In 2019, the Dolores Huerta Foundation set out to make a bold vision a reality: to build the Dolores Huerta Peace and Justice Cultural Center within Dolores’s lifetime. Thanks to the generosity of our community and key partners, we have already achieved incredible milestones.
$34.8 million raised — including $15 million from the California legislature, an additional $7 million to meet rising costs, and further contributions from supporters like you.
Groundbreaking in June 2025 — a historic moment as we began construction in the heart of Downtown Bakersfield.
When complete, this multi-use campus will:
Serve as the headquarters of the Dolores Huerta Foundation.
House a rotating art installations making downtown a travel destination.
Create a vibrant multicultural community space for arts, events, and connection.
Launch an organizing institute to train grassroots leaders from across the nation.
This is more than a building — it’s a home for the movement. It will revitalize our downtown, attract visitors from across the country, and honor Dolores’s lifelong fight for justice and equality.
Every gift brings us closer to opening the doors of the Cultural Center. Your support helps create a space where future generations will learn, organize, and lead.
Join us in making history.
¡Sí Se Puede!
The creation of the Dolores Huerta Peace and Justice Cultural Center will serve as a symbol of peace and positive change for generations to come. This historic investment in our community will help in the pursuit of justice, peace, cultural competency and lasting positive change for all Californian families.
We are excited about building a permanent home for DHF as well as other non-profit organizational activities. We will expand our programming and increase the number of people we serve.
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