Apr 30, 2018
Hispanic Federation President José Calderón has issued the following statement regarding the Higher Education Act Civil Rights Principles.
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Apr 25, 2018
Hispanic Federation President José Calderón has issued the following statement regarding Judge Bates’ decision yesterday that the Trump’s administration’s action to terminate the DACA program is unlawful.
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Apr 24, 2018
Hispanic Federation (HF), the nation’s premier Latino nonprofit membership organization, celebrated its Annual Spring Gala, “Rising Stronger,” at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
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Apr 24, 2018
The Hispanic Federation today announced a $500,000 gift from The Bittel Family Philanthropic Fund towards engaging and registering Latino voters in Florida from now through 2020.
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Apr 18, 2018
Hispanic Federation’s President José Calderón has released the following statement regarding today’s island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico.
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Mar 27, 2018
Hispanic Federation has released the following statement regarding the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
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Feb 8, 2018
Hispanic Federation President José Calderón issued the following statement regarding the Senate budget agreement reached yesterday.
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Jan 31, 2018
Hispanic Federation President José Calderón issued the following statement reacting to President Trump’s Puerto Rico reference in his State of the Union.
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Jan 25, 2018
Hispanic Federation President José Calderón issued the following statement regarding the White House Immigration Plan.
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Jan 8, 2018
Hispanic Federation President José Calderón issued the following statement regarding President Trump's decision today to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans living in the United States.
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Jan 7, 2018
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, in partnership with the Hispanic Federation and in conjunction with RCHN Community Health Foundation, today announced the launch of the Puerto Rico Federally Qualified Health Centers Disaster Recovery Fund, to help strengthen and expand the work of Puerto Rico’s Federally Qualified Health Centers in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
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Jan 5, 2018
At more than 40 community events across Puerto Rico, children who have been affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria are celebrating Three Kings Day this year with more than 36,000 toys purchased and donated by Toys“R”Us® customers. Displaced Puerto Ricans in the mainland U.S. will also be excited to unwrap an additional 3,000 donated toys at Three Kings Day events in select cities across the country.
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Dec 27, 2017
Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo issued pardons to 18 individuals who are facing deportations or other immigration-related challenges, in addition to granting clemency to an additional 43 individuals. Hispanic Federation’s President José Calderón issued the following statement.
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Dec 22, 2017
In response to the emergency disaster supplemental package passed by the House of Representatives yesterday evening, the Hispanic Federation’s President José Calderón issued the following statement.
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Dec 21, 2017
In response to the GOP Tax Bill and the passage of a congressional stopgap spending bill that did not include a Dream Act bill or appropriate funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program, Hispanic Federation’s President Jose Calderon issued the following statement.
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Dec 12, 2017
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Toys“R”Us®, Telemundo, Hispanic Federation, and R.Evolución Latina are partnering to bring toys and smiles to the thousands of children affected by Hurricane Maria this Three Kings Day with the launch of Toys 4 Puerto Rico. The toy drive aims to send 10,000 toys to children throughout the island and begins today online at Toysrus.com/Toys4PuertoRico, with donations accepted until Tuesday, January 2.
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Dec 4, 2017
Hispanic Federation’s President José Calderón issued the following statement regarding the Tax Reform Legislation.
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Dec 1, 2017
Hispanic Federation and Ford Motor Company Fund today launched their seventh annual partnership to provide meals to families in need through Hispanic Federation’s Lucha Contra El Hambre hunger relief initiative.
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Nov 30, 2017
Hispanic Federation's President José Calderón issued the following statement regarding Senator Bernie Sanders' Just Rebuild for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands Act of 2017.
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Nov 7, 2017
Award-winning actor, composer and lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda, in conjunction with the Hispanic Federation, today announced that the organization is taking applications for a $2.5 million fund to seed innovative nonprofit projects that aim to build a stronger and more resilient Puerto Rico from island-based groups. The first seven grant recipients include: Beta Local, Centro de Microempresas y Tecnologías Agrícolas de Yauco (CMTAS), Centros Sor Isolina Ferre (CSIF), The ENLACE Caño Martin Peña Project, Para la Naturaleza, Programa de Educación Comunal de Entrega y Servicio, Inc. (PECES), and Protectores de Cuencas Inc.
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