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Organized by the Seattle Latino/a Networking Professionals Meetup Group
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“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
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