Dolores Huerta Foundation
“Inspiring and organizing communities to build volunteer organizations empowered to pursue social justice.”
The Dolores Huerta Foundation (DHF) is a 501 (c)(3) community benefit organization that organizes at the grassroots level, engaging and developing natural leaders. DHF creates leadership opportunities for community organizing, leadership development, civic engagement, and policy advocacy.
DHF is a direct action organization and hands-on training center for community organizing, leadership development, and policy advocacy. Several of our projects are in agricultural communities of California’s Central Valley including Arvin, Lamont, Weedpatch, Lost Hills, Lindsay, Woodlake, and Cutler-Orosi.
Please consider supporting this important work with a generous monthly donation. We take pride in the fact that we do not accept corporate donations. We rely on the contributions of donors like you.
Dolores Huerta Foundation 15th Annual Celebrity Golf Classic
We cordially invite you to the 15th Annual Dolores Huerta Foundation Celebrity Golf Classic on Friday, October 4, 2019 at The Links at RiverLakes Ranch in Bakersfield, California. Please join us as a sponsor for our most treasured annual event.
DHF in the News
SF School named for Dolores Huerta, raises funds to do even more.
Parents launched a GoFundMe for murals, books, and signs to fully honor the labor leader.
DHF in Action: 15th Anniversary Video
Dolores Huerta Foundation--English from Nueva Vista Media on Vimeo.
DH Op-Ed in the News: ‘Stop Texas-style immigrant crackdowns. Make California a Sanctuary State’ 7/13/2017
“California Values Act…would keep our people safe and decrease the fear and vulnerability they face when out in the community.
‘Dolores’ the movie seeks to inspire all generations.
“She inspires and empowers. No matter the age or the gender a true leader inspires through their actions and their words.
News: Chavez, Huerta statues installed in downtown Napa
Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta – in bronzed and larger-than-life form – now look out over residents and visitors in downtown Napa. The 9-foot-tall statues of the pioneering farm worker rights activists were installed early Wednesday morning in a niche above the entry...
News: Guardian Finds Kern County Police Department Deadliest in the Nation
Since 2013, the Dolores Huerta Foundation has called for changes in Kern County Law Enforcement’s approach to public safety, more oversight and transparency when it comes to use of force, and a more fair system for investigating complaints of excessive force and...
DHF Vecinos Unidos “United Neighbors” Celebrate Parent Training Graduation 11/18/15
Dolores Huerta Foundation Vecinos Unidos “United Neighbors”, in collaboration with the Lamont School District, continue ongoing efforts to improve educational outcomes by completing a 10 Week Parent Training Program to Promote Strategies for Authentic Parent...
Dolores Huerta is Bestowed “Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca” Mexico’s Order of the Aztec Eagle Award 11/17/15
On Tuesday, November 17th, the Mexican Embassy in the United States, on behalf of President Enrique Peña Nieto and Ambassador Miguel Basáñez, bestowed "Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca" - Mexico’s Order of the Aztec Eagle Award - to Dolores Huerta for her exemplary...
Recent Posts
Dignity in Schools Campaign CA First Statewide Parent Exchange, Sat. 7/13/19
Celebrate Dolores Huerta Day at La Plaza de Cultura y Artes in Los Angeles 7/12, 5pm
DHF Now Hiring Education Program Associate
Dolores Huerta Plaza Unveiling & Street Fest in Los Angeles, Sat. 6/22/19, 12pm
Calling All Civic Engagement Foot Soldiers! Sat. 6/22, 6/29
KERN EDUCATION JUSTICE COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC HEARING, Mon. 6/3/19, 7pm
City of Arvin Announces Safe Routes to School Outreach Events, Thur. 5/2/19
SF School named for Dolores Huerta, raises funds to do even more.
“Dolores – the Movie”
