CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA TEXAS
Highlighting our programs in Texas
2020-2021
Highlights Prestamos CDFI:
83% of the PPP loans - to minorities Top 5 Texas Counties: 1. Harris 2. Dallas 3. Tarrant 4. Fort Bend 5. Bexar
CREATING A CULTURE OF INNOVATION Chicanos Por La Causa, Inc. (CPLC) is a non-profit organization and one of the largest Hispanic Community Development Corporations in the United States. The organization began with a group of student and community activists in 1967, and was incorporated and received nonprofit status in 1969. CPLC texas brings history of empowerment to the Lone Star State CPLC debuts in Texas with small business assistance in time of need. Texas is an economic powerhouse, with more than 224,000 businesses created last year. It is also the United States’ larger exporter, with more than $90 billion worth of exports to Mexico alone every year, cementing Texas as the 10th Largest economy in the world. CPLC Texas enters ready to help this bustling economy at a time when the pandemic has destabilized so many small businesses. During this pandemic, CPLC Prestamos has provided more than $680,000 in Payroll Protection (PPP) loans to preserve the jobs of hard-working Texans. CPLC Texas has also partnered with national consulting firm Guidehouse to provide project management for COVID-19 economic recovery efforts in Harris and Travis Counties, taking the lead in workforce development to help the people of these counties get back to work. As our country continues to persevere through this crisis, CPLC is here to help Texas navigate, recover, and rebuild.
Loans Distribution in Top 5 Counties: 1. Harris County 14,843 loans $251,599,725.00 2. Dallas County 7,533 loans $121,315,054.00 3. Tarrant County 3,652 loans $57,171,503.00 4. Fort Bend County 1,784 loans $30,066,833.00 5. Bexar County 2,015 loans $26,941,614.00 Mariposa Shelter 1798 Unaccompanied Minors served 1479 Minors Reunified 97% from Central America Mariposa Shelter was the 2nd largest employer in Donna, Texas! Migrant Early Head Start Texas 308 Children Directly Served 209 Families Served 97% from Central America