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New fellowship helps translatina immigrants adjust to life in SF
Jump starting a career at any point requires support and guidance, but the necessary resources are often unavailable to people from diverse backgrounds or those who belong to marginalized groups. San Francisco’s Office of Transgender Initiatives took on the challenge of addressing some of this systemic inequity this year, launching its Economic Development Fellowship program on Jan. 7. The pilot program specifically aimed to help LGBTQ immigrants by providing them with tools and resources to fulfill their career goals.
Ayesha Curry helps launch free summer meal programs for SF school children
On June 17, children and adults gathered at Monroe Elementary School’s playground in San Francisco to bring awareness on the No Kid Hungry Campaign’s texting summer line, which will run through September.
Elementary school principal accused of repeated discrimination against Latino families
For the past 12 years, Peter Avila has been the principal of the San Francisco immersion school Marshall Elementary, but a series of complaints have recently emerged regarding Avila’s leadership, in particular, his lack of bilingual communication and multiple allegations that he discriminates against Latino families.
2020 census to play a vital role in funding health for immigrant communities
The Trump administration’s attempt to add a question about citizenship to the upcoming 2020 Census spread fear across many immigrant communities, leaving many discouraged from participating in the census, which could directly impact county funding and resources.
Advocates make hard-to-count communities a priority for 2020 census
With the Census rolling out in April of 2020, coordinators from the U.S. Census Bureau are working actively to engage hard-to-count communities to ensure their accurate representation on a national level.
Latino Community Foundation partners with big tech to help small Latino-led organizations
With immigrants and their communities increasingly under fire, the Latino Community Foundation is helping pave the way in philanthropy funding for Latino-led grassroot support organizations via its nonprofit accelerator.