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 rely on the contributions of donors like you.
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DHF Blog
Literacy Matters Arvin Community Forum, Wed. 2/26, 6pm
Join Dolores Huerta Foundation Vecinos Unidos and Youth for the Literacy Matters Arvin Community Forum Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 6 pm - 8 pm Veteran's Hall 141 N. A Street Arvin, CA 93203 We will highlight LITERACY as the basic building block of...
Kern Community Town Hall, Mon. 2/24, 5:30pm
Dolores Huerta Foundation has partnered with local organizations in Kern County to host a Community Town Hall focusing on Kern County's needs for the Homeless, Protecting the Vulnerable and Reshaping Public Safety Monday, February 24th5:30 PM - 7:30 PMMill Creek...
Dolores Huerta Day Curriculum
1st Grade Lesson by Wendy Greenfield...Download 2nd Grade...Download 3rd Grade by Alison Stroot...Download 4th Grade by Susan Seyan...Download Dolores-Huerta 3rd 4th Grade Vocabulary...Download 5th - 6th Grade...Download 7th - 8th Grade Standards...
End Child Poverty CA Los Angeles Launch with Dolores Huerta, Fri. 2/21/20, 10 am
Come celebrate 2019's big End Child Poverty California wins, and help us get the rest of the plan passed in 2020! Our families work hard every day. The time to end extreme child poverty is NOW. #EndChildPovertyCA Join civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Senator Holly...
Literacy Matters Lamont Community Forum, Wed. 2/19, 6pm
Join Dolores Huerta Foundation Vecinos Unidos and Youth for the Literacy Matters Lamont Community Forum Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 6 pm - 8 pmat the David Head Center 10300 San Diego Street Lamont, CA 93241 We will highlight LITERACY as the basic...
PARENTS, STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS MARCH FOR EDUCATIONAL JUSTICE IN KHSD
On the evening of January 30th, 2020, a passionate group of concerned community members marched through the streets of Bakersfield demanding more resources and support for Kern High School District (KHSD) students. At a rally following the March for Educational...
March for Educational Justice, Thurs. 1/30, 5:30pm
The Dolores Huerta Foundation and Vecinos Unidos call all parents, students, teachers, and community members to join us in marching for educational justice.We must demand that the Kern High School district faithfully implement the agreed upon practices that will...
Census 2020 Town Halls
The DHF’s #BeDownWithTheCount Campaign will educate hard-to-count communities about the financial and political benefits of being counted. Therefore, Dolores Huerta Foundation invites YOU to join us for our Census 2020 Town Halls during the month of January!...
Education Equity Summit, Sat. 10/12, 8:30 am
The Dolores Huerta Foundation, as part of the Kern Education Justice Collaborative, cordially invites you to attend the 1st ever Education Equity Summit in Bakersfield! The summit will bring parents, students, and teachers from across Kern County together to...
West Marin ¡Sí Se Puede! An Evening with Dolores Huerta, Fri. 8/30/19, 5pm
West Marin Community Services in conjuction with the Dolores Huerta Foundation, is proud to present West Marin, ¡Sí Se Puede! An Evening with Dolores Huerta. Friday, August 30th, 2019West Marin Elementary School at 11550 Shoreline Hwy, Point Reyes Station,...
Dolores Huerta Arrested While Calling on Fresno Board of Supervisors to Support Caregivers and Care Recipients, 8/20/19
Caregivers with the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program and SEIU Local 2015, joined by Dolores Huerta, local veterans, faith leaders, and social justice groups, shut down the county’s regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, August 20th, 2019. The demonstrators...
Dolores Huerta Arrested at Fresno Home Care Workers Union Protest
After nearly a year of recent negotiations with county representatives and 10 years without a wage increase from the county, hundreds of caregivers with the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program and SEIU Local 2015, joined by Dolores Huerta, local veterans,...
YOLA DÍA, Sun. 8/18, 3pm
Join us on August 18, 2019 for YOLA DÍA What are you up to this weekend, Los Angeles? Come to YOLA MEZCAL's YOLA DÍA this SUNDAY to soak up some sun and bask in the glow of feminist art, performances and opportunities for action. Yola Dia will highlight...
Disarm Hate! Press Conference to Object to Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy’s Response to Recent Mass Shootings, 8/8/19, 10:30 am
Join Dolores Huerta Foundation, First and Always Melanin (FAAM) and Women’s March Kern County, Faith in the Valley with other local civil rights organizations and community members at a press conference to address the importance of creating policies that support...
Dolores Huerta: Revolution in the Fields / Revolución en los Campos at the Haggin Museum in Stockton, Sat. 8/3, 1pm
Join us for the opening of an incredible exhibit that tells the story that helped define the American experience: the farm workers labor movement of the 1960s and 1970s. The show draws on extensive Smithsonian curatorial research about legendary activist...
“Dolores – the Movie”
