Goya Foods, Inc., the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the United States, received special acknowledgement from Catholic Charities of Chicago on Sept. 12 for their donation of more than 10,000 pounds of food. The donation which took place on Sept. 6 at Casa Catalina (one of Catholic Charities’ major food pantries located in the Back of the Yards community) was made on behalf of the iconic Mexican artist Ana Gabriel. Ana Gabriel also received special recognition from Catholic Charities at the ceremony. The audience also viewed a special video presentation prior to the concert featuring the donation, Catholic Charities, Goya Foods and Ana Gabriel.
Goya Foods is sponsoring a nine concert series in six markets, including the historic Marco Antonio Solis and Ana Gabriel concert in Chicago, to celebrate their 75th milestone anniversary with the community by giving back to those who have supported them since 1936. Community celebrations with ticket giveaways to consumers and food donations continue to take place nationwide through this major sponsorship. Goya responded to this “Hunger Action Month” with these generous donations totaling more than 75,000 pounds of food. This comes at a crucial time when more than 1 in 6 Americans is suffering from food insecurity, and in Cook County alone the food insecurity rate has climbed to 16.1 percent with 845,910 of its residents living in food insecure households (according to data from Feeding America).
“Giving has always been an integral part of our culture, so as we celebrate our 75th anniversary, we wanted to give back to the communities that have always supported us,” said Rafael Toro, Director of Public Relations of Goya Foods. “During times like these when millions of Americans are suffering from food insecurity, we are proud that we could help with the 10,000-pound donation which
...
National Women’s Health Week: It’s your time
In college, students worry more about homework and parties than health and wellness. It isn’t until those young people grow up to realize just what kind of ...
Ya No Aguanto
Dear Abuelitas,
I am in charge of a youth program that involves working with 8-year-old children. A couple of them like to back talk and throw temper ...
March targets domestic, not worldy, issues
On Sunday May 20, 2012 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Occupy the SouthSide, a group of Chicago’s south side residents intend to lead an event entitled “The Walk a ...
Latino Art Beat is announcing its 15th consecutive Hispanic Heritage art competition for 11th and 12th graders. This competition celebrates Hispanic ...
view more videos
view more photos
Periodico Ahora News- Noticias 
El Extra - periodico latino 
El Latino - periodico para 
El Lider USA es un periodico 
Latin Heat is the premier 
Oooraleusa 