Tag: United We Dream

United We Dream, ACLU, and Partners Launch Historic $30 Million Dollar Fund to Scale Up Access to Lawyers for Families Fighting Wrongful Detention, Deportation

Stuart Mitchell

United We Dream (UWD), the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and Abundant Futures Fund (AFF), have joined forces to launch the Defending Our Neighbors Fund: a bold new initiative that will scale up crucial financial support to legal organizations all across the country. Housed within AFF, the Defending Our Neighbors Fund will help ensure immigrant families facing the threat of separation and wrongful detention and deportations have access to lawyers. Already, the Defending Our Neighbors Fund has raised over $10 million with the goal of raising a total of at…

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MTV and Get Schooled Launch “We are the Dream” Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

MTV and Get Schooled have launched, “We are the Dream,” a multi-platform campaign to amplify resources for undocumented youth seeking higher education. Highlights of the campaign include: WeAreTheDream.us: A digital hub housing resources and support for undocumented students and their families, including personal stories, information on scholarships, sanctuary colleges and more. The site includes resources from partners including United We Dream, USC’s Pullias Center for Higher Education, and The Dream.US. Text Support: Undocumented students and their families can text “we are the dream” to 33-55-77 with their questions, and a…

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