""I first want to say thank you to all of you," said Susana Rojas, executive director of Calle 24, to a crowd of about 30 people gathered at the center on Tuesday evening. "I might get emotional because when we first came here, the future of MCCLA looked very, very dark.""
""We, among many others, really thought...""
""The center has offered classes, art shows and printing workshops since its founding in 1977. It closed for the holidays and never reopened.""
""With no advanced funds, the center would need to either declare bankruptcy, merge with other nonprofits, restructure the organization or work under the fiscal sponsorship of another mission-aligned organization.""
The Mission Cultural Center for the Latino Arts is potentially set to reopen this summer after closing in January due to financial difficulties. The new board must meet specific guidelines to access grants from the city's Arts Commission. Executive director Susana Rojas expressed gratitude to supporters and initiated a GoFundMe campaign to raise $24,000. The center, which has been closed for three months, has secured a new fiscal sponsor, the San Francisco Study Center, allowing for tax-exempt donations.
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