GRANTEE SPOTLIGHTS

El Movimiento Sigue is a Chicanx-led social justice organization with over 50 years of grassroots advocacy. Their mission is to amplify marginalized voices and build collective power through community-based media and communications strategies. By leveraging culturally rooted storytelling and alternative media platforms, El Movimiento Sigue addresses systemic issues such as poverty, incarceration, and racial inequality. Their flagship media project, La Cucaracha, has been a vital tool for promoting equity and empowering underserved communities since its founding in the 1970s.

Colorado River Valley Team is a non-profit organization that works together with community members to improve the wellbeing of low-income families in the Colorado River Valley through work in leadership development, education, language justice, and community rights.