Oct 17, 2022
Hispanic Federation, the nation’s leading network of Latino community-based organizations, will provide one-time direct relief payments of $600 to 62,900 qualifying farmworkers and meatpacking workers, thanks to a two-year, $44.3 million grant administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service.
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Oct 6, 2022
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in Texas v. United States affirms that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful, sending the case back to the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas for further review in light of the Biden administration’s new DACA rule.
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Oct 5, 2022
Hispanic Federation (HF) announced an immediate $100,000 emergency assistance fund to support NGOs in the Dominican Republic that are providing life-saving assistance to Dominicans most affected by Hurricane Fiona.
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Oct 4, 2022
Hispanic Federation applauds Commissioner Roberta Reardon and Governor Hochul’s landmark decision to accept the Farm Laborers Wage Board recommendation to lower the overtime threshold to 40 hours per week over the course of 10 years. Although a decade to get to 40 hours for overtime is a long road ahead, the reduction of four hours every two years until 2032 will lead to significant change in the lives of our farmworkers and their families in New York State.
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Oct 4, 2022
Hispanic Federation (HF) announced that their Latino Digital Accelerator Program–which is designed to support a network of Latino-led and -serving nonprofits providing Latino jobseekers the skills they need to secure meaningful jobs in the digital economy–has served 10,598 people in its first 18 months of operation.
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Oct 4, 2022
The Hispanic Federation has created an initial $100,000 fund for community-based organizations providing goods and services to vulnerable communities affected by Hurricane Ian.
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Sep 20, 2022
Exactly five years after Hurricane Maria caused catastrophic damages to Puerto Rico, and as the island is facing another severe weather emergency from Hurricane Fiona, Hispanic Federation continued the Take Action For Puerto Rico! campaign in a press conference today near the U.S. Capitol.
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Sep 14, 2022
Marking the five-year remembrance of Hurricanes Maria and Irma, Hispanic Federation, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda Jr., corporate and philanthropic partners held a press conference in Puerto Rico and announced that coffee production on the island will surpass pre-hurricane levels for the first time.
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Aug 25, 2022
As the midterm approaches and as the Latino community continues to be disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, inflation, and attacks on civil rights, Hispanic Federation and its partners launched an aggressive and culturally competent campaign to mobilize Latino voters across the state.
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Aug 25, 2022
Hispanic Federation welcomes the Biden administration’s new rule for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which codifies the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) memo that created the program in 2012.
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Aug 17, 2022
As Texas Governor Abbott continues his political stunt busing immigrants from the Texas border to New York City, Hispanic Federation has created an initial $100,000 fund for community-based organizations that are working on the frontlines and supporting these migrants.
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Aug 9, 2022
Hispanic Federation congratulates Senate Democrats for passing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, historic legislation that is critical for addressing the major challenges that Latino families and all Americans face in healthcare and climate. Hispanic Federation urges the House to swiftly pass the legislation and send it to President Biden for signature.
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Aug 3, 2022
“Hace tres años, en El Paso, una ciudad compuesta por un 81,5% de latinos y considerada en gran medida como una de las ciudades más seguras de nuestro país, un joven ingresó a El Paso Walmart y sin piedad disparó y mató a 23 almas inocentes e hirió a otras 24 durante la masacre.
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Aug 1, 2022
“Three years ago, in El Paso, a city composed of 81.5% Latinos and largely considered one of the safest cities in our country, a young man entered El Paso Walmart and mercilessly shot and killed 23 innocent souls and injured 24 others during the massacre. Today, our hearts remain broken as we remember the victims and survivors of one of the deadliest attacks specifically targeting Latinos and immigrants.
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Jul 22, 2022
Hispanic Federation is thrilled with the House of Representatives' passage of the bipartisan Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, ensure protections for same-sex marriage at the federal level, and establish more legal protections for marriage equality.
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Jun 29, 2022
“This Pride month, we acknowledge the contributions of LGBTQ+ people to our society and celebrate the progress this movement has made in the fight for our fundamental human rights – equality, inclusion, and justice. That fight has come a long way since the 1969 Stonewall uprising that has come to symbolize over half a century of fighting for equality in our country, which, just a few short years ago, resulted in the Supreme Court's legalization of same-sex marriage.
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Jun 27, 2022
Por primera vez en más de 25 años, el Congreso aprobó una legislación bipartidista que aborda el acceso a las armas, la intervención en situaciones de crisis y la seguridad escolar en nuestro país. Aunque se queda corto en muchas áreas, este proyecto de ley brinda la esperanza de que el Congreso comience a asumir la responsabilidad por el hecho de que EE. UU.
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Jun 27, 2022
For the first time in over 25 years, Congress passed bipartisan legislation that addresses access to guns, crisis intervention, and school safety in our country. Though it falls short in many areas, this bill provides hope that Congress will begin taking responsibility for the fact that the U.S. is an extreme outlier among developed countries when it comes to gun laws and gun-related violence and death. Hispanic Federation thanks President Biden for signing this bipartisan legislation into law.
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Jun 24, 2022
Hoy, en una votación de 6-3, la Corte Suprema dictaminó anular Roe v. Wade, poniendo fin de hecho a casi 50 años del derecho constitucional al aborto. Hispanic Federation condena esta decisión y una vez más hace un llamado al Congreso para que aprueben de inmediato protecciones federales para el derecho al aborto.Read more....
Jun 24, 2022
Today, in a 6-3 vote, the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively ending nearly 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion. Hispanic Federation condemns this decision and once again calls on Congress to immediately pass federal protections for abortion rights.
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