latino community fund of wa state benefit dinner

“Be the change you want to see tomorrow”

- Ghandi

We, the Washington Latino Washington Latino CommunityCommunity, make up 9% of Washington’s populationpopulation

Making us the fastest fastest growinggrowing minority population group

But in our state, we faceBut in our state, we face manymany challenges…challenges…

45% of our children have

2 or more risk factors that jeopardize their success in school

65% of our

children are

not in

preschool

1 of 5 of our youths is led into the juvenile justice system

50% don’t

graduate from

high school

Only 3% of our businesses

are Latino- owned

1 out of 800 nonprofits are

managed by Latinos

…60% of these report $0 income

"We cannot seek achievement for ourselves

and forget about the progress and prosperity

of our community...our ambitions must be broad enough to

include the aspirations and needs of others,

for their sake and for our own" - Cesar Chavez

TogetherTogether we can help

Why?

Because only 1.3% of giving from foundations, corporations, and charitable organizations

is given to Latino organizations

Because only 1.3%

is given to Latino organizations

Why?

Latino Student Unionat University of Washington

Because many grassroots organizations…

do great work, but are under funded and

not well known

Why?

We connect donorsdonors

to our communitiescommunities

and organizationsorganizations…

TogetherTogether we have already made we have already made contributionscontributions

By inspiring 80 Latino

students from ninenine different high schools in the

Yakima Valley to set

goalsgoals beyond high school.

By developing Latina

entrepreneurs to become self-sufficient. Through

training, communal network, and mentor-like steps in starting their

businesses.

By helping 200 Latino high school

students from around the

State to enroll in college.

Through leadership and network, students are strengthening their commitments to completing a college degree.

By preventing 100 Latino youth from being recruited and

initiated into gangs through positive social activities.

ProvidingProviding quality early quality early

childhood childhood educationeducation to to 8080 Latino children (birth to Latino children (birth to five years old) and five years old) and increase their schoolincrease their school

readinessreadiness

With your help we can do more…

Expand the capacity of

existing non-profits to meet the growing demand for increased social and health services for Latino families

Develop more Latino-owned,

community enhancing businesses

Create more bilingual early childhood education

programs in Latino communities

Prevent Latino

youth from entering the

juvenile justice system and reducing recidivism

Lower the Latino student

dropout rates and increasing post-secondary enrollment, particularly in high need professions

Tell 10 people...and they’ll tell 10 people, and…they’ll tell 10 people, and so on…

Get informed, get

involved!

¡Gracias!

Thank you!

www.latinocommunityfund.org