Massachusetts/ Rhode Island
Casa Latina, Inc.
www.casalatinainc.org
$40,000 / 2 years
Casa Latina Inc. promotes Latino empowerment and cultural pride in Hampshire County by providing services, developing educational opportunities and facilitating individual and collective action for social change among members of our community. The capacity building grant will allow Casa Latina to conduct an organizational assessment and to develop a fundraising plan and provide board and staff with fundraising training.
The Care Center
www.carecenterholyoke.org
$35,000 / 3 years
The Community Adolescent Resource & Education Center, Inc, (Care Center) provides opportunities for young parents to gain control of their lives and to acquire the education, resources and skills for life-long growth and wellness. The capacity building grant is to develop and implement the Latino Leadership Institute, which aims to provide leadership, management and education skills to senior managers at the Center as well as other nonprofit organizations in Holyoke.
Centro Presente, Inc.
www.cpresente.org
$95,000 / 3 years
Centro Presente, Inc. provides legal immigration services, adult education (Spanish literacy, ESL, US Civics/Citizenship & computer skills instruction), an arts and leadership development after-school program for Latino immigrant youth and the Education, Solidarity and Action Project which seeks to build community organizing, political advocacy and community building. The capacity building grant will support Centro Presente’s community organizing efforts and help strengthen its membership program.
The Community Education Project, Inc.
$70,000 / 3 years
Community Education Project Inc. (CEP) serves the educational needs of Latinos in the community through a wide range of classes, from English language and literacy, basic adult education to GED programs. CEP also partners with other organizations in a number of community–wide efforts, including the Grassroots Latino Leadership Development training project, which aims to train members for local boards. The capacity building grant will allow the agency to undergo board training and financial planning and will provide support for an office manager position to help the director dedicate more time to resource development.
Cooperativa el Sol
$8,000 / 1 year
The mission of Cooperativa el Sol is to organize and educate people to achieve affordable housing that is administered and controlled by residents themselves. To this end we organize tenants, developing leaders and pushing representatives to support increases in permanently affordable housing. Their grant will improve the organization’s ability to develop and manage housing cooperatives and access bank loans and government assistance by hiring two consultants to conduct technical trainings for the staff and Board of Directors.
English for Action
www.englishforaction.org
$41,859 / 2 years
English for Action provides innovative educational programs that positively impact immigrant neighborhoods and use language as the basis of building stronger communities. The initial grant provided the organization with salary support, coaching for the executive director and leadership and grassroots fundraising training for board and staff. The renewal grant will continue providing salary support, as well as technology upgrades and technical assistance.
Enlace de Familias de Holyoke
www.hfn.org
$25,000 / 1 year
Enlace is a multi-service agency provides programs such as child care for preschoolers, playgroups for older children, after-school tutoring, adult basic education, GED and ESL classes, mentoring programs for fathers, nutrition seminars computer classes, career and employment skills training. The grant will be used to clarify the organization’s mission and relationship to overall community needs by conducting an organizational strategic planning process, including the development of an implementation action plan.
Immigrant Students in Action (ISA)
$14,510 / 2 years
ISA seeks to develop leadership among undocumented immigrant students, to organize school districts in developing support systems for undocumented immigrant youth who wish to attend college and support legislation that would allow these youth to pursue their post-secondary education. The first capacity building grant helped the organization clarify its mission and vision by developing a governance plan, providing training for the advisory board, and coaching for the executive director. The renewal grant will continue to support this process.
Joslin Community Development Corporation
$15,000 / 1 year
The Joslin Community Development Corporation provides childcare, youth services, non-violence education/training, case management, translation, basic needs, parenting workshops and emergency heating assistance. The planning grant will help Joslin Community Development Corporation conduct an organizational assessment and identify agency priorities.
Latino Dollars for Scholars
www.ladori.org
$29,500 / 2 years
Latino Dollars for Scholars seeks to expand access to higher education for Latino students in Rhode Island through the provision of financial assistance. The initial capacity building grant helped to hire a consultant to develop and implement a fundraising plan. The renewal grant will support the implementation of a Marketing and PR Plan, while continuing to support a fundraising plan.
