Press Releases


GALEO Announces the 2022 Annual Cesar Chavez Essay Contest
NORCROSS, GEORGIA – The GALEO Leadership Council has announced details for the 15th Annual Cesar Chavez Essay Contest. The intention of the contest is to increase awareness

GEORGIA TREND NAMES JERRY GONZALEZ AS ONE OF THE “100 MOST INFLUENTIAL GEORGIANS” IN 2022
ATLANTA, GA – Recently, Georgia Trend Magazine named Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of GALEO and GALEO Impact Fund, as one of the “100 Most Influential Georgians in

GALEO STATEMENT ON THE PARLIAMENTARIAN’S ADVISORY ON IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONS IN BUILD BACK BETTER
ATLANTA, GA – On Thursday, December 16th, 2021, the Senate parliamentarian made public the advisory opinion to exclude immigrant protection from the Build Back Better Act.

GALEO INSTITUTE FOR LEADERSHIP LAUNCHES 2022 PROGRAM
ATLANTA, GA – Today, the GALEO Institute for Leadership begins applications for their 2022 program. With over 700 alumni, the GIL program strives to prepare knowledgeable,

GALEO CELEBRATES LATINX LEADERS DURING THE GIL GRADUATION
ATLANTA, GA – GALEO celebrated twenty-eight Latinx leaders as they graduated from the GALEO Institute of Leadership on November 13th, 2021. Graduates of the cohort met

ORGANIZATIONS REVEAL PROPOSED GEORGIA UNITY REDISTRICTING PLANS AND MAPS
Norcross, GA – The GALEO Latino Community Development Fund (GALEO LCDF), the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP (Georgia NAACP), Georgia Coalition for the People’s

THE ARTHUR M. BLANK FAMILY FOUNDATION AWARDS GALEO DEMOCRACY GRANT
ATLANTA, GA – Today, the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation published the first round of grants from its new Democracy program sphere. The portfolio of 12

GALEO STANDS WITH HAITIAN MIGRANTS
ATLANTA, GA – Earlier this week, Haitian migrants arrived at Del Rio, Texas, seeking refuge in the United States. However, the migrants were greeted by

PLACITA LATINA: CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN DECATUR AND AVONDALE ESTATES
DECATUR and AVONDALE ESTATES, GA, 09/03/21: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PLACITA LATINA: CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN DECATUR AND AVONDALE ESTATES A group of Hispanic/Latinx Decatur and Avondale