Chicanos Por La Causa

Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) is a non-profit organization in Arizona founded in 1969. It is a statewide community development corporation (CDC). It has staff of nearly 900 and impacts more than 375,000 people every year throughout Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico.[1][2]

CPLC
Chicanos Por La Causa
Founded1969
HeadquartersPhoenix, AZ
Location
  • United States
President & Chief Executive Officer
David Adame
Websitewww.cplc.org

History

Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) was founded in 1967 by a group of young Latino men and women, hoping to improve the quality of life for Arizona's Mexican-American population. The National Council of La Raza invested and supported the organization, and with that financial assistance, CPLC implemented programs targeting rural development issues. Additionally, CPLC lent support to Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers.

Within a year, CPLC expanded its services by offering bilingual referral services to the impoverished, urban communities located in South and Central Phoenix. Through assistance from the Ford Foundation, local financial institutions, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), CPLC began developing its own programs targeting economic and workforce development as well as housing counseling.

In the 1970s CPLC secured a significant federal grant to implement its economic development strategy in the battle against poverty. Aggressive fundraising strategies and fiscal responsibility helped CPLC to survive the federal cutbacks administered in the 1980s.

References
  1. "St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance No. 1 on Service/Assistance Nonprofits list". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. "Chicanos por la Causa grows up, out". Azcentral.com. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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