(Ve abajo para español) 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: 



<a href="https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/video/nacion/manos-amigues-un-lugar-para-ayudar-todos" title="">* Press coverage of our LGBT+ Soup Kitchen</a>



<a href="https://www.timeoutmexico.mx/ciudad-de-mexico/gay-y-lesbico/manos-amigues" title="">* Time Out review of our work</a>

Or visit out website for more information: <a href="https://www.americasunite.org/" title="">www.americasunite.org</a> 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. **** 











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.
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