Pictured Carlos Castillon, ALMA’s executive director, with Sylvia Sykes, Chicago Community Trust Assistant Director of Donor Services, and Julio Rodriguez, ALMA’s board president.
On Jan. 25, the Association of Latino Men for Action (ALMA) received a $20,000 grant from Nuestro Futuro, a Latino philanthropic initiative of The Chicago Community Trust, according to an ALMA press release.
ALMA is the first gay organization to receive funds from this initiative. Funds will be used to continue ALMA’s programs and services as well as increase its visibility within the Latino community. ‘We are delighted by the growth that this represents for the organization,’ stated Julio Rodriguez, who is president of ALMA’s board.
The organization’s programs include a support group for monolingual Spanish speakers, a youth scholarship program, a live interactive television show on Chicago’s CAN-TV network, educational forums and workshops dealing with issues such as coming out; immigration; drug and alcohol abuse; and HIV/AIDS prevention.