinas, New York, $25,000 – To support services for their HIV positive participants, including food and rental assistance. Voces Latinas works to reduce the HIV transmission rate among immigrant Latinas by providing education, training, mental health resources and advocacy services.

• Waves Ahead, Puerto Rico, $19,500 – To acquire equipment and resources to provide online services. Waves Ahead supports the development and strengthening of communities, focusing on LGBTQ+, older adults, and female heads of household, to support transformation in their quality of life and promote inclusive public policies.

Supporting Latino Workers and Small Businesses

Economic losses due to the coronavirus have been particularly severe in communities of color, leaving many of its residents and businesses in a daily struggle to survive. These grantees are focused on addressing their needs.

• Accion East, New York, $25,000 – To support a small loan program to offset delays in federal aid to small businesses. Accion East provides fair and flexible loans, connections to business experts, and access to resources and opportunities specifically tailored to business owners’ unique needs and goals.

• Alianza Pro-Desarrollo Económico de Ceiba (APRODEC), Puerto Rico, $16,000 – To provide online services on small business development. APRODEC promotes the economic and sustainable development of the communities of Ceiba, Naguabo and the eastern region of the Island.

• El Centro Hispano, New York, $20,000 – To provide cash assistance to Latino families who have been displaced from their jobs. El Centro provides bilingual and cross-cultural services to low-income residents in White Plains, New York in the areas of education, health, housing, employment, and mentoring.

• Conservación ConCiencia, Puerto Rico, $8,813 – To provide small stipends to the local fisherman working to sustain and grow the local fish market. Conservación ConCiencia is dedicated to environmental research and conservation that promotes sustainable development through citizen science and community organizing.

• Grupo Guayacán, Puerto Rico, $15,000 – To provide continuity of services and financial and accounting consulting for small businesses. Grupo Guayacán serves entrepreneurs by combining private capital investment with a series of programs aimed at developing, strengthening, and advancing the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Puerto Rico.

• Hispanic Business Initiative of Florida, $15,000 – To help small businesses address and comply with COVID safety measures. Now known as Prospera, the organization specializes in providing bilingual assistance to Hispanic entrepreneurs trying to establish or expand their business.

• Hope Builders, Puerto Rico, $21,500 – To provide cash assistance to construction workers and sustain a COVID-19 response program for people in Vieques. Hope Builders is dedicated to promoting access to safe, sanitary, and sustainable housing in Vieques for the elderly, bed-ridden individuals, and families with young children.

• Latinos Progresando, Illinois, $45,000 – To provide direct cash assistance to displaced workers who do not qualify for unemployment or federal relief programs. Latinos Progresando provides immigration legal services, community education, and arts and health programming to immigrant families in Chicago.

• Make the Road New York, $45,000 – To provide food and cash assistance to immigrant and undocumented workers facing economic hardships in Queens, New York. Make the Road serves immigrant and working-class people of color through a multi-service approach of legal services, education, community organizing and policy advocacy.

• New Immigrant Community Empowerment, New York, $25,000 – To provide cash assistance and support for day laborers who are struggling with reduced or lost work. NICE is dedicated to improving the lives of vulnerable and precarious immigrant workers in New York, with a focus on day laborers and domestic workers.

• Prospera, North Carolina, $15,000 – To help local Latino businesses apply for federal, state, and local loans and financial assistance. Prospera provides bilingual training, consulting, grants and access to capital to Hispanic entrepreneurs who are trying to establish, maintain or expand their businesses.

• Sure We Can, New York, $25,000 – To provide support for people who earn income by collecting and redeeming deposit marked cans and containers. SWC was founded in 2007 to provider canners – people who survive by collecting discarded cans and bottles from New York City streets – with a welcoming place to redeem and connect with others engaged in the same endeavor.

• Urban Justice Center, New York, $55,000 – To provide cash assistance payments directly to individual street vendors, allowing them to purchase groceries, pay rent and utilities. The Urban Justice Center works to defend the rights and improve the working conditions of the people who sell food and merchandise on the streets of New York City.

COVID-19 Testing, Preventive Measures and Safety

Supporting community health centers and clinics in preparation for COVID-19 testing and other medical services is critical for communities in need. Educating and engaging communities on public health measures needed for preventing transmission is a number one priority for these grantees. These grants support testing in community health centers and in-language education on social distancing and recommended safety measures.

• Atlantic Medical Center, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire equipment to conduct telemedicine services. Atlantic is a federally qualified health center that works to improve the quality of life of community residents in Barceloneta and Sabana Hoyos, Puerto Rico through innovative health care services.

