LCF Georgia announces the appointment of Lea Clanton, Community Engagement Director for Georgia Power and Pamela Perkins, Director of Global Contracts for UPS to its board of directors, effective January 1, 2023.
The Board unanimously also elected Daniela Demaria as new Board Chair, Omar Esposito as Vice Chair, Luis Avila as Secretary (re-elected) and Lauren Waits as Treasurer
Read MoreThe US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and a District Court have now found the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) unlawful. While we respect the rule of law and await further legal action, Congress continues to have the power to legislate protections for the children and teens brought to the country by…
Read MoreCommunity calendar celebrating Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month in Georgia in 2022
Read MoreHosted by the Latino Community Fund – LCF Georgia, the festival will be Saturday, Sept. 10, from 3-8 p.m. at Historic Fourth Ward Park Amphitheater. Contacts: Gigi Pedraza, gigi@lcfgeorgia.org Daniela Racines, Daniela@LCFGeorgia.org (678) 705-2057 The Estamos Aquí Fiesta — We Are Here Festival — celebrates Latinx heritage, culture, joy and growth as part of Hispanic…
Read MoreThe Latino Community Fund Inc (LCF Georgia) welcomes the Biden Administration decision to end Title 42 and encourages our congressional representatives and Senators to support this important step towards returning to established legal processes for asylum seekers publicly. What is Title 42? Title 42 is a World War II-era public health law granting the government…
Read MoreAs communities in Georgia grapple with the ongoing pandemic, the economic recesion. Specific groups are disproportionate affected because of specific challenges like language, limited mobility, diverse documentation, and cultural competency. While at the begining of the public health crisis it was clear how unprepared mainstream organizations were to serve immigrants, rural communities were likely never…
Read MoreThe 2020 Census Data Release today confirmed that Georgia, like America, is more diverse than ever.
Read MoreThe “#Dear Georgia,It’s Time” campaign launched with the belief that all Georgia voters should be included in our democracy. In just 6 weeks, we won a major victory to expand language access for Georgia voters. Dekalb County becomes the first county to voluntarily provide resources and sample ballots in Spanish and Korean.
Read More(Art credit to Favianna Rodriguez, poster created for the Black and Latino Summit in LA in 2008) The Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia) recognizes the need to mobilize and organize against institutional racism and White Supremacy and unequivocally affirms that Black Lives Matter. We honor the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dreasjon “Sean” Reed,…
Read MoreThe Latino Community Fund (LCF Georgia) unveiled today key findings from the 2018 Georgia Latino Entrepreneurship Study, the first of its kind in the state of Georgia.
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