The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation Honors 2021 Recipients of Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation Scholarship

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2021

CHICAGO – The Chicago City Council Latino Caucus Foundation (CLCF) is proud to announce 23 recipients of its annual Foundation’s scholarship for the 2021-2022 academic year. The Foundation awards $5,000 scholarships each year to qualified students from across Chicago.

“Access to higher education is key in the fight for our Latino communities,” said Alderman Michael Rodriguez of the 22nd Ward, Chairman of the Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation. “We must continue to invest in our students because they will have a tremendous impact on the future of Chicago and beyond.”

The Foundation has provided $440,000 in scholarships to 88 students since 2016. Caucus members, including the City Clerk Anna Valencia – ex-officio member, all commit to fundraising efforts via their signature annual gala which has become a star-studded event over the years.

“These scholarships can change a student’s path in life, $5,000 can really be the difference between going to college and not going to college,” said Alderman Gilbert Villegas of the 36th Ward, Chairman of the Latino Caucus.

“I am so proud of the work the Foundation is doing. An Alderman can have an impact on thousands of residents per year, but nothing I do has a larger impact than these scholarships,” said Alderman Silvana Tabares of the 23rd Ward.

The Chicago Latino Caucus Foundation (501c3) was founded by the Latino Caucus to serve as a vehicle for improving access to higher education by way of scholarships, internships, and mentoring opportunities for Chicago's Latino youth. The City Council Latino Caucus includes 13 members from across the city. They represent wards as diverse as Chicago itself. In addition to Chairman Maldonado (26), the Caucus membership includes: Ald. Daniel LaSpata (1), Ald. Susan Sadlowski Garza (10), Ald. George Cardenas (12), Ald. Michael Rodriguez (22), Ald. Silvana Tabares (23), Ald. Bryon Sigcho-Lopez (25), Ald. Ariel Reboyras (30), Ald. Felix Cardona (31), Ald. Rossana Rodriguez (33), Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35), Ald. Gilbert Villegas (36), and Ald. Andres Vazquez (40). Chicago’s Clerk Anna Valencia is an ex-officio member of the Latino Caucus and Latino Caucus Foundation.