• Camuy Health Services, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment to serve patients. Camuy Health Services is a federally qualified health center providing primary and preventive health care services in the northwest region of the island.

• Centro de Salud de Lares, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire COVID-19 tests and institute protocols for disinfecting of the facilities during testing. Centro de Salud de Lares promotes health and disease prevention by providing services that meet the needs of the entire population, with an emphasis on medically indigent populations.

• Centro de Salud Familiar Dr. Julio Palmieri Ferri, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment for its healthcare staff. Centro de Salud Familiar provides high quality primary health care services to communities in Arroyo and Guayama, Puerto Rico.

• Centro de Servicios Primarios de Salud, Inc., Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire disinfecting equipment for its urgent care clinic. Centro de Servicios Primarios is a federally qualified health center providing primary care services to the residents of Florida, Puerto Rico.

• Centro de Servicios Primarios de Salud de Patillas, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment and technology to conduct telemedicine services. The Centro is a federally qualified health center providing preventive and emergency medical services to the communities of Patillas, Maunabo and Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico.

• Clínica Servicios Médicos de Hatillo, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire protective personal equipment and technology. Clinica Servicios Médicos de Hatillo is a federally qualified health care center providing primary health care services in the northern region of the island.

• Coalición Latinoamericana, North Carolina, $20,000 – To create a bilingual hotline for Spanish dominant families and individuals in need of COVID-19 services. Coalición provides legal services, employment support, workforce development training and small business development services to Latinos and immigrants in Charlotte, North Carolina.

• Community Health Foundation, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To disinfect facilities, and acquire protective equipment and COVID-19 tests. Community Health Foundation of Puerto Rico (CHFPR) is a federally qualified health center providing comprehensive primary health services to medically indigent and uninsured populations in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.

• Concilio de Salud Integral de Loíza, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment. Concilio offers integrated primary health, education, and prevention services to vulnerable populations in the northeast region.

• Corporación SANOS, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment. SANOS is a community health center that promotes, develops, and participates in health initiatives that contribute to the well-being of communities in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

• COSSMA, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment. COSSMA provides an array of clinical health services to communities in Cidra, San Lorenzo, Humacao, Yabucoa, Aibonito, and Naguabo, Puerto Rico.

• Costa Salud, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support disinfecting services for its clinics. Costa Salud serves as a primary and preventive health center for the communities of Rincón, Aguada and neighboring areas.

• Iniciativa Acción Puertorriqueña, Florida, $15,000 – To educate at risk communities on COVID-19 testing, safety, and preventive measures. Iniciativa Acción Puertorriqueña is working to advance the Puerto Rican and Latino community of Florida through advocacy, social programs, and education.

• Med Centro, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment. Med Centro is a comprehensive primary healthcare center dedicated to providing quality patient care in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

• Morovis Community Health Center, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire protective personal equipment. Morovis serves as the sole primary care provider within its service area serving low-income, uninsured populations in the central region of the island.

• NeoMed Center, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire COVID-19 tests. NeoMed provides high-quality primary, preventive and specialized health services, using an integrated evidence-based physical and mental health model in San Lorenzo, Juncos, Gurabo, Trujillo Alto and Aguas Buenas.

• PR CONCRA, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire personal protective equipment. PR CONCRA provides specialized services to prevent and treat HIV and sexually transmitted diseases in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Prymed Medical Center, Puerto Rico, $19,000 – To assist with the purchase of an external tarp for services related to COVID-19 testing and services. Prymed provides community residents of Ciales, Puerto Rico with comprehensive clinical care to promote their health and well-being.

• Salud Integral de la Montaña, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To acquire sanitizing materials and equipment to conduct telemedicine. Salud Integral is a comprehensive health center that offers preventive and primary health services in Barranquitas, Bayamón, Comerío, Corozal, Naranjito, Orocovis and Toa Alta.

• ViequesLove, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To launch a public health campaign in support of community contact tracing and create community internet hubs. ViequesLove implements sustainable community development programs to improve the quality of life for residents of Vieques, Puerto Rico.

• Urban Health Plan, New York, $25,000 – To acquire equipment and prepare staff to conduct telemedicine services. UHP is a federally qualified community health center that provides comprehensive and affordable primary and specialty health care and mental health services to communities in the South Bronx, Corona, Queens and Central Harlem.

