ARTE
$35,000 / 2 years
ARTE is an arts-focused nonprofit that works within the Latino community of New Haven. There grant is to hire and Executive Director and develop a fundraising plan.
ASPIRA of Connecticut, Inc.
$120,000/ 3 years
ASPIRA fosters the education and leadership development of Puerto Rican/ Latino youth through programs focusing on academic achievement, cultural awareness, college preparation and leadership development. Their first capacity building grant was to strengthen the agency’s financial management systems, while the second grant is for fund development, and improvements in their data-gathering capacity and marketing/communications.
Casa Otoñal
$114,000/ 5 years
Casa Otoñal offers housing and comprehensive support services to seniors in the New Haven community. The first capacity building grant was for staff and board development and overall organizational assessment that includes financial systems and facilities, while the second grant is for board and staff development, to diversify revenue sources, marketing, a bilingual website, and evaluation capacity.
Centro de la Comunidad, Inc.
$57,000/ 3 years
Centro, which serves the Latino community in Southeastern Connecticut, is a multi-service agency offering adult education, employment training and assistance, support groups, cultural events, parent education programs and information and referral. The first planning grant was to conduct board training and development, and the second grant is to establish financial benchmarks for their strategic plan, and hire a professional grant writer.
Centro San Jose
$37,000/ 2 years
Centro San Jose provides Latinos with the following services: school programs, daycare, behavioral health services, and social and cultural activities for youth. The grant supports an organizational assessment, board development and strategic planning.
Comunidad Hispana de Wallingford
$50,000/ 3 years
The Comunidad Hispana de Wallingford provides information and referral services to low and moderate income Spanish-speaking residents in the Wallingford area. The grants enabled an organizational assessment to identify its capacity building priorities, and later supported the development of a fundraising plan, and a marketing and communications strategy.
Connecticut Association for United Spanish Action, Inc. (CAUSA)
$40,000/ 2 years
CAUSA is a coalition of Latino community-based organizations that works to strengthen its member agencies and conducts research and advocacy on behalf of the Latino community. The grants will support a fundraising plan, provide staff training and improve their technical capacity.
Connecticut Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities
$122,750/ 4 years
The Connecticut Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities (Collaborative) is a group of Latino organizations that have received funding from HIP’s Funders’ Collaborative for Strong Latino Communities. The Collaborative consists of fourteen Latino non-profits which aim to raise their advocacy capacity for their communities. The capacity building grant will enable them to reach this goal by providing training and technical assistance, while diversifying their funding base from the public sector, with a focus on educating the Legislative and Executive Branches at both the State and Federal levels with particular emphasis on health, human services and education.
Connecticut Puerto Rican Forum
$25,000 / 1 year
For the past 25 years, CPRF has played a key role in supporting literacy, computer training, and job readiness programs that help adults find employment within the Connecticut Latino community. They serve community residents of all ethnic and cultural backgrounds in educational and job readiness programs. Their grant is to develop a media and communications strategy.
Greater Bridgeport Latino Network
$10,595 / 1 year
The GBLN was established in December 2003 in response to the growing need for Latino professionals in the Greater Bridgeport area to establish a collaborative environment in which to exchange resources and ideas. Their mission is to educate the public, private, and nonprofit sectors about the various social and economic issues affecting Latinos and to participate in activities that foster a sense of support and unity among the Latino community. This grant will help to strengthen their communications by upgrading their website, as well as provide for board governance training, financial management trainings, and development of a fundraising plan.
Guakía, Inc.
$85,000/ 4 years
Guakía is an arts and cultural organization serving youth ages 5-18. The agency offers creative and performing arts classes led by Hispanic artists and professional musicians and performers. The first capacity building grant was to increase the agency’s fundraising and development capacity, while their second grant will support core staff positions of Executive Director, Program/Music Diretor, and the Administrative Assistant.
Hispanic Center of Greater Danbury
$110,000/ 5 years
The Hispanic Center provides a wide array of social services for the Latino community including: job placement and training, education and counseling in health issues, support groups, immigration orientation, housing mediation, and assistance with government programs (social security, welfare, disability). The first two grants helped the agency undergo a strategic and fundraising planning process, undergo board training and later, supported a marketing and communications strategy, staff training and program evaluation. The most recent grant will support media/communications strategies to raise policy and fundraising effectiveness, specifically for advocacy training and a community outreach coordinator.
Hispanic Coalition of Greater Waterbury, Inc.
$45,000/ 3 years
The Hispanic Coalition of Greater Waterbury provides services for Latino children and families around behavioral health needs, after-school programming, mentoring, and advocacy for improved multicultural, multilingual social services. The capacity building grant is for the development of a financial management system, including increased accounting capacity, financial planning and financial management training for the board.
