The Latino Giving Circle of Rochester Area Community Foundation celebrated the Latino community during Hispanic Heritage Month by awarding the Nuestra Comunidad Grant Awards Sept. 22. The grants, totaling more than $35,000, were awarded to organizations to meet the Hispanic community’s evolving needs.
The eight organizations that received grants were:
- Western NY Coalition of Farmworkers Serving Agencies
- Ibero-American Action League
- JustCause
- Community Food Cupboard of Rochester
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges — Geneva 2030
- HCR Cares
- Strong Recovery — Recuperación Fuerte
- Coordinated Care Services — Our Local History
The Western NY Coalition of Farmworkers Serving Agencies will use the funds to continue to prepare immigrant families for emergency situations and offer caregivers information on how to protect their children with legal guardianship plans and how to quickly get access to trusted legal support.
The grant to Ibero-American Action League will support the annual State of the Latino Community event, which shares data and insight with roughly 200 attendees so that efforts to improve education, health, employment and housing remain rooted in lived experience and community need.
JustCause, a volunteer legal services organization, received support to better meet the high demand for immigration legal services in the region.
Other grants awarded through the Circle broadly support the Latino community in such areas as health, food assistance and language access.
The Latino Giving Circle, founded in 2022, has awarded grants to dozens of organizations that uplift Latino voices, advance equity and build opportunities for Hispanics across the greater Rochester area.