Keeping Nonprofits Viable and Actively Serving Our Communities

Our nonprofits are not only frontline service providers for our communities, they serve as economic engines and leadership incubators for our nation’s low-income neighborhoods, employing tens of thousands of local professionals and support staff: from social workers and community organizers to after-school program directors and health outreach workers. These grants are made in recognition of the importance of their work and mission, and the urgent task we share collectively to protect their long-term sustainability.

National, Regional & Statewide Organizations

• Alianza Americas, National and Transnational, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Alianza Americas, which is a network of migrant-led organizations working in the United States and transnationally to create an inclusive, equitable and sustainable way of life for communities across the Americas.

• Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services, Michigan and National, $20,000 – To support the work and the mission of ACCESS, which is providing the Arab-American community in Michigan and nationally with a wide range of social, economic, health and educational services.

• Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Asian Law Caucus, San Francisco and National, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Asian Law Caucus, which is working to advance the civil and human rights of Asian Americans with a focus on racial justice, voting rights, immigrant rights, and legal rights.

• Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, National, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Black Trans Advocacy Coalition, which is the only social justice organization led by black trans people working to improve the black transgender human experience.

• Black Women’s Blueprint, National and Transnational, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Black Women’s Blueprint, which is a Black feminist organization that engages in progressive research, policy advocacy, historical documentation, and organizing to build the power of Black women and girls.

• Brotherhood/Sister Sol, National and Transnational, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, which provides comprehensive support services to young people on leadership development, educational achievement, sexual responsibility, political education and social justice.

• Casa de Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and National, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of Casa de Maryland, which is providing immigrant and Latino communities in multiple states with education, citizenship and legal services, vocational training, health education and community organizing programs.

• Centro Legal de la Raza, Oakland and Northern California, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Centro Legal de la Raza, which is providing comprehensive legal representation, education, and advocacy services to protect and advance the rights of immigrant communities in Northern California.

• Coalition of Human Rights Los Angeles (CHIRLA), California and National, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of CHIRLA, which advocates for laws and government policies that protect the civil and human rights of immigrants in California and nationally.

• Color of Change, National, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Color of Change, which as the nation’s largest online racial justice organization is working to move decision-makers in corporations and government to create a more human and less hostile world for Black people in America.

• Family Action Network Movement (FANM), Florida and National, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of FANM, which works to empower Haitian and immigrant communities locally and nationally through community organizing, advocacy, and the provision of health and human services.

• Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA), New York and National, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of LCOA, which promotes health education, develops model prevention programs for high-risk communities, and works to mobilize an effective community response to HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis & STIs.

• Latino Community Fund of Georgia, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of LCF, which supports Latino-serving nonprofits and individuals in Georgia with advocacy, program development, technical assistance and grantmaking.

• LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York and National, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of LatinoJustice, which is focused on creating a more just society by using and challenging the rule of law to secure equitable and accessible justice, and by fostering leadership through advocacy and education.

• National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture (NMPRAC), Illinois and National, $25,000 – To support the staff, work and mission of NMPRAC, which is the only self-standing museum in the nation devoted to promoting and showcasing Puerto Rican arts and cultural exhibitions year-round.

• Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and National, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of RAICES, which provides legal services, social services, bond assistance and advocacy support to immigrant children, families, and refugees.

• UndocuBlack Network, National, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of the UndocuBlack Network, which works to protect and empower undocumented Black communities across the country through advocacy, local organizing, and the cultivation of strategic alliances.

• Voces de la Frontera, Wisconsin, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of Voces de la Frontera, which is focused on protecting the civil and human rights of immigrants and working families in Wisconsin through leadership development, community organizing, worker centers and advocacy.

Local Community-Based Organizations

• Access Community Awareness Center, Florida, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of Access Community Awareness Center, which provides veterans, seniors, disabled persons and the homeless in Central Florida with food, clothing, housing, substance-abuse rehabilitation, and mental health counseling and therapy.

• Afro Latino Jazz Alliance, New York, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of Afro Latino Jazz Alliance, which is focused on preserving the music and heritage of big band Latin Jazz through performance and educational programs serving school children throughout New York City.

• ASPIRA de Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of ASPIRA de Puerto Rico, which implements educational programs aimed at increasing school retention and graduation rates of youth in Puerto Rico, as well as access to postsecondary education.

• Ayuda Legal de Puerto Rico, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of Ayuda Legal, which is providing free and accessible education and legal support to low and medium-income communities in Puerto Rico, with a focus on those impacted by Covid-19.

• Andanza, Puerto Rico, 25,000 – To support the work and mission of Andanza, which contributes to the development and democratization of art through the production of shows and year-round classes to students in its own school and community-based programs.

