MPC Affiliated Organizations

What is a Make Portuguese Count™ Affiliated Organization?

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Any civic, social, faith-based or academic Portuguese group that commits to joining the campaign to work with PALCUS in promoting Make Portuguese Count™ in the 2020 Census is welcomed to be part of this important initiative.

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The requirements are simple:

1. Be an established civic, social, academic and/or faith-based organization serving the Portuguese-American community in the United States;

2. Agree to adhere to the objectives and rules of the PALCUS Make Portuguese Count™ campaign for the 2020 Census by agreeing to the Guidelines and registering with us (see below);

3. Commit to advancing the participation of the Portuguese-American community in the 2020 U.S. Census through the Portuguese-American Leadership Council of the United States.

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Why do we ask your organization to register?

1. To ensure that we have permission to work with your organization and your membership;

2. To help us plan for informational sessions in your area;

3. To help us plan for printed and other informational materials for your group.

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Who are some of the organizations that have joined to date?

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Some of the 234 organizations that have joined as MPC Affiliated Organizations: (Hover for details)

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Complete List of Affiliated Organizations To Date  (234)

• Portuguese in Arizona (AZ)

• Azores Band of Escalon (CA)

• California Portuguese-American Coalition (CA)

• Festa do Santo Amaro de San Diego (CA)

• IDES - LP Irmandade do Divino Espírito Santo de Livermore e Pleasanton (CA)

• Escola IDES Livermore & Pleasanton (CA)

• Lusitano Club of California (CA)

• Macau Cultural Center (CA)

• Portuguese American Dancers of San Diego (CA)

• Portuguese Bom Samaritano Foundation (CA)

• Portuguese Fraternal Society of America (CA)

• PFSA San Diego (CA)

• Portuguese Historical Center (CA)

• Portuguese Historical Museum (CA)

  • Portuguese Heritage Society of California​

• Portuguese Beyond Borders Institute, California State University-Fresno (CA)

• MyLuso (CA)

• San Pablo Holy Ghost Association (CA)

• Silicon Valley Portuguese Education and Culture Foundation (SVPECF) (CA)

• The Napa School of Martial Arts (CA)

• Traveling Library (CA)

• Portuguese Education Foundation of Central California (CA)

• Luso-American Financial, A Fraternal Benefit Society (CA/MA)

• Cabrillo Civic Clubs of California, San Diego Club #16 (CA)

• Luso-American Fraternal 37C 78B Council (CA)

• Aliança Açoreana, (CA)

• Portuguese Club of Hartford (CT)

  • Rancho Folclórico do Clube Português de Hartford​

  • Hartford Portuguese Soccer Team (HPST)

  • Leões Unidos de Hartford (Sporting Clube de Portugal, Núcleo nº 32)

  • Grupo Crianças de São Martinho

  • Friends of the Club - Amigos do Clube

  • Portistas de Hartford

  • Dia de Portugal: Hartford Comissão - Day of Portugal: Hartford Commission

• The Portuguese Foundation, Inc. (CT)

• Our Lady of Fatima Church (CT)

  • Escola Portuguesa Nossa Senhora de Fatima de Hartford (CT)

  • Cantinho da Saudade Senior Day Care Center (CT)

  • Our Lady of Fatima Child Care Center (CT)

  • Rancho Folclorico Nossa Senhora de Fatima (CT)

• Portuguese American Club of Southwest Florida (FL)

• Portuguese American Cultural Association - PACA (FL)

• Portuguese American Cultural Center of Palm Coast (FL)

  • Convívio dos Lavores​ Group

  • Rosary Society of Palm Coast

  • Rancho Folclórico Corações de Portugal

  • Grupo dos Benfiguistas de Palm Coast

  • Grupo dos Sportinguistas de Palm Coast

  • Grupo dos Transmontanos de Palm Coast

  • Comunidade Católica de Nossa Senhora de Fátima

  • Irmandade do Divino Espírito Santo

• Portuguese American Cultural Club of Port St. Lucie (FL)

• Portuguese American Cultural Society of Palm Beach County (PACS) (FL)

• Portuguese American Suncoast Organization (FL)

• Portuguese Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii (HI)

• Portuguese Association of Maui (HI)

• Big Island Portuguese Culture Club (HI)

