LCF DONORS: Leaders Investing in Latino Solutions

First Round of Grants

Latino Boys Receive

Investments from Latino Men

San Francisco Men Giving Circle awarded their first grants of $15,000.

Educa2, Inc - $10,000
Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth (HOMEY) - $5,000

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Pleasanton Giving Circle

Gave out their first grants in September.

They awarded $10,000.

Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project (CLYLP) - $5,000
Diaz & Loera Centro Latino - $2,500
Centro Legal de la Raza - $2,500

Peninsula Giving Circle

Granted their first round with $17,500.

CORA (Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse) - $5,000
PUENTE de la Costa Sur - $10,000
Shop with a Cop Foundation Silicon Valley - $2,500

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Oct 5 - East Bay Circle
Oct 8 - San Francisco Latina Circle
Oct 14 - Solano County Circle Recruitment
Oct 20 - Peninsula Circle
Oct 21 - San Francisco Latino Circle
Oct 22 - Tech Circle Recruitment Event

Find out more about one of the 2014 San Francisco Latina Giving Circle's grantees:

Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA)

MUA is a grassroots organization of Latina immigrant women with a double mission of promoting personal transformation and building community power for social and economic justice. Visit their website >>

Words from Samantha Fernandez, SF Women Giving Circle member:

"It was great to see MUA in action today. One of the big things I appreciated about the program was how beneficial it is to give women a space to have a voice. Community social services usually focus on necessities and basic essentials (medical, legal, food) without necessarily touching on topics like self-esteem, empowerment and having a positive sense of self. It makes me so happy that we are able to support a program that gives Latinas a space to share, to lift each other up, to be leaders and to feel a sense of belonging in a new home that is often strange and alienating. I strongly believe these elements - being heard, being acknowledged, and belonging - shape our human experience. We all want to matter. Having a voice should not be conditional on our social class, language, nationality, race or gender."

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Meet Tamara Centeno

Belongs to East Bay LGC, joined October 2014

Why did you join the East Bay LGC?

I joined the Latina Giving Circle because 100% of my donation will improve my own Latino community. The Latina Giving Circle gives me the opportunity not only to be involved but also to be actively engaged in causes that are close to my heart. I am energized by this group of women that have the same philanthropic goals as me. Our support for Latinos must start in our own communities. This is the best way to do it!

What has been your favorite experience in LGC? On our last meeting, we were able to share resources and information about organizations that are already working really hard with the Latino Community and we were very impressed that although we all live in the same area we discovered fantastic organizations that we didn't know about before.

Our new members from July-Sept:

	Hector Mujica Latinos in Tech Circle
	Wendy de la Rosa Latinos in Tech Circle
	Eliana Murillo Latinos in Tech Circle and SF Latina Giving Circle
	Lisa Sanchez Latinos in Tech Circle
	Marco Chavarin Latinos in Tech Circle and SF Latino Giving Circle
	Enrique Mogollan Latinos in Tech Circle
	Carolina Huaranca Latinos in Tech Circle
	April Alvarez Latinos in Tech Circle
	Jessica Hernandez Jardon Latinos in Tech Circle
	Monica Blanco Latinos in Tech Circle
	Nuria Santamaria Latinos in Tech Circle
	Gabriel Talavera SF Latino Giving Circle
	Ivan Quiñones SF Latino Giving Circle
	Pablo Bravo SF Latino Giving Circle
	Raul Gutierrez SF Latino Giving Circle
	Linda Gonzalez East Bay Latina Giving Circle
	Amelia Gonzalez Pleasanton Latina Giving Circle
	Claudia Prado Pleasanton Latina Giving Circle
	Anna Bellinghausen Peninsula Latina Giving Circle
	Claudia Schweikert Peninsula Latina Giving Circle
	Frances Boscacci Peninsula Latina Giving Circle
	Lilian Peña Peninsula Latina Giving Circle
	Mariza Mancera Peninsula Latina Giving Circle