• Boundless Theatre Company, New York, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Boundless Theatre Company, which is spearheaded by women, Latinx theater-makers and other theater-makers of color and is focused on nurturing cross-cultural voices through new and existing theatrical works.

• Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders, Connecticut, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders, which is providing youth in Bridgeport, Connecticut with sports, educational and civic programming so they can reach their full potential and value in society.

• Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute (CCADI), New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of CCCADI, which is an arts, culture, education, and media organization that advances cultural equity, and racial and social justice for African descendant communities.

• CASA/MAAS, Connecticut, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of CASA/MAAS, which is an alcohol rehabilitation center providing substance abuse treatment with outpatient care, partial hospitalization, and day treatment in New Haven, Connecticut.

• Casita Maria, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Casita Maria, which provides Latino youth and their families in the South Bronx with an array of educational programming, social services and a state of the art facility encompassing performance spaces, and dance and music studios.

• Center for Immigrant Advancement, Florida, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of The Center for Immigrant Advancement, which is dedicated to protecting the rights of immigrants in Miami, Florida and assisting them with their legal and other needs.

• Centros Sor Isolina Ferré, Puerto Rico, $11,000 – To support the work and mission of Centros Sor Isolina Ferré, which promotes educational advancement through professional certification programs, high school programs and leadership training in Ponce, Guayama and Caimito, Puerto Rico.

• Center for Latino Progress/CPRF, Connecticut, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of the Center for Latino Progress, which acts to improve the socioeconomic conditions of Latinos in the Greater Hartford area through education, training, supportive services, leadership development, and advocacy.

• Circulo de la Hispanidad, New York, $23,575 – To support the work and mission of Círculo, which operates a pioneering elementary charter school in Hempstead, New York and serves communities throughout Long Island with educational programs, housing, HIV/AIDS, and other social services.

• Centro de Microempresas y Tecnologías Agrícolas Sustentables de Yauco (CMTAS), Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of CMTAS, which supports farming communities through trainings, social services, and the creation of agricultural microenterprises in Yauco, Puerto Rico.

• Connecting Paths, Puerto Rico, $17,246 – To support the work and mission of Connecting Paths, which provides educational services on risk mitigation, disaster preparedness, and sustainable economic development in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

• Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Puerto Rico, which provides education and financial counseling to consumers focused on first-time homeownership, budget management and credit rehabilitation in the San Juan metropolitan area.

• CREARTE, Puerto Rico, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of CREARTE, which works to create positive alternatives for children and adolescents in Puerto Rico focused on the development of their emotional and social potential through art, recreational activities, and schoolwork support.

• Coalition for Hispanic Family Services (CHFS), New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of CHFS, which is a comprehensive family service agency providing foster care and adoption services, mental health services, primary health care, education, HIV/AIDS case management, youth and parent training, and youth leadership development to residents of North Brooklyn, East New York and Queens.

• Colectivo Arbol, Florida, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Colectivo Arbol, which helps migrants residing in Central Florida with English classes, health fairs, legal counseling, food and disaster relief assistance, and reunification programs.

• Cooperativa Organica Madre Tierra, Puerto Rico, $7,470 – To support the work and mission of Cooperativa Organica, which helps growers interested in the cultivation, marketing, and consumption of organic products, and brings growers together in vendor markets set up in different parts of the island.

• COPAY, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of COPAY, which provides children and families in Great Neck, Long Island with vocational assessment and training, academic tutoring, outpatient substance abuse counseling, psychiatric evaluation, family therapy, marital counseling, and HIV supportive services.

• Dominicanos USA (DUSA), New York, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of DUSA, which works to advance the interests and aspirations of New York’s Dominican community through voter registration, voter mobilization and citizenship assistance.

• Dominico-American Society of Queens (DAS), New York, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of DAS, which is providing Latino and immigrant families in Jackson Heights, Corona and Elmhurst, Queens with food assistance, adult literacy and job training, legal and immigration services, citizenship classes, and other services.

• El Museo del Barrio, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of El Museo, which as the leading Latino cultural institution in New York presents wide-ranging Latino arts collections and exhibits, a visual and performing arts series, educational programs, and cultural celebrations.

• El Puente, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of El Puente, which is focused on advancing the human rights of Black and Brown communities in Brooklyn, Puerto Rico and beyond through its pioneering public high school, youth leadership development, health, education, policy advocacy, the arts, environmental justice activism and community organizing.