Hispanic Professional Network
$50,000/2 years
The purpose of Hispanic Professional Network is to serve as a unifying source of information, communication and cultural enrichment while promoting, fostering and developing pride in the Hispanic heritage. Their first grant award was to increase their communications capacity by setting up a website and hiring a communications consultant, and the second grant is to hire a business development consultant to maximize the potential for increased income through fees for service online.
Hispanos Unidos, Inc.
$61,895/ 3 years
Hispanos Unidos provides health education and prevention services to Latinos in the New Haven community. The first capacity building grant was to help the agency implement its recently developed strategic plan, which outlines specific outcomes in technology, human resources and fundraising capacity. The second grant is to develop a facility plan for the acquisition of a building and a five-year strategic plan.
HUMANIDAD
$45,000 / 2 years
HUMANIDAD is based in Rocky Hill, and serves the developmentally disabled with a particular expertise in serving the needs of the Latino disabled and their families. HUMANIDAD is committed to developing an environment that encourages independence, social responsibility and community integration in the lives of persons with disabilities. Their grant is to hire a Director of Clinical Casework to develop a clinical case management system.
Junta for Progressive Action
$101,000/ 4 years
Junta works with immigrants and low and moderate income residents of the Fair Haven community, seeking to increase their participation in the economic, political and social structure within the community. Their first capacity building grant was to hire a part-time development officer and design and implement an agency resource development plan. This grant is to diversify the organization’s funding sources and seek long term stability through the creation of an endowment.
La Casa Bienvenida
$25,000/ 2 years
La Casa Bienvenida aims to improve the quality of life of the low- income Hispanic elderly population by offering basic services. Their two capacity building grant are enabling the development and implementation of a strategic business plan.
La Via Latina
$13,000 / 1 year
La Via Latina is dedicated to supporting the Latino community of the Northwest corner of Connecticut to become a more productive and empowered community contributor. They believe that education is the lynchpin that places the Latino population on the right path to improvement, and enables them to access and avail themselves of existing opportunities. Their grant is for strategic planning.
Latino Community Services
$25,000 / 2 years
LCS seeks to reduce the further spread of HIV/AIDS among the Latino community and other populations at risk and improve the quality of life and health outcomes of individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. Their grant is for a fund development plan.
Latino Labor Network
$10,000 / 1 year
The mission of the Latino Labor Network is to help Latino families residing in Bridgeport, Connecticut reach their full potential. With love and faith in God they plan to eliminate the barriers that are impeding the local Latino community from achieving their dreams and aspirations. Their grant is for fundraising and development, internal operations, and program planning and design.
Latinos Contra SIDA
$25,000/ 1 year
Latinos Contra SIDA is a community health organization that provides comprehensive and coordinated prevention, education, HIV testing and counseling services to individuals affected by HIV/AIDS. The capacity building grant will facilitate the development and implementation of their strategic planning process. The grant will also cover personnel, administration and project expenses.
Mi Casa Family
Service and Educational Center, Inc.
$90,000/ 4 years
Mi Casa works with Puerto Rican youth and families in Hartford’s Frog Hollow/South End neighborhood. The agency received a first capacity building grant to conduct in-depth board and staff training and development, with the aim to ensure capacity to implement the agency’s new strategic plan. Their current grant is to increase specific organizational improvements in areas of fundraising and communications strategies.
New Life Corporation
$30,000 / 2 years
New life works to strengthen families by providing a variety of educational tools and workforce development services that will enable families to enhance their economic, social and educational assets. Their capacity-building grant is to improve programmatic capacity to provide immigration-related legal services to Spanish-speaking immigrants, generating fee-for-service revenue.
Padres Abriendo Puertas
$10,000/ 1 year
Padres Abriendo Puertas (PAP) was organized by Latino parents of children with disabilities seeking to advocate on behalf of their children within the educational system. The planning grant is for the agency to conduct an organizational assessment.
Pequeñas Ligas Hispánicas de New Haven
$37,000/ 3 years
Pequeñas Ligas works with kids and their parents throughout New Haven by engaging them in sports and artistic endeavors as a way of keeping kids in school and encouraging their participation in higher education. The grants will support the organization’s fundraising capacity, enable an audit, and improve the organization’s communications system.
Spanish Speaking Center
$67,400/ 3 years
Spanish Speaking Center is a multi-service, community-based organization that fosters the social well-being and economic independence of low-income Latinos. The first capacity-building grant supported the implementation of a financial management system, development of a fundraising plan, and the creation of a marketing plan. The second grant is for administrative capacity support, financial management systems, board development, a strategic plan, and a fund development strategy.