Lower Liberty Heights Coalition (LLHC)
$16,000 / 1 year
The mission of LLHC is to provide youth, residents, and other members of the community with opportunities for education, leadership, recreation, employment and by creating a safe, economically viable, and beautiful place to live. The grant will provide training in technical assistance, leadership development, community outreach and recruitment.
Nuestras Raíces
www.nuestras-raices.org
$55,000 / 3 years
Nuestras Raíces promotes economic, human and community development in inner-city Holyoke, through projects relating to food and agriculture. The capacity building grant will allow the organization to receive board development training, training for staff and volunteers and will support the efforts of a community organizer.
Nueva Esperanza
$20,000 / 1 year
Nueva Esperanza’s mission is to build safe, healthy, economically sustainable communities through holistic community development. They improve and maintain housing and business conditions by developing, rescuing, and restoring safe, affordable housing. They also provide training and leadership development opportunities. The grant will enable the organization to create a revenue-generating enterprise in property management.
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Massachusetts
Latino Civic Education Initiative, Inc.
www.oiste.net
$145,000 / 3 years
¿Oiste? The Massachusetts Latino Civic Education Initiative, Inc. provides civic education trainings (nuts and bolts information about the electoral system and process) to help educate individuals on specific legislative or policy issues affecting the Latino community. The capacity building grant will provide training for staff and board on a number of organizational development areas; software and technology support; and support for salaries.
Progreso Latino, Inc.
www.progresolatino.org
$106,385 / 2 years
Progreso Latino Inc. is a multi-service community based organization which offers child care services, adult education, health services, youth leadership development, senior programs, immigration services and other direct services. The first capacity building grant was for staff and board professional development. The renewal grant will support the salary of a deputy director in order to enhance service delivery, will provide technology upgrades and will support the services of a youth development consultant.
Quisqueya in Action
$15,000 / 1 year
Quisqueya in Action is a community organization created by Dominican-Americans whose major goals include youth empowerment, educational advancement, economic and community development and cultural awareness. The grant will allow the organization to develop, solidify and expand the role of the College Awareness and Preparation Program of Rhode Island by conducting an organizational development plan, conduct trainings and implement a fundraising plan.
Sociedad Latina
www.sociedadlatina.org
$60,000 / 3 years
Sociedad Latina works to enhance the overall well being of the Latino community by delivering programs that encourage community leadership through educational attainment, cultural identity, and continuation of traditions. The capacity building grant will allow the organization to hire a development coordinator and to develop and implement a fundraising plan. A renewal mini-grant will support technology upgrades and webpage development.
Solutions Community Development Corporation, Inc.
$44,700/ 2 years
Solutions CDC promotes community economic development by strengthening the economic potential of low and moderate income residents. The initial capacity building grant allowed the organization to develop a plan for a tax-preparation, income-generating business. The renewal grant will support the implementation of that business plan.
Spanish American Union (SAU)
$15,200 / 1 year
Since 1968, SAU has been working with the Latino community as a multi-service organization committed to empowerment, education, and action with the goal of achieving individual, community and institutional change. The grant will strengthen the organization’s community involvement by supporting the salary of a membership consultant.
Villa Tech
www.iba-etc.org
$58,000 / 3 years
Villa Tech connects the primarily Puerto Rican low-income community of Villa Victoria to information technology resources in order to empower low income communities and nonprofits through the use of information technology. Services for low-income families include: providing affordable, high-speed Internet access, computers at home, on-site technical support and training opportunities; and services for nonprofits include providing high-quality affordable network and Internet Services. The grant will be used to hire a new Executive Director.
For more information on these grantees, please contact:
Flor Ruiz-Hinrichsen
Program Coordinator, Northeast
55 Exchange Place, Suite 503
New York, NY 10005
flor@hiponline.org
Phone: 646-602-2105
Fax: 212-747-9320