• Firmes, Unidos y Resilientes con la Abogacía (FURIA), Puerto Rico, $20,720 – To support the work and mission of FURIA, which offers education and consulting services to communities and groups in Puerto Rico that seek compliance and protection of their fundamental human rights.

• Fundación Música y País, Puerto Rico, $10,325 – To support the work and mission of Fundación Música y País, which promotes music and musical education for youth throughout Puerto Rico via three signature programs: Music for All; the Puerto Rico Youth Symphony Orchestra and Music for Healing.

• Hispanic Brotherhood of Rockville Centre, New York, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Hispanic Brotherhood, which provides Latino residents of Nassau County, Long Island with housing and employment counseling, translation, immigration and legal assistance, and emergency food aid.

• Hispanic Services Council, Florida, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Hispanic Services Council, which seeks to improve the quality of life of Latinos living in Hillsborough County, Florida through educational programs, immigration legal services, and leadership development.

• Hope CommUnity Center, Florida, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of Hope CommUnity Center, which is dedicated to advancing the empowerment of Central Florida’s immigrant and working poor communities through education, advocacy, and spiritual growth.

• I Challenge Myself, New York, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of I Challenge Myself, which promotes the social, emotional, and fitness development of New York City public high school students through cycling and fitness programs.

• Ibero-American Action League, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Ibero-American, which provides Latino children, families and seniors in Rochester, New York with early childhood, youth, family, developmental disabilities, employment, and elderly services.

• IATI Theater, New York, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of IATI Theater, which produces and performs Spanish-language theatrical works in New York City that highlight the complexity, richness, and depth of Latino culture.

• Instituto para el Desarrollo de la Juventud, Puerto Rico, $ 25,000 – To support the work and mission of the Instituto, which is dedicated to reducing child poverty and improving the conditions in which children and youth develop in Puerto Rico through research and public policies.

• Juntos, Pennsylvania, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of Juntos, which provides leadership development, community organizing and coalition-building for Latino workers, parents, youth, and immigrants in Philadelphia.

• Justice Shall Be For All, Florida, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of Justice Shall Be For All, which is a social justice organization focused on providing immigrants in Florida with the resources and support they need to integrate and prosper.

• La Maraña, Puerto Rico, $24,830 – To support the work and mission of La Maraña, which is focused on strengthening and promoting the transition of cities to more livable, participatory, and sustainable environments, and operates projects in Comerío, Carolina and Humacao, Puerto Rico.

• Latino Leadership, Florida, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Latino Leadership, which serves Latino families in Central Florida with housing counseling, a private school for children with special abilities, and the first fully bilingual autism therapy center in the region.

• Latino U College Access, New York, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of Latino U, which is focused on increasing college enrollment and completion among Latino youth who are first in their family to attend college through education, advocacy, and counseling and mentoring.

• Loisaida, Inc., New York, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Loisaida, which provides low-income Latino residents in the Lower East Side of New York City with employment and training opportunities, comprehensive youth development initiatives, and neighborhood revitalization activities.

• Mercy Center, New York, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of Mercy Center, which provides parenting classes, women’s support groups, family development, employment/job skills, ESL and immigrant services, and youth programs to immigrants and Latinos residing in the South Bronx.

• Morris County Organization for Hispanic Affairs, New Jersey, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of MCOHA, which is committed to serving Latino residents in Dover, Morristown, and Butler, New Jersey through a variety of services, including computer training, transportation, senior services, and citizenship and legal immigration services.

• MUMAS Renaciendo Corp, Puerto Rico, $23,150 – To support the work and mission of MUMAS Renaciendo, which works hand in hand with women and mothers to achieve their personal, family, social and economic empowerment in Hatillo, Puerto Rico.

• Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Puerto Rico, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Museo de Arte, which houses contemporary art from a Puerto Rican perspective and collects, documents and preserves, promotes and studies art produced from the middle of the 20th Century to the present in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Latin America and its diasporas.

• Needs Foundation, Puerto Rico, $17,800 – To support the work and mission of the Needs Foundation, which is dedicated to the empowerment of communities in Bayamon, Puerto Rico through community centered care services, education, and support.

• New York Council on Adoptable Children, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of COAC, which seeks to provide permanent, loving, and nurturing homes for foster children and serve families who have adopted a child through foster care with a variety of supportive services.

• Nuevo Sendero, Florida, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of Nuevo Sendero, which is dedicated to helping domestic violence and sexual abuse victims through education, family counseling, and other special programs in Orange, Osceola, and Volusia Counties in Central Florida.

