Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROMOTE POLITICAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY. THE ORGANIZATION PROMOTES ITS GOALS THROUGH PARTICIPATING IN ACTIONS THAT VALUE AND PROMOTE RESPECT FOR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES; SUPPORTING THE ENTITIES THAT WORK WITH BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY; PARTICIPATING AND SUPPORTING THE FIGHT FOR IMMIGRANTS' POLITICAL AWARENESS AND HUMAN RIGHTS; PROMOTING COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP; FIGHTING AGAINST ANY FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE, HUMILIATION, AND DISRESPECT TOWARDS THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY; PROMOTING THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY WITH THE AMERICAN SOCIETY AND OTHER COMMUNITY GROUPS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $93.8K

  • Program 2 [2020]

    COVID RELIEF: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 IN OUR COMMUNITY WAS AND CONTINUES TO BE HEAVY AND TRAGIC: AT LEAST 65% LOST WORK AND STEADY INCOME, ALMOST 80% OF DOMESTIC WORKERS DID NOT HAVE WORK OR AN INCOME FOR AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS, AND AROUND 35% BECAME HOMELESS DESPITE A RENTAL MORATORIUM DECLARED BY THE GOVERNOR. THIS SCENARIO LED US TO SET TWO PRIORITIES: FINANCIAL AID AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 400 BOXES OF FRESH PRODUCE AND WE ESTABLISHED A SOLIDARITY FUND AND RAISED $68,400, INCLUDING $3,627 IN SMALL DONATIONS, WHICH WAS USED TO ASSIST NEEDY FAMILIES WITH RENT, UTILITIES, AND CELL PHONE BILLS, IN SMALL CHECKS OF $150-$300, DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THEIR FAMILIES. AS A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE (NDWA) WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE TWO GIFT CARDS OF $400 (APRIL 2020) AND OF $215 (DECEMBER 2020) TO 935 DOMESTIC WORKERS. THANKS TO THE MONTHLY CONTRIBUTION THAT VIDA VERDE WOMEN'S COOPERATIVE MEMBERS MAKE TO THE ORGANIZATION, WE COULD SUPPLEMENT THEIR INCOME FOR THREE AND A HALF MONTHS. SINCE MARCH 16, 2020, WE HAVE PRESENTED 228 LIVE EVENTS ON FACEBOOK, REACHING OUT TO 685,650 PEOPLE AND 232,197 VIEWS. OUR "FACEBOOK LIVES" ARE DAILY AND TOPICS ARE AS DIVERSE AS OUR COMMUNITY, RANGING FROM COVID-19 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT TO WORKERS' RIGHTS TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT TO SCHOOL REOPENING, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES AND CULTURAL EVENTS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $73.6K

  • Program 3 [2020]

    VIDA VERDE CO-OP: THE CO-OP PROVIDES GREEN HOUSECLEANING PRODUCTS, ENCOURAGES HEALTHY WORK PRACTICES, AND PROMOTES A SENSE OF COMMUNITY AMONG ITS MEMBERS. THE CO-OP CONDUCTED IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH 8 OF THE FIRST CO-OP MEMBERS, WHO REPORTED A REDUCTION IN SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF TRADITIONAL CLEANING AGENTS AND A NEW SENSE OF MUTUAL SUPPORT. CRITICAL TO THE CO-OP'S SUCCESS HAVE BEEN THE SUPPORTIVE ROLES OF ITS ACADEMIC PARTNERS (TUFTS UNIVERSITY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, LOWELL), EFFECTIVE MEDIA OUTREACH, AND A FOCUS ON ADVANCING SOCIAL JUSTICE. SENIOR COOP MEMBERS AND CURRENT COOP MEMBERS PRESENTED SEVEN VIRTUAL TRAININGS ON HOW TO MAKE THE VIDA VERDE NATURAL CLEANING PRODUCTS, ATTENDED BY OVER 1,000. THE COOP IS CURRENTLY MADE UP OF SIX MEMBERS AND TWO SENIOR COOP MEMBERS WHO CONDUCT TRAININGS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $47.6K