The REFORMA Northeast Chapter (RNE) Judi Rivas Mini-Grant is a $500 grant awarded to a RNE library that wishes to apply for funds to work on a special project that benefits the Latino/Spanish speaking community within their community. The REFORMA Northeast Chapter region includes Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Project Title: Community Leaders Women Book Club - Juntas Mas Poderosas
Free Public Library of Philadelphia, PA
submitted by Mary Luz Marques
Committee Chair, Tess Tobin
Ms. Silva is an Archivist Assistant at the NJ Hispanic Research and Information Center at the Newark Public Library and also assists at its Van Buren Branch in facilitating Family and Children’s programs. She hopes to expand her support of Latinos and Spanish-speaking and disadvantaged communities by using the library to propel their empowerment through education and resource accessibility.
Committee Chair: Louis Muñoz Jr.