On Tuesday, May 14, U.S. Sen. Kamala D. Harris and Rep. Nanette Barragán reintroduced the Outdoors for All Act, which aims to help communities around the country construct and improve parks and other outdoor recreational spaces, particularly in underserved communities that lack access to outdoor recreation areas.

Whether we are helping Latinos build their financial literacy, explore new workforce opportunities, become environmental stewards or advocate for one’s health, trust and a commitment to equity is at the core of everything we do. Our initiatives, programs and grassroots outreach efforts are aimed at empowering and inspiring individuals to improve themselves and their families and, in turn, strengthen their communities and their country.

Hispanic Access Foundation connects Latinos to opportunity by exposing them to reliable and relevant resources, promoting civic engagement and serving as their trustworthy partner. We have developed extensive, trust-based community networks, including those in communities that are the hardest to reach, that when combined with our robust technology, operations, media and communications platforms guarantees success.

Our ability to cultivate leaders and develop advocates and connect them with our partners ensures long-term successes and systemic change.

The Hispanic Access Foundation has a long list of accomplishments, large and small. We’re particularly proud that:

• We have directly assisted more than 100,000 Latinos in improving their lives.
  
  
• Mobilized local-led, grassroots campaigns to establish 11 national monuments and a national Marine Sanctuary, protecting 3.9 million acres of land and water, ensuring Latino heritage and conservation priorities are recognized.
  
  
• We have placed more than 800 young Latinos in internships helping to expose them to new careers through our MANO Project.
  
  
• We have developed a strong, trust-based relationship with Latino faith leaders, who serve as a connector and help enhance our credibility within the community.
  
  
• Latino Conservation Week continues to grow – 2024 was celebrated with more than 360 events by more than 190 partners.
  
  
• Our tax education program, in partnership with H&R Block, directly assisted more than 57,000 in understanding and navigating the American tax system.
  
  
• We helped to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund – a critical tool in providing the Latino and other diverse communities with access to the outdoors.
  
  
• Our Hispanic Leadership Network is developing the capacity and skillset of Latino faith leaders and by 2025, we will have had more than 150 leaders complete the one-year program.
  
  
• We have produced multiple short films -- "Milk and Honey," "Land, Water y Comunidad," "Canto del Mar,"  and "I Am Cheo" -- which have elevated the Latino voice on conservation issues affecting their community.
  
  
• Our CDC-funded cancer awareness program led to more than 1,500 Latinos being screened for breast and colorectal cancer.

Hispanic Access Foundation, a national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, improves the lives of Hispanics in the United States and promotes civic engagement by educating, motivating and helping them to access trustworthy support systems. Hispanic Access Foundation's vision is that Hispanics throughout the U.S. enjoy good physical health, a vibrant natural environment, a quality education, economic success and engagement in their communities with the sum of improving the future of America.

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For a listing of all of Hispanic Access' internship and fellowship opportunities, please visit Hispanic Access Foundation's MANO Project website.

WASHINGTON – While the Land and Water Conservation Fund is now permanently reauthorized, President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for 2020 cuts federal funding for LWCF by more than 100 percent, not only zeroing out the program but rolling back funds previously appropriated by Congress last year — jeopardizing the future of one of America’s most effective conservation programs.

REDLANDS – Yesterday, the U.S. House passed the Senate’s public lands bill, which creates one of the largest wilderness expansions in a decade including additions to Death Valley and Joshua Tree National Parks and the San Bernardino National Forest, as well as the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. To highlight the diverse benefits of our public lands and explore what the legislation means for California, Hispanic Access Foundation and Por La Creación Faith-based Alliance held a community roundtable with expert panelists representing health professionals, veterans, business interests, educational leaders, energy companies, parks and environmental justice groups.

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House passed Senate Bill 47, the Natural Resources Management Act, protecting millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of wild rivers across the country, establishing four new national monuments and permanently reauthorizing the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Maite Arce, President and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the decade’s largest public lands package, which protects millions of acres of land and hundreds of miles of wild rivers across the country, as well as establishes four new national monuments and permanently reauthorizes the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Senate Bill 47, otherwise known as The Natural Resource Management Act, passed out of the Senate on Feb. 12 by a vote of 92 to 8 and would finally secure the future for the expired LWCF, which has been one of the most effective tools in conservation and in establishing access to the outdoors without a cost to taxpayers.

WASHINGTON – In response to the Senate’s passage of its Lands Package, which includes the permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund, Maite Arce, president and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement:

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, Jan. 31, Arizona lawmakers passed the historic Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) — an agreement between California, Arizona and Nevada in the Lower Basin, and Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming in the Upper Basin — to reduce each state’s river use as a way to protect against catastrophic water shortages in Lake Mead and declining river flows across the Colorado River Basin. Maite Arce, President and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement applauding the actions taken by Arizona lawmakers to join the six other states that have approved the plan: