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Initially landscaped by William Le Baron Jenney and later re-designed by renowned prairie landscape architect Jens Jensen, Humboldt Park totals 219 acres, and features an inland beach, historic lagoons, and boat house. Visitors come to Humboldt to enjoy baseball, soccer and tennis, fishing, and cultural events including the Latin Jazz Festival and the Puerto Rican Festival. The Humboldt Park stables near Paseo Boricua also houses The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture—the only museum in the country completely dedicated to the history of Puerto Rican culture.

Jose “iasEL” Gonzalez

Jose “iasEL” Gonzalez is an actor, poet, and storyteller. He is the host of Legal Aliens—a podcast about living in America from an urban Latino perspective—as well as the host and producer of La Sala—Cuentos from the Latino Living Room, a storytelling series that features comedy, spoken word, and music.

ALSO

ALSO is committed to ending the devastating impact of community violence on youth and families. ALSO’s prevention programming is rooted in direct engagement with people living in risk of violence, including intimate partner violence, to address connections between violence at home and violence on the streets.

Latin American United Housing (LUCHA)

LUCHA (the Spanish word for “struggle”) advances housing as a human right by empowering communities – particularly the Latino and Spanish-speaking populations – through advocacy, affordable housing development, and community building. Engaging in this work led LUCHA to develop subsequent buildings using green construction, Passive House, and integrated health and wellness programming.

The Puerto Rican Cultural Center

The Puerto Rican Cultural Center offers robust educational, health, and cultural services, including an HIV and STD prevention program, a bilingual-bicultural daycare, and a community library. They also operate El Rescate Transitional Living Program, which provides culturally appropriate, identity-affirming housing for homeless LGBTQ and/or HIV-positive youth.

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