As a fully self-funded, women-led small business, this recognition means a lot to Selina and Abraham Barajas. Without outside investors or the resources of larger developers, grants like this one have played a real role in helping turn Luna y Sol Cafe from a dream into a physical space for South Tucson to gather, connect, and grow together.

This recognition is also a reminder of why Luna y Sol Cafe exists: to create opportunity and representation in a community that has long deserved a locally owned, culturally rooted gathering space of its own.