Hispanic Access Foundation is excited to announce its annual event, Acceso: Leading Together will take place on Tuesday, December 14, from 6-8 pm ET. This year, the event will commemorate the members of the organization’s networks and leaders that have helped build bridges of access to and from Latino communities all across the nation.

Hispanic Access Foundation is pleased to announce Luke Argleben will serve as the Director of Development. In his role, he will lead, create and execute fundraising plans to increase annual revenue using a combination of traditional fundraising methods.

Hispanic Access Foundation is pleased to announce Evelyn Arredondo Ramirez will serve as a digital communications associate. In her role, she will support the communications team in managing all social media channels, graphic design, video production and website management.

On Nov. 26, the Department of Interior released its report on federal oil and gas leasing and permitting practices. The report comes after a review of onshore and offshore oil and gas programs, and it identifies significant reforms. In response to the report, Maite Arce, president and CEO of Hispanic Access Foundation, released the following statement.

Hispanic Access Foundation is announcing its Giving Tuesday campaign in partnership with REI, who will be matching 100 percent of donations, up to $5,000. The campaign will run from now until December 14, the day of Hispanic Access Foundation’s annual event. The Giving Tuesday initiative will support Hispanic Access continue its mission of transforming Latino lives by providing them the resources and opportunities they need to succeed.

HEMET, Calif. -- Public-lands groups are asking Congress to support the proposed Western Riverside County Wildlife Refuge, a 500,000-acre swath between Hemet and Temecula in Southern California. 

Today, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland established a review process to remove derogatory names of the nation’s federal lands. In response to the order, Hispanic Access Foundation’s President and CEO Maite Arce released the following statement:

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act, a historic investment in the country’s climate and clean energy future. In response to the confirmation, Hispanic Access Foundation’s President and CEO Maite Arce released the following statement:

Hispanic Access Foundation is partnering with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) through its MANO Project, along with Greening Youth Foundation, Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program, Thurgood Marshall College Foundation (TMCF) and American Indian for Higher Education Consortium to implement their 2022 Directorate Fellows Program (DFP). The program is an 11-week fellowship focusing on projects supporting FWS’ conservation priorities from Mid-May and June 2022 to August and September 2022.

On November 15, President Joe Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland took an important step towards protecting the Greater Chaco Canyon Landscape by proposing a ten-mile buffer around the Park, which removes any possibility of federal oil and gas leasing on federal lands.