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Americas Unite
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Americas Unite is a US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed in 2020 to provide food assistance and other social services to vulnerable populations.

Through this campaign Americas Unite is funding Manos Amigues (gender neutral Spanish for Helping Hands), a food assistance and social services program run by and for members of the LGBT+ community in Mexico City. With the help from donations by people in the U.S., Manos Amigues was launched in July 2021 to great fanfare and currently has two principal initiatives:

1) the first-ever LGBT+ soup kitchen in Mexico, which currently serves over 200 hot meals daily, Monday through Friday, to people in need in Mexico City; and

2) a queer cultural center equipped with a stage, stage lighting and full sound system where a variety of live music, theater, poetry, dance, DJ’s, workshops, classes and film screenings are presented throughout the week. The space also features an art gallery where we showcase a different artist each month with the goal of getting queer artists more exposure and bringing people together in an atmosphere of community and creativity.

Our goal is to continue growing and become the first-ever LGBT+ Community Center in Mexico City, a city of 25 million which still lacks this basic infrastructure.

Members of the LGBT+ community in Mexico City face discrimination in nearly every facet of their lives: the family, the church, police, employers, schools and healthcare providers, among others. The COVID-19 crisis has only compounded these obstacles. Although Mexico City is the largest city in the Western Hemisphere, it lacks the basic infrastructure necessary for members of the LGBT+ community to live healthy lives in an environment of dignity and respect.

Although our programs are run primarily by and for members of the LGBT+ community, our services are available to everyone regardless of sexual or gender identity.

Your donations will help us fight the extreme poverty in Mexico City that has only worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic.

No donation is too small or too large and we thank you in advance for your generosity. Click on the links below for press coverage of our work:

* Press coverage of our LGBT+ Soup Kitchen

* Time Out review of our work

Or visit out website for more information: www.americasunite.org
The proceeds from this campaign will go through our US-based non-profit Americas Unite, Employer Identification Number (EIN) 85-2941418.
All donations are tax deductible.

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Americas Unite es una organización 501(c)(3) sin fines de lucro con sede en EE. UU. formada para dirigir donaciones a programas que proveen servicios sociales para poblaciones vulnerables.

Actualmente, Americas Unite esta financiando Manos Amigues, un programa de servicios sociales y asistencia alimentaria en la Ciudad de México dirigido por y para miembrxs de la comunidad LGBT+. Con la ayuda de donaciones a esta recaudación de fondos de personas en los EE. UU., Manos Amigues se lanzó en julio de 2021 y actualmente tiene dos iniciativas principales:

1) un comedor comunitario LGBT+ que sirve más de 200 comidas calientes y completas diariamente lunes a viernes a población vulnerable en la Ciudad de México; y

2) un centro cultural queer equipado con un escenario, iluminación de escenario y sistema de sonido completo donde se presenta una variedad de música en vivo, teatro, poesía, danza, DJ's, talleres, clases y proyecciones de cine durante toda la semana. Manos Amigues también cuenta con una galería de arte donde mostramos a un artista diferente cada mes con el objetivo de unir a las personas en un ambiente de comunidad y creatividad.

Nuestro objetivo es seguir creciendo y convertirnos en el primer Centro Comunitario LGBT+ en la Ciudad de México, una ciudad de 25 millones que aún carece de esta infraestructura básica.

Lxs miembrxs de la comunidad LGBT+ en la Ciudad de México enfrentan discriminación en casi todas las facetas de sus vidas: sus familias, la iglesia, la policía, los empleadores, las escuelas, los proveedores de atención médica y otros. La crisis por COVID-19 solo ha agravado estos obstáculos. Aunque la Ciudad de México es la ciudad más grande del hemisferio occidental, carece de la infraestructura básica necesaria para que los miembros de la comunidad LGBT + vivan vidas saludables en un ambiente de dignidad y respeto.

Aunque nuestros programas de beneficencia están administrados principalmente por y para la comunidad LGBT+, todxs son bienvenidxs independientemente de su identidad sexual o de género.

Sus donaciones nos ayudarán a combatir la pobreza extrema en la Ciudad de México que solo ha empeorado durante la pandemia de COVID-19.

