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Ventures partners with rural Latino working-class families in California’s Central Coast to ensure a shared and equitable economic future for all.

Our transformational programs make certain that individuals understand and use their economic and political power. From building their savings to advocating for a living wage, our approach builds community and connects financial stability, wealth building, and self-determination. Our work creates dignity by recognizing, acknowledging, and valuing our community members’ leadership in making change happen.

Together, we are working towards a shared and prosperous economic future where zip code, race, gender, or immigration status do not dictate income or wealth.

Shelterforce is the only independent, non-academic publication covering the worlds of community development, affordable housing, and neighborhood stabilization.

Jerry Cornfield joined the Standard after 20 years covering Olympia statehouse news for The Everett Herald. Earlier in his career, he worked for daily and weekly papers in Santa Barbara, California.

Twin Cities PBS.

In 1979, the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) was founded to coordinate Latin American programs at the University of New Mexico. MISSION: The Latin American & Iberian Institute's mission is to create a stimulating environment for the production and dissemination of knowledge of Latin America and Iberia at UNM. DESCRIPTION: Designated a National Resource Center (NRC) by the U.S. Department of Education, the Latin American & Iberian Institute offers academic degrees, supports research, provides development opportunities for faculty, and coordinates an outreach program that reaches diverse constituents.

Salish Sea Cooperative Finance is a cooperatively-owned social enterprise helping members align their money with their values through investing, borrowing, and financial literacy.

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Julian M. Hill (they/them/he/him) is a teacher, solidarity economy lawyer, community organizer, and artist who knows that the world we deserve, though possible and necessary, is not inevitable without a mass movement empowering the most vulnerable among us.

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