Grantee Database
LA LUZ CENTER
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
Arts and Youth
Award Amount
$23,500.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, La Luz Center will offer free, high-quality summer arts camps through its Casa de la Cultura initiative, serving low-income Latino youth in Sonoma Valley. Programs include Aventura Artistica, a hands-on visual and culinary arts camp; Film Camp, where students create original short films; and Mariachi & Folklórico Camp, focused on traditional Mexican music and dance. Led by bilingual teaching artists who reflect the community, each camp engages students in culturally meaningful instruction. CAC funds will support artist stipends, supplies, and coordination. Over 100 youth, ages 7–17, will participate in these creative learning experiences during the summer. Casa de la Cultura promotes artistic development, cultural pride, and a strong sense of belonging while uplifting youth voice and fostering cross-cultural understanding in Sonoma Valley.
Organization Summary
Founded in 1985, La Luz Center has supported Latino individuals and families in Sonoma Valley as they work to meet their basic needs. To break the generational poverty cycle, our programs and service also aim to increase the earning potential of Latino families through our English as a second language (ESL) program, employment services, and small business support program; We aim to mitigate the education gap by providing early childhood education to Latino parents and their children (ages 0-3); We support eligible immigrants through the complex immigration system, and; We create interactive cultural spaces to explore, celebrate, and share traditional and modern Latino cultures, and to raise the voice of Latino families and individuals.
Organization
La Luz Center
Address
17560 GREGER ST
SONOMA
95476-3617
County
Sonoma
Region
Bay Area – Other
Phone
(707) 938-5131
Congressional District
California's 5th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 4
State Senate District
District 2
