Step by Step Towards a Better World: Announcing Our Summer 2021 Grant Recipients
How do you build a better world? With big, audacious vision, advancing one step at a time. The Mighty Arrow Family Foundation’s Summer 2021 grant recipients share our bold vision for a more just and healthy world, and they are taking the critical steps to achieve it.
From Indigenous-led climate solutions, to voting rights for Black and Latino communities, to thriving, equitable food systems, we are honored to support these innovative and vital efforts.
The challenges facing our nation are complex and interconnected: Injustice is exacerbating poverty and violence, threatening our democracy. Climate change poses an existential threat to life on our planet. The food we eat and the water we drink are at risk, as are the landscapes we call home.
But real solutions are at hand. And the organizations below are forging pathways to a better future. We encourage you to learn more and support their exciting work!
Social Justice
Mi Familia Vota’s mission is to build Latino political power by expanding the electorate, strengthening local infrastructures, and through year-round voter engagement. They are strategically located in states with some of the highest Latino population counts, and have worked to identify and serve communities where Latino participation in the electoral process is lacking. They advocate year-round on critically important issues that affect the Latino community in the fields of immigration, voting rights, the environment, workers’ rights, education, and health care.
The Texas Organizing Project, founded in 2009, organizes Black and Latino communities in Dallas, Harris and Bexar counties with the goal of transforming Texas into a state where working people of color have the power and representation they deserve.
Voces Unidas envisions a mountain region where Latinas and Latinos are thriving, engaged and leading in all of our communities. They do this by creating opportunities where Latinas and Latinos advocate for themselves, actively participate in all civic institutions and take leadership roles in all decision-making tables.
Climate
The Center for Collaborative Conservation envisions a resilient world where diverse people work together to conserve nature and build healthy communities. Their mission is to build the capacity of organizations, communities, and future leaders to achieve conservation impact, while applying Colorado State University’s world-class research and education. They are embarking on a new project to build a Forest Collaborative Network across the State of Colorado to strengthen the system of forest management.
Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance (TERA)
The Tribal EcoRestoration Alliance is a cross-cultural, multi-organizational collaborative that works to revitalize ecology, economy, and culture through indigenous-led stewardship.
Food Systems
The world's food supply produces enough food to feed the global population 1.5x over. If supply isn't an issue, then why do so many millions of people go hungry every day? In 2014, Food Connect was founded to answer this question. They began rescuing excess food from local restaurants and food vendors, and delivered them to community organizations in need. What started as a weekend passion project is now a national hunger relief logistics solution.
Land Core advances soil health policies and programs that create value for farmers, businesses and communities. They are building the missing infrastructure and market-based incentives that will make the rapid adoption and scalability of soil health possible.