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Nonprofit

Prospera Community Development

Oakland, CA
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www.prosperacoops.org

  • Mission

    Prospera co-creates community wealth with Latina entrepreneurs.

    About Us

    Our Values

    Cooperation and Belonging: We honor our cooperative roots as immigrants and create spaces where Latina women are fully seen, heard, and valued. Every voice matters, and together we build meaningful connections and partnerships that lift each other and our communities.

    Resilience and Resistance: We cultivate strength through challenges, transforming adversity into growth, leadership, and opportunity. We resist systems of oppression that limit our potential, reclaiming our voice, power, and right to thrive individually and collectively.

    Holistic Wellbeing: We embrace women as whole beings, across all roles, stages, and needs. We support lives and businesses that foster balance, joy, and well-being for themselves, their families, and their communities.

    Innovation with Roots: We honor the wisdom and knowledge each woman brings, from lived experience to cultural heritage, and blend it with creativity, tools, and opportunities. We open doors for each other, mentor and guide one another, and reimagine entrepreneurship and leadership as pathways to empowerment.

    Collective Power and Prosperity: We rise together. Through shared courage, leadership, and the integration of each woman’s voice and wisdom, we expand opportunities, take bold steps, and build collective wealth that transforms families, communities, and economies.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Community Development
    • Economic Development
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Immigrants or Refugees
    • Women

    Location

    • 1203 Preservation Park Way, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
      Suite 200
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