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LaToya Foster (EOM) – (202) 727-5011; [email protected]
Eduardo Perdomo (MOLA) – (202) 671-2826; [email protected]

(WASHINGTON, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA) awarded a combined $1,286,000 in grant funding to 49 community-based organizations that serve the District’s Latino residents. Grants were made in amounts between $5,000 and $50,000 to each organization.

“Washington, DC is stronger because of the diversity of our community – including a growing Latino population. Not only does our Latino community contribute to our flourishing and thriving city, but they are an important part of the District’s development,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser. “We look forward to partnering with these community organizations to continue creating pathways to the middle class.”

The grant funding is aligned with the Bowser Administration’s priorities and is intended to enhance existing community programs focused on education, job and economic development, public safety, civic engagement, health and wellness, youth engagement, arts and the creative economy. Organizations were selected based on the degree to which they meet these priorities and target their efforts to underserved Latino communities.

This year’s awardees are:

• La Clinica del Pueblo ($50,000);
• Gala Hispanic ($40,000);
• Andromeda ($40,000);
• Latin American Youth Center ($40,000);
• Vida Senior Center ($40,000);
• Catholic Charities ($40,000); 
• CentroNia ($40,000);
• DC Safe ($40,000);
• Trabajadores Unidos ($40,000);
• Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ($40,000);
• Latino Student Fund ($35,000);
• CARECEN ($35,000);
• Cenaes ($35,000);
• Mary’s Center ($35,000);
• The Family Place ($35,000);
• Collaborative Solutions ($35,000);
• Young Playwrights Theater ($35,000);
• Byte Back ($35,000);
• Capital Area Asset Builders ($30,000);
• Latino Economic Development Center ($30,000);
• Casa Ruby ($30,000);
• Run Hope Work ($30,000);
• Ayuda ($30,000);
• Barbara Chambers Children’s Center ($25,000);
• DC Doors ($25,000);
• Housing Counseling Services ($25,000);
• Multicultural Career Intern Program ($25,000);
• Teaching for Change ($25,000);
• Quality Trust ($25,000);
• DC Center for the LGBT Community ($23,000);
• City Blossoms ($20,000);
• Reading Partners ($20,000);
• AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly ($20,000);
• SED Center ($20,000);
• Washington English Center ($20,000);
• Teatro de la Luna ($20,000);
• Community Foodworks ($20,000);
• Washington Ballet ($15,000);
• Big Brothers Big Sisters ($15,000);
• Jubilee Housing ($15,000);
• University Legal Services ($15,000);
• DC Scores ($12,000);
• Caucus Salvadoreno Empresarial ($10,000);
• Kid Power ($10,000);
• Multicultural Community Services ($10,000);
• Many Languages One Voice ($10,000);
• Dialogue on Diversity ($8,000);
• Columbia Heights Initiative ($5,000); and
• Latino LGBT History Project ($5,000).