Earlier this month we awarded more than $350,000 in capacity-building grants to 20 Latino community-based organizations. Capacity-building support for Latino grassroots service providers and advocates? Well, YES, that's what we do! Click here to find out more about these twenty amazing organizations and the funding we're grateful to provide them.
Here are all 2015 CORE awardees. Please join us in celebrating them!
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’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.
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. 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 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 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.
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 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.
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 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.
