La Raza Chicago

We are proud to share with you that La Raza Chicago received one of the inaugural grants from Press Forward, the national movement dedicated to strengthening communities through local news.?It's a great recognition of La Raza's work, dedicated for 54 years to serving Chicago's Latino community with excellent Spanish journalism. Thanks to #PressForward for supporting La Raza and local journalism and congratulations to the rest of the grantees! More: https://lnkd.in/gUFZwufW Estamos orgullosos de compartir con ustedes que La Raza Chicago recibió una de las subvenciones inaugurales de Press Forward, el movimiento nacional dedicado a fortalecer las comunidades a través de las noticias locales. Es un gran reconocimiento a la labor de La Raza, dedicada desde hace 54 a?os a servir a la comunidad latina de Chicago con excelente periodismo en espa?ol. Gracias a #PressForward por apoyar a La Raza y al periodismo local y ?felicidades al resto de los beneficiados!

Meet Press Forward Chicago grant recipient La Raza Newspaper, whose mission is to "inform, defend, educate, enlighten, and empower the Hispanic community in Chicago through Spanish journalism and literature, outreach activities and business opportunities while promoting among our audience the values of democracy, freedom, justice, diversity, equality, cultural heritage, and opportunity for all." La Raza will use Press Forward #Chicago funding towards enhancing audience engagement and participation by cultivating a cohort of community writers, thinkers and reporters to address challenges, counteract harmful narratives, and promote community cohesion. #LocalJournalism #Philanthropy https://laraza.com/

Today, Press Forward Chicago, a funder collaborative dedicated to strengthening and sustaining local news, announces more than $1.6 million in capacity-building grants to 13 local news organizations. Housed at The Chicago Community Trust, Press Forward Chicago is a local affiliate of the national Press Forward initiative the MacArthur Foundation led to raise unprecedented resources to revitalize local news. The fund is supported by a growing coalition of civic-minded individuals, philanthropic leaders, and foundations interested in fostering stronger, economically stable organizations that can serve the information needs of their communities and that will inspire more residents to participate in civic life. “Press Forward Chicago is uniting resources and providing a space for funders to support the growth and innovations of local independent news outlets,” said Andrea Sáenz, president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust. “These inaugural grants represent a commitment to providing vital access to stories that matter to communities and foster informed dialogue about issues impacting people’s lives.” #Chicago #Philanthropy #LocalJournalism #PressForward Learn more about our grant recipients: https://lnkd.in/g7FCqnFS Borderless Magazine Chicago News Weekly Cicero Independiente Growing Community Media NFP, parent company of Austin Weekly News Injustice Watch Investigative Project on Race and Equity Invisible Institute The Lansing Journal La Raza Newspaper Reparations Media NFP Respair Production & Media South Side Weekly Windy City Times