  • Bella Auroras Dance Group ​

• Associação de Veteranos das Forças Armadas Portuguesas (MA)

• Casa dos Açores da Nova Inglaterra CANI (MA)

• Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture / Tagus Press
  University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (MA)

• Discovery Language Academy (MA)

  • Discovery Language Academy Folkloric Performance Group (MA)

• Hudson Portuguese Club (MA)

  • Amigos De Santo Espirito

  • Imperio da Trinidade de Hudson, MA

  • Santa Maria Holy Ghost Society of Hudson, MA

  • PCU Lodge 5 - Luso American Financial

• Immigrants' Assistance Center (MA)

• Bristol Community College - LusoCentro (MA)

• Grandes Festas do Divino Espirito Santo da Nova Inglaterra (MA)

• New Bedford Free Public Library (MA)

  • Main Library

  • Bookmobile

  • Casa da Saudade Branch 

  • Wilks Branch

  • Lawler Branch

  • Howland-Green Branch

• Peabody Portuguese-American Organizations (MA)

  • Portuguese American War Veterans Post No. 1

  • Clube Luis de Camões

  • Our Lady of Help

  • Our Lady of Fatima Church

  • Holy Ghost Society

  • Luso American Credit Union

  • Portuguese Continental Union

  • Banda Recreativa Portuguesa de Peabody

  • Radio Portugal

  • Escola Portuguesa de Peabody

  • Rancho Folclorico

  • Portuguese-American for Higher Education​, Inc.

• PMA Our Lady of Night (MA)

  • Our Lady of Light Scholarship Foundation​

  • Recreation Association Our Lady of Light

• Prince Henry Society - Greater Fall River Chapter (MA)

• Prince Henry Society of Massachussets - New Bedford Chapter (MA)

• Prince Henry Society of Massachusetts - Taunton Chapter (MA)

• Saab Center for Portuguese Studies_University of Massachusetts Lowell (MA)

• Southeastern Massachusetts SER-Jobs for Progress, Inc (MA)

• Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento, Inc. (MA)

  • Feast of the Blessed Sacrament​

  • Museum of Madeiran Heritage

  • Grupo Folclórico do Clube Madeirense S.S. Sacramento

• Portuguese American Association of Falmouth (MA)

• Portuguese Instructive Social Club (NJ)

  • Escola Portuguesa Amadeu Correia

  • Grupo de Motards PISC

  • Rancho Danças e Cantares de Portugal

  • Nova Mocidade

• Sport Club Portugues (NJ)

  • Escola Luís de Camões

  • Rancho Camponeses do Minho

  • Proverbo

  • Grupo de Bombos “Os Tugas”

  • SCP Soccer

• Contacto-USA/ Media Consultants (NJ)

• Portuguese Club of Long Branch (NJ)

  • Escola Lusitânia

  • Velhas Guardas

  • ChopRiderz

• Sport Newark and Beira-Mar Club (NJ)

  • Rancho Folclórico A Eira (NJ)

• Elizabeth Portugal Day (NJ)

  • Portuguese Instructive Social Club​ (NJ)

  • Our Lady of Fatima Church

  • Elizabeth Youth Soccer

  • Elizabeth Boy Scouts of Our Lady of Fatima

  • Elizabeth Girl Scouts of Our Lady of Fatima

• Portuguese Circle (NY) 

• Portugal-U.S. Chamber of Commerce (NY)

• New York Portuguese-American Leadership Conference (NYPALC) (NY)

  • Academia do Bacalhau L. I.

  • Academiado Bacalhau / Academia Bacalhau - NY

  • Alheirense Cultural Center 

  • Associação Girassol, Mineola, NY

  • Casa Do FC Porto LI,NY 

  • Casa Futbol Clube do Porto de New York

  • Casa do Benfica

  • Núcleo Do Sporting de New York /Nucleo Sporting NY

  • American Foundation for Charities of Portugal

  • Arte Institute 

  • Daughters of Portugal 

  • Escola Antero de Figueiredo

  • Escola Francisco Sa Carneiro 

  • Escola D. Nuno Alvares Pereira

  • Escola Fernando Pessoa 

  • Escola Fernando Pessoa of Spring Valley

  • Escola Fernao Magalhaes 

  • Escola Infante D. Henrique 

  • Escola João De Deus

  • Escola Rainha Santa Isabel 

  • Escola Júlio Dinis Portuguese Cultural Society Julio Dinis, LTD (Escola Julio Dinis) 

  • Escola S. Teotonio 

  • Farmingville Portuguese Soccer Academy

  • Farmingville Portuguese American Riders

  • Hudson Valley Portuguese American Cultural Center

  • Igreja N.Sra de Fatima

  • Long Island Portuguese American Club

  • Long Island Portuguese Lions Club District 20-K2

  • Long Island Portuguese Leos Club

  • Lusitano Bulls S.C.

