Hispanic Federation

Target demographics: uplift millions of Hispanic children, youth, and families across the country.

Geographic areas served: 42 states & territories served by Hispanic Federation's programs and policy work

Programs: - Disaster Relief – Puerto Rico: Hurricane Maria brought shocking and unprecedented devastation to Puerto Rico, the effects of which will be felt for years to come. In response, Hispanic Federation partnered with local organizations, individuals, businesses and foundations to address the many long-term needs of the island's residents. Today, HF is proud to be among the largest institutional contributors to Puerto Rico's relief and recovery efforts. From transporting emergency responders to providing 7.4 million pounds of food, water and essential items in the critical days and weeks following the storm, HF mobilized quickly to reach all 78 municipalities in Puerto Rico. The magnitude of the disaster in Puerto Rico requires that we all support displaced families in what is undoubtedly a long road to a just recovery. HF believes that nonprofit agencies, local organizations and community associations are in the best position to lead the recovery and reconstruction of Puerto Rico. - College Success Programs: HF has secured and invested over 4 million of dollars to expand its groundbreaking CREAR Futuros (To Create Futures) Latino college success initiative to 9 universities in four states. Today, CREAR Futuros has grown to help 1,000 Latino students in 8 colleges across four states stay and graduate from college through peer and professional mentoring, leadership development trainings, academic tutoring, internships and social services. - Nonprofit Advocacy: HF and a coalition of African American and Asian American leaders has secured over $12 million for the Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF). A landmark initiative, it bolsters non-profit capacity in areas such as financial management, board development and outcome evaluation. - Public Education: HF launched a multi-state Affordable Care Act (ACA) public education campaign focused on consumer education, health plan enrollment and building the capacity of Latino nonprofits to inform and help Latinos navigate the new health exchanges. More than 200,000 Latino individuals and families were reached during the first two years of the campaign. - National Nonpartisan Civic: HF launched Movimiento Hispano, a groundbreaking national civic engagement campaign designed to heighten the impact of the Latino vote in 23 states. HF continues to mobilize communities by partnering with like-minded organizations to increase Latino voter education, registration and turnout in our nonprofit footprint states of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.