Unique Gifts for the Holidays Part V of V
Throughout this past month, LaVozColorado Unique Gifts series has provided useful information on helping older adults navigate through the winter with snow shoveling services, ways to help older adults who face isolation and loneliness, and places to donate that help children have a special holiday.
As we end our series on thoughtful gestures for the holiday season, LaVozColorado has compiled a list of organizations that are working to improve the lives of Latinos in Colorado and showcase our culture. Here are a few more quick and meaningful ways to make a positive impact in the Latino community.
Support education through the Latin American Educational Foundation
One of the key ways the Latin American Education Foundation (LAEF) helps Hispanic and Latino students access higher education is through scholarships.
Since 1949 the organization’s long history, LAEF has awarded millions of dollars in scholarships to Hispanics and Latinos. LAEF supports positive outcomes in career advancements, equitable representation in leadership, income, financial equity, homeownership equity, and much more.
You can donate to LAEF and support higher education among Hispanic and Latino students at www.laefcolorado.org/donate.
Help advance the economic well-being of Latinos at Mi Casa Resource Center
For nearly 50 years, Mi Casa Resource Center has served the Denver community. Today, the organization offers Career and Business Pathways programs, financial wellness services, digital literacy assistance, English as a Second Language, and other resources to advance the economic well-being for Latinos, women, and low-income Coloradans.
After participating in the nonprofit’s career programs, participants typically earn an additional $10,000 a year after completing the training. A high rate of students who participate in Mi Casa Resource Center’s youth programs also increased the personal and social skills.
Donations to Mi Casa Resource Center benefit its education, career, and small business pro- grams. You can make a donation by visiting https://micasaresourcecenter.org/donate/.
Support Latin American art at Museo de las Américas
Located at 861 Santa Fe Drive in Denver, Museo de las Américas works to educate Coloradans through collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting Latin American arts and cultures.
Each year, the museum offers three to five exhibitions in its main gallery that highlight cultures and experiences of Latin Americans across the world. Its other galleries also feature items from private collections and are curated by the museum’s curatorial department.
Outside of galleries, Museo de las Américas offers two arts-integrated summer camps for kids and teenagers, workshops for schools, and much more. To donate to the museum and support Latin American art, visit museo.org and click on the donate tab.
Support reproductive justice for the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights
Each year, the Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR) works to help Latino individuals and their families live safe, healthy, and self-determined lives.
The organization offers youth-focused programs like its Latinas Increasing Political Strength service, and the Youth of COLOR Fellowship. The Latinas Increasing Political Strength Leadership Institute and Mentorship Program mentors the next generation of Latina leaders to promote the advancement of the Latino community and to advocate for reproductive justice issues. Meanwhile, the Youth of COLOR Fellowship works to build the capacity of young people of color around policy, organizing, and communications.
You can support COLOR’s work this holiday season by donating at colorlatina.org.