  • Luso-American Cultural Center - Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

  • Luso-American Riders

  • Mineola Portuguese Center

  • Mineola Portuguese SC

  • Murtosa Group

  • National Celiac Disease

  • New York Portugas

  • Nucleo Benfica - Jamaica

  • Nucleo Sporting - Jamaica

  • Ossining Portuguese Center

  • Ossining Portuguese Soccer Club

  • PCU Lodge 51

  • Portuguese American Club

  • The New Rochelle Portuguese American Club

  • Portuguese American Center OfSuffolk

  • Portuguese American Riders Corp.

  • Portuguese Stars Soccer Academy

  • Pacc Yonkers /Portuguese American Community Center

  • Portuguese American Community Center for Education, INC (PACCE)

  • PACC of Spring Valley

  • Pacc Tarrytowns Portuguese American Cultural Center

  • Portuguese Athletic Club, Inc

  • Portuguese Circle 

  • Portuguese Heritage Society-Lusitano

  • Portuguese Heritage Society Futebol Club Corp.

  • Portuguese Recreation Club

  • PAPS - Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society -NY

  • Portuguese Soccer Club

  • Queens Village Soccer Club

  • Rancho Beleza Do Minho

  • Rancho Juventude e Sonhos de Portugal 

  • Rancho Aldeias de Portugal

  • Rancho Os Amigos Do Minho 

  • Rochester Portuguese American Association

  • Sousa Mendes Foundation

  • South Jamaica Portuguese S.C.

  • Transmontanos Group

  • Tuga Cycling

• New York Portuguese, LLC (NY)​​

• Institute for Portuguese and Lusophone World Studies at Rhode Island College (RI)

• Rhode Island Day of Portugal (RI)

• Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, Brown University (RI)

• Fundação Faialense, Inc. (RI)

• The Academy of Codfish of New England, Inc. (RI)

• Knights of Corte Reais (RI)

• Holy Ghost Beneficial Brotherhood of RI (RI)

• Holy Ghost Brotherhood Mariense (RI)

  • Holy Ghost Feast​

• Grupo Amigos da Terceira, Inc. (RI)

  • Rancho Folclórico de Santo António ​

  • Academia Cultural

  • Grupo de Teatro

  • Grupo dos Aposentados

• Holy Ghost Brotherhood of Charity (RI)

• Clube Social Português, Inc. (RI)

  • Rancho Folclórico do Clube Social Português de Pawtucket (RI)

  • Escola Portuguesa do Clube Social Português de Pawtucket (RI)

• Portuguese American Citizens Committee of RI (RI)

• Vasco da Gama Portuguese/American Charitable Society (RI)

• Clube Juventude Lusitana (RI)

  • Sportinguistas of Rhode Island Nucleo #41: CJL (RI)

  • Rancho Danças e Cantares do Clube Juventude Lusitana (RI)

• União Portuguesa Beneficente, Inc (RI)

  • Coral Herança Portuguesa (RI)

  • Marcha Popular - Uniao Portuguesa Beneficente, Inc. (RI)

• Portuguese American Women's Association (RI/MA)

• Portuguese Discovery Monument Foundation (RI)

• Cranston Portuguese Club (RI)

  • Grupo Rancho Folclórico CPC (RI)​

  • Nucleo Sportinguistas da Nova Inglaterra (RI)

  • Casa Benfica #128 (RI)

  • Escola Portuguesa CPC (RI)

  • Over 40's Soccer (RI)

  • Senhoras Auxilliares (RI)

• Texas Portuguese-American Leadership Conference (TXPALC) (TX)

Become a PALCUS Make Portuguese Count™ Affiliate Organization

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View the Guidelines for Participation HERE