• 100 Hundred Hispanic Women National, New York, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of 100 Hundred Hispanic Women, which is dedicated to guiding Latinas towards excellence through educational enrichment and professional development programs.

• OneStop Career Center of Puerto Rico, $16,140 – To support the work and mission of OneStop Career Center of Puerto Rico, which offers services to youth and adults throughout Puerto Rico in the areas of housing, education, employment, health, and legal services.

• PathStone Corporation, Puerto Rico, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of PathStone, which builds self-sufficiency between families and communities by strengthening farmworkers and rural and urban communities throughout Puerto Rico.

• Ponce Neighborhood Housing Services, Puerto Rico, $18,100 – To support the work and mission of Ponce NHS, which supports low- and moderate-income families and individuals in first-time home ownership, foreclosure prevention plans, and improving credit scores.

• Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Pregones/PRTT, which is a multigenerational performing ensemble, multidiscipline arts presenter, and owner/steward of bilingual arts facilities in the Bronx and Manhattan that lift up and champion a Puerto Rican/Latino cultural legacy.

• Productores de Café (PROCAFE), Puerto Rico, $5,600 – To support the work and mission of PROCAFE, which aims to serve coffee growers and related sectors of the coffee industry in Puerto Rico.

• Programa de Apoyo y Enlace Comunitario (PAEC), Puerto Rico, $16,667 – To support the work and mission of PAEC, which promotes the development of children and young people and the resilience of families and communities in Aguada, Aguadilla, Isabela, Moca, San Sebastian and Mayaguez.

• Programa de Educación Comunal de Entrega y Servicio (PECES), Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of PECES, which provides prevention, education, and business training to facilitate the social and economic development of residents on the southeastern region of the island.

• Protectores de Cuenca, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Protectores de Cuenca, which helps to restore and protect watersheds and associated ecosystems such as coral reefs by implementing conservation practices, developing interagency agreements, integrating collaboration and fostering community involvement throughout Puerto Rico.

• Qualitas of Life Foundation, New York, $20,000 – To support the work and mission of Qualitas, which provides comprehensive financial education and an asset building program to Hispanic individuals and their families in New York City.

• Repertorio Español, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Repertorio Español, which introduces the best of Latino, Spanish and Hispanic-American theatre in distinctive, quality productions to a broad audience in New York City and across the country.

• SOS by Urbander, Florida, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of SOS by Urbander, which provides aid to individuals, families, and communities facing hardship and adversity due to natural disasters, personal loss, underrepresentation, and discrimination.

• Southside United Housing Development Fund Corporation, New York, $17,500 – To support the work and mission of Los Sures, which supports Latino families in Brooklyn through affordable housing, tenant organizing, a senior residential and recreation center, a hydroponic farm, and a local food pantry.

• St. Ann’s Corner of Harm Reduction, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of St. Ann’s, which is a multi-service wellness and harm reduction agency providing a continuum of interventions through street outreach, a center for basic needs, food pantry, stress-reduction services, educational workshops, and mental health counseling.

• Surge Institute, Illinois, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of the Surge Institute, which is focused on the empowerment, advancement, growth, and achievement of youth and communities of color through education, leadership development and community building.

• Taller Comunidad La Goyco, Puerto Rico, $4,693 – To support the work and mission of Taller Comunidad La Goyco, which is a cultural center promoting music, art, and performance for the residents of Santurce.

• Teatro Circulo, New York, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Teatro Circulo, which introduces New Yorkers to the best works of Pan Latino and Spanish playwrights in order to foster an appreciation of the richness of Latin American cultures.

• Unidos Por Ecuador of Central Florida (UPECR), Florida, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of UPECR, which serves Ecuadorian and Latino communities in Florida and beyond through citizenship services, English classes, and food and cash assistance.

• Vision Urbana, New York, $15,000 – To support the work and mission of Vision Urbana, which operates a range of programs that helps hundreds of low-income and distressed seniors, families, and at-risk youth in the Lower East Side.

• Worker Justice Center of New York, $10,000 – To support the work and mission of WJCNY, which is the leading provider of employment legal assistance for low-wage workers in the Hudson Valley and Upstate New York, serving primarily farmworkers and immigrant workers who are disproportionately affected by labor abuses such as wage theft, discrimination, labor trafficking, and unsafe working conditions.

• Y No Habia Luz, Puerto Rico, $25,000 – To support the work and mission of Y No Habia Luz, a theatre company in Santurce, Puerto Rico which incorporates an interdisciplinary approach to art by merging theatre, dance, music, masks, puppets and objects into the stage setting.