Chicanos Por La Causa (CPLC) is one of the many community development corporations that aims to address issues like education, housing, healthcare, and labor in Phoenix, Arizona. Beginning as a youth-led organization involved with Chicano activism of the 1960s, CPLC gradually developed from an organization with grassroots origins in political activism into a national Latina Development Corporation that uplifts Latino leadership through social and economic means. CPLC is an active nonprofit organization today, advocating for education, health and human services, and housing by responding to the needs of Latino communities in the Southwest by empowering them to become economically and politically self-sufficient.

• “Chicanos Por La Causa” by Camyrn Blackmon- This StoryMap discusses some of the major achievements of Chicanos Por La Causa and how the organization grew from protests led by local activists against discrimination against the Mexican American population in Phoenix, Arizona in the 1960s. This StoryMap takes you through what the Chicano Movement looked like during the early years of CPLC and how it developed into one of the leading Latino-led nonprofit organizations that seeks to give resources back to the community.
• “Sacred Heart” by Camryn Blackmon- This StoryMap explains and examines the role Sacred Heart Parish served in the development and growth of Chicanos Por La Causa in Phoenix, Arizona. Before becoming a national Latino Development Corporation, CPLC started in the Golden Gate Barrio to advocate for the community. The Golden Gate Barrio was primarily Mexican American and lower income on the Southside of Phoenix, where residents call Sacred Heart Parish “the heart” of the community.
• “Champions of La Causa” by Christopher Hohman- This StoryMap highlights Chicanos Por La Causa’s efforts toward advocating for desegregation against Mexicans and Mexican-Americans in schools and other public places within Arizona. It examines the relationships between the Mexican American community and the institutions in Arizona regarding the conditions of education in the 20th century. During the 1960s and 1970s, CPLC became heavily involved in organizing a series of protests and walkouts to champion better educational opportunities and resources for the Chicano community in Phoenix, Arizona.