Listen to our voices here and here!

Thank you! NWA has secured two challenge grants with your help. An Anonymous Foundation Donor has donated $7,500 in support to match your support dollar for dollar. An individual donor has matched new and increased gifts 2:1 for a total of $20,000. We are grateful for your help in meeting these challenges.

Although we have met these challenges, please know that our work is not done. We need your financial support to ensure that we are able to offer a robust schedule of programming this spring. You can help by donating today!

GRANDMA’S KITCHEN

Open the door to a whole new world
A tickle to all your senses
Listen
Do you hear the band playing?
Latin music fills the room with life
The rich aromas of the different dishes
Dance into your nose
It makes you want to wiggle your toes

Hush, listen closely. Don’t you hear that?
Soft smooth voice meets the ears
She’s singing, my abuelita sings
While the exotic smells fill my nostrils
Roasted pork, arroz caliente, and the sweet, sweet plantains

Family chatter follows the music too!
This is the life of our Puerto Rican familia
My distant memory no longer

Jazmin Ortiz
Southwest Youth Collaborative