Aliento will develop content to strengthen connections between school districts, families, and students. For example, Aliento organized large-scale mobilization efforts at Arizona State University, bringing 1,000 students in solidarity with DREAMers facing targeted opposition.
Advocacy efforts focus on protecting legal and educational rights, including Plyler v. Doe and Proposition 308, which grants in-state tuition to DREAMers.
Aliento will continue to implement Know Your Rights (KYR) trainings, college readiness workshops, and arts and healing workshops.
Aliento targets young people (18-35), Latinxs, and immigrant supporters through phone banking, canvassing, relational organizing, and social media and digital ads. Through storytelling, Aliento educates on the importance of voting, candidate knowledge, and stances on immigration issues. Aliento incorporates personal narratives and economic data to engage low-propensity and disenfranchised voters.
Aliento serves undocumented, DACA, and mixed immigration status families to transform trauma into hope and action. We are youth-led and directly impacted people and allies who are invested in the well-being, emotional healing, and leadership development of those impacted by the inequities of lacking an immigration status.
Budget Size:
Medium: Previous year budget $1M - $3M
CaPA States Covered:
AZ
Sub-State CaPA Priority Geographies Engaged:
AZ-01, AZ-06
Geographic Focus:
Urban - Small city (<100k), Urban - Large city (>100k)
Core Constituencies:
Immigrant, Latinx, Youth and Students (aged 17-35)
Organization Leadership:
BIPOC-led, Youth-led (aged 15-35), Women-led
Staff and Volunteer Balance:
Volunteer boosted - <50% of the programmatic activities are executed by volunteers