Resources to Support the Latine/Latinx Community All Year Round
Although today marks the end of Latine/Latinx Heritage Month, these organizations and initiatives are empowering the community all year round. Please share, promote or consider donating/volunteering if you are able to.
SUPPORT LATINAS
MANA A National Latina Organization
MANA represents the interests of Latina women, youth and families on issues that impact our communities.
Mujeres Activas en Letras y Cambio Social (MALCS)
An organization of Chicanas/ Latinas and Native American women working in academia and in community settings with a common goal: to work toward the support, education and dissemination of Chicana/ Latina and Native American women’s issues.
National Latina Institute For Reproductive Health
Shaping policy and shifting culture to dismantle the derogatory myths about our communities in order to help fuel a larger reproductive justice movement.
https://www.latinainstitute.org/
The Chicana Latina Foundation
Promotes professional and leadership development of Latinas.
SUPPORT LATINE YOUTH
United We Dream
The largest immigrant youth-led community in the U.S. empowering young people- regardless of immigration status - to support, engage, and make their voice heard.
Casa Ruby
Offers clothing exchanges, hot meals, and housing referrals, as well as legal counseling for youth.
Committee for Hispanic Children & Families
Combine education, capacity-building, and advocacy to strengthen the support system and continuum of learning for children and youth.
Sociedad Latina
To create the next generation of Latino leaders who are confident, competent, self-sustaining and proud of their cultural heritage.
https://www.sociedadlatina.org
SUPPORT LATINE LGBTQ+
The TransLatin@ Coalition
Formed by Trans Latin@ leaders to organize and advocate for the needs of Trans Latin@s who are immigrants and reside in the US.
https://www.translatinacoalition.org
Advocate for equity, safety, and wellness for the Latinx Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer + community.
http://www.latinoequalityalliance.org
Promote the healthy development of trans people through the delivery of a wide range of information and services.
https://translatinxnetwork.org/
Familia es Familia
Aims to build support among Latinx communities for acceptance of gay and lesbian family members, eventually leading to support for broader societal and political inclusion.
https://www.familiaesfamilia.org
SUPPORT LATINE MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS
Therapy for Latinx
Provide resources for our community to heal, thrive, and become advocates for their own mental health.
https://www.therapyforlatinx.com/
National Latinx Psychological Association
To create a supportive professional community that advances psychological education and enhance health, mental health, and well-being.
Agua y Sangre
Crafts elemental healing sessions to help you reclaim your mind, body, and spirit and promotes empowerment and joy through the art and practice of taking care and ancestral medicine.
https://www.aguasangrehealing.com/
The Latinx Mental Health Podcast
We talk to therapists, researchers, artists, activists, and students about their experiences in the intersections of mental health and Latinx identity.
https://www.latinxmhpodcast.com/
SUPPORT LATINE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities (CNLD)
A volunteer organization comprised of Disabled Latinx leaders and allies from across the nation.
http://www.latinxdisabilitycoalition.com/
RIADIS
A network formed by organizations of persons with disabilities from 19 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
METAS (Mentoring, Engaging and Teaching All Students)
A nonprofit that trains educators in Latin America, who work with blind and low vision students in addition to other disabilities.
http://metasinternational.org/
Fiesta Educativa
To provide information and training to Latino families on how to obtain services for all persons with disabilities.
SUPPORT LATINE CIVIL RIGHTS
UNIDOS
Serving the Hispanic community since 1968 through research, policy analysis, and state and national advocacy efforts.
Provides national leadership on key issues including immigration and naturalization, voting rights, election reform, and the Census.
Grassroots Leadership
Focused on the problem of mass incarceration, specifically the outrageous phenomenon of for-profit detention, deportation, and criminalization of immigrants.
https://grassrootsleadership.org/
VOTO LATINO
Focused on educating and empowering a new generation of Latinx voters, as well as creating a more robust and inclusive democracy.