Mujeres Unidas Avanzando - $25,000 (Dorchester)
MUA empowers Latina girls and women to believe in themselves and grow into leadership roles through free classes and social services. These leaders serve as mentors to their peers, families, and community. With program graduates serving within the organization, MUA understands the Latina community on the grassroots level and is committed to increasing Latina access to education and professional mobility.
Hyde Square Task Force - $25,000 (Jamaica Plain)
Hyde Square Task Force (HSTF) envisions a city where all youth reach their full potential and are reflected in Boston’s culture and leadership. Our mission towards that vision is to amplify the power, creativity, and voices of youth, connecting them to Afro-Latin culture and heritage so they can create a diverse, vibrant Latin Quarter and build a just, equitable Boston.
ACT Lawrence Inc - $20,000 (Lawrence)
Founded in 1996, ACT Lawrence is a Latina-led, award-winning nonprofit Community Development Corporation (CDC) whose mission is to achieve social and economic justice by empowering low to moderate-income populations in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Through shared values of inclusiveness and collaboration, we desire to reclaim a voice for Lawrence and advocate self-determination for its residents through community development initiatives such as affordable housing, financial coaching, and youth leadership programs.
Agencia ALPHA - $20,000 (Greater Boston)
ALPHA stands for “Alcanzando Logros Para Los Hispanos Ahora.” Their mission is to enable Latinos to reach their social and legal goals through services and programs specially created and curated for the Latino community.
Alianza Services - $20,000 (Holyoke)
Alianza DV Services (formerly Womanshelter/Companeras is dedicated to assisting, supporting, and empowering those whose lives are affected by battering and domestic abuse. We strive to reduce and prevent domestic violence through public awareness and education efforts.
Brazilian Worker Center, Inc. - $20,000 (Allston/Brighton)
The Brazilian Worker Center is a non-profit organization that capacitates immigrant workers to learn about workplace rights, immigration, and health equity. We empower immigrants with knowledge and skills to promote economic, social, political and racial justice for all.
Center for Cooperative Development and Solidarity - $20,000 (Greater Boston)
The Center for Cooperative Development and Solidarity-CCDS provides educational, technical, financial, human, intellectual, and organizational support to people in and around East Boston, mostly low-income immigrants, to explore the creation of worker-owned cooperatives as an economic alternative.
East Boston Ecumenical Community Council - $20,000 (East Boston)
Founded in 1978 to promote racial harmony, East Boston Community Council (EBCC) is a neighborhood-based organization that today promotes the advancement of Latino immigrants of all ages through education, services, advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development.
Innovation Studio - $20,000 (Roxbury)
Innovation Studio fosters innovation, entrepreneurship, and business ownership by creating an inclusive and empowering network of innovation centers and personalized pathways.
Junior Achievement of Greater Boston - $20,000 (Greater Boston)
Junior Achievement’s (JA) mission is to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a global economy.
Latino Economic Development Corporation - $20,000 (Springfield)
Latino Economic Development Corporation (LEDC) promotes economic empowerment and community development among Latino and other underserved populations in Springfield, Massachusetts. Its goals include providing access to capital, access to connections/networking opportunities, and access to coaching and training.
Latinx Community Center for Empowerment - $20,000 (Lowell)
Latinx Community Center for Empowerment empowers community members using education for their active participation in the workforce, civic engagement, and decision-making to promote socioeconomic development
Lawrence Community Works - $20,000 (Lawrence)
Lawrence Community Works (LCW) is a community development corporation that weaves together community planning, organizing, and asset-building efforts with high-quality affordable housing and commercial development to create vibrant neighborhoods and empowered residents. By facilitating conversations and action on community priorities, LCW engages partners and a network of youth and adult residents in opportunities to move themselves and the city of Lawrence forward.
MA Coalition for Occupational Safety & Health Inc (Immigrant Workers Center) - $20,000 (Statewide)
MassCOSH strives to ensure that all workers earn their living and can return home alive and well, free of workplace injury and illness. MassCOSH unites workers, unions, and community groups with environmental and health activists to end dangerous work conditions, organize for safe, secure jobs, and advocate for healthy communities.
Pathways Adult Education & Training (Lynn Rapid Response) - $20,000 (Lynn)
Pathways’ mission is to (1) provide a supportive educational environment for adult learners from the greater Lynn area; (2) provide opportunities for non-native English speakers to learn English and improve their English language arts and math skills; (3) encourage students to explore a variety of career pathways available in the regional labor market; (4) develop employment, career and college readiness skills; and (5) successfully make the transition to postsecondary education, training, and employment. The Lynn Rapid Response Network, housed within Pathways, provides curated resources and programming to Lynn’s immigrant community.
Political Asylum Immigration Representation Project - $20,000 (Statewide)
Founded in 1989, PAIR ensures the due process rights of asylum seekers and detained immigrants through high-quality and reliable pro bono programs so that they have equal protection of the law and access to legal counsel without charge.
La Colaborativa - $15,000 (Chelsea)
La Colaborativa empowers Latinx immigrants to enhance the social and economic health of the community and hold institutional decision-makers accountable to the community.
Amplify Latinx - $10,000 (Statewide)
Amplify Latinx’s mission is to advance a new era of Latinx prosperity by expanding Latino representation within important public, private, and civic institutions, supporting the continual economic mobility and vitality of Latino businesses, and magnifying the community's priorities.
La Alianza Hispana Inc - $10,000 (Roxbury/Dorchester)
La Alianza Hispana (LAH) is a community-based, Latino-led nonprofit serving Greater Boston’s Latino community by empowering individuals, families, and communities and providing high-quality public health, educational and social services, advocacy, and community organizing. Our mission is to improve the lives of the Latino community of MA.
Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund - $10,000 (Lynn)
The Lynn Hispanic Scholarship Fund is dedicated to raising funds to provide scholarships for Lynn Latino youth to continue with their postsecondary education. The LHSF provides education counseling, tutoring, and placement assistance to Hispanic/Latino students to help them gain entrance to colleges and preparatory, vocational, and other schools.
