Latino Community Foundation Invests $2 Million to Fuel Civic Leadership and Support the Creative Economy
Summary
Our artists and cultural institutions are essential to the civic, political, and economic fabric of Latino communities. As we prepare for another election, we stand firmly with these creative leaders in our communities.These grants are made possible thanks to a $60 million one-time General Fund allocation from the California Arts Council 2021 State Budget put forward by Governor Gavin Newsom to implement the California Creative Corps pilot program. Radio Biling\xfce is thrilled to be part of this effort that invests in artists and brings them into the fold of positive change-making. Together we can dream up a better California and bring important resources to artists in our communities, said Executive Director, Hugo Morales. We are thankful to the Latino Community Foundation for including us in the first round of PodeArte grants.The complete list of organizations that have received grants from the Latino Power Funds PoderArte Initiative:Central Valley Arte Americas the Mexican Arts Center | $150,000 Centro de Unidad Popular Benito Juarez | $50,000 Community Center for the Arts & Technology| $50,000Southern California Altamed Health Services Corp | $50,000 Arts for Healing and Justice Network | $100,000 Arts For LA | $150,000 Chispa Education Fund | $50,000 Community Power Collective |$50,000 Justice for My Sister Collective | $100,000 Las Fotos Project | $100,000 Plaza De La Raza | $150,000 Regional Organization of Oaxaca | $50,000 Tia Chuchas Centro Cultural | $50,000 Women Who Submit | $27,000