¡Gracias de antemano por su apoyo!

El dinero recaudado de esta campaña se destinarán a Americas Unite, una organización sin fines de lucro con sede en EE. UU., número de identificación de empleador (EIN) 85-2941418. Todas las donaciones son deducibles de impuestos.
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Food for the Soul: LGBTQ Soup Kitchen & Center
Manos Amigues is the first LGBTQ Soup Kitchen and Cultural Center in Mexico City, serving 5,000 meals each month and impacting the lives of thousands at the intersection of art and activism.

All donations will be matched up to $10,000 through September 30, 2022!!!

All donations are tax-deductible.

Mexico City is the largest city in the western hemisphere and yet, unlike many other major cities, it lacks a functional LGBTQ Community Center. In this void of social services, Manos Amigues LGBTQ+ Soup Kitchen and Cultural Center was born on July 23, 2021.

LGBTQ people in Mexico face discrimination in nearly every facet of their lives: the church, the family, education, employment, housing and healthcare. According to COPRED, a Mexican governmental agency, LGBTQ suicide rates are more than 20 times those of the general population and Mexico is second in number of hate crimes against LGBTQ people in Latin America. The life expectancy of a trans person in Mexico is just 37 years.

Manos Amigues addresses this marginalization by serving 5,000 hot meals each month, 250 per day every Monday through Friday. Our cultural programming provides food for the soul, an important ingredient that makes us unique from other social service providers. Each week our cultural center presents a variety of live music, theater, poetry, dance, DJ’s, workshops, classes and film while our curated art gallery showcases the work of a variety of new artists each month, bringing people together in an atmosphere of community and creativity.

Although our programs are run primarily by members of the LGBTQ community, our services are available to everyone regardless of sexual or gender identity. Our programming is a bridge between the LGBTQ community and the wider community, which has proved essential in the fight against transphobia and homophobia and has provided a safe space for members of the LGBTQ community to eat and work without fear of discrimination.

“I have an 85-year old neighbor who can’t leave her house,” says José Guzman, “I’m 78. I come to eat with my family and so I bring her a meal from here every day so that she has something to eat. I’m so thankful for this place. There are beautiful people here doing these things without expecting anything in return.”

Manos Amigues’ monthly art exhibits are coordinated by Antonio Zaragoza, a 36-year-old curator and artist who has been with the project since its inception. He knows what it’s like to be hungry in Mexico City: He moved there eight years ago to partake in its vibrant artist communities but has since struggled with the menacing cost of rent and food in the city. During one brutal year, he slept in rundown hotels and ate at soup kitchens, where workers belittled him with homophobic and classist remarks. Years later, he is exhibiting work internationally while dedicating time to ensuring Manos Amigues thrives as a cultural space that uplifts young, marginalized artists from the LGBTQ community.

Food assistance is the first step toward empowering vulnerable populations to succeed in other aspects of their life. Combining food assistance with cultural programming provides the hope and inspiration necessary to meet those goals.

The goal of this campaign is to raise US$10,000 to keep Manos Amigues thriving in its second year and to weather the rising inflation that has threatened our ability to provide these services.

All donations will be matched up to $10,000 through September 30 and are tax-deductible.*

The US dollar goes a long way in Mexico. A matched $10,000 will:

1) provide a living wage for one year for our team, which plans, prepares and serves 5,000 meals each month;

2) offset the rising cost of food due to recent inflation;

3) offset the cost of rent which has risen due to inflation;

4) maintain our cultural programming free of charge so that it is accessible to folks with no money and to LGBTQ youth who have benefitted so much from these programs during our first year.

The love you show here with your donation will multiply over time and provide a lifeline of hope for so many.

Thank you!

* Donations are tax-deductible via the nonprofit 501(c)(3) Americas Unite Inc. (EIN 85-2941418)

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About Americas Unite Inc.

100 PRINCE STWEST NEWTON, MA 02465-2631

Causes

Human services

Established

2020

Tax ID

85-2941418

NTEE code

Human Service Organizations

Americas Unite Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity, EIN 85-2941418. Donations are tax-deductible. Select content is provided by GuideStar.

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