• naturalization process
• language/cultural barriers & assimilation
• [mis]representation
• access to social services (healthcare, education, driving license, transportation, etc.)
• access to basic human needs (housing, food, clothing, etc.) 
• labor force (job security, exploitation, job skills) 
• psychosocial effects & intervention (trauma, migration, separation)
• diaspora communities (economic and personal connections to home country) 

• economic impact (low-skill job, paying taxes)
• social capital (empowerment, social mobility)
• intellectual capital (access to higher education)
• cultural enrichment
• raising minimum wage 

• lack of training/resources (providing services, overcoming cultural/linguistic barriers)
• lack of issue/policy knowledge 
• lack of access to relevant organizations 

• issue expertise
• professional preparation
• academic resources 

• underfunded
• low capacity (staff, resources, programs, updated research) 

• federal funding, grants
• community support
• buy-in from key stakeholders
• knowledge of relevant policy 

Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) 

MALDEF strives to implement programs that are structured to bring Latinos into the mainstream of American political and socio-economic life; providing better educational opportunities; encouraging participation in all aspects of society; and offering a positive vision for the future. Unique to MALDEF is an approach that combines advocacy, educational outreach, and litigation strategies to achieve socio-economic change.

Center for American Progress (CAP)

The Center for American Progress is dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through progressive ideas and action. We develop new policy ideas, critique the policy that stems from conservative values, and challenge the media to cover the issues that truly matter and shape the national debate. Founded in 2003 to provide long-term leadership and support to the progressive movement, CAP is headed by John D. Podesta and based in Washington, D.C. CAP opened a Los Angeles office in 2007. 

How we work

Through dialogue with leaders, thinkers, and citizens, we explore the vital issues facing America and the world. We develop a point of view and take a stand. We then build on that and develop bold new ideas.

We shape the national debate. We share our point of view with everyone who can put our ideas into practice and effect positive change. That means online, on campus, in the media, on the shop floor, in faith communities, and in the boardroom. Our progressive partners—including the CAP Action Fund—take our ideas to Congress and statehouses.

VP for Immigration Policy and Advocacy

  Angela Maria Kelley akelley@americanprogress.org

Center for American Progress

1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor
Washington DC, 20005

Phone: 202-682-1611

National Council of La Raza (NCLR)

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) – the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States – works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Through its network of nearly 300 affiliated community-based organizations, NCLR reaches millions of Hispanics each year in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. To achieve its mission, NCLR conducts applied research, policy analysis, and advocacy, providing a Latino perspective in five key areas – assets/investments, civil rights/immigration, education, employment and economic status, and health. In addition, it provides capacity-building assistance to its Affiliates who work at the state and local level to advance opportunities for individuals and families.

Founded in 1968, NCLR is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization headquartered in Washington, DC. NCLR serves all Hispanic subgroups in all regions of the country and has regional offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, and San Antonio.

NCLR Headquarters

 Raul Yzaguirre Building

1126 16th Street, NW, Suite 600 Washington, DC 20036

Phone: (202) 785-1670

Fax: (202) 776-1792

comments@nclr.org

National Council Of La Raza (Regional Branches)

523 W 6th St # 550, Los Angeles, CA 90014-1255

Phone: (213) 489-3428 

Ste 900, 101 North 1st Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003-1925

Phone: (602) 252-0315 

281 Park Avenue South, New York, NY  10010-6125

Phone: (212) 260-7070

Headquarters

8701 Georgia Avenue, 
Suite 611
Silver Spring, MD. 20910

Phone: (240) 450-3700
Fax: (240) 450-3799 
Email: nabe@nabe.org 

Florida Immigrant Coalition seeks equal rights for immigrants and integration into the civic and cultural life of our communities. We accomplish our mission through coordination of immigrant organizations and community education, organizing and advocacy.

Vision
The Coalition believes in the empowerment of immigrants and the unification of immigrant communities to develop an amplified voice for immigrant rights. The Coalition fulfils this vision by uniting urban, rural, religious, legal, and community-based organizations to advance our mission.

South Florida Office
Florida Immigrant Coalition 
8325 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 206
Miami, FL 33138
Phone: (305) 571-7254
Fax: (305) 571-7257
E-mail: info@floridaimmigrant.org

Tampa Office 
Florida Immigrant Coalition 
Phone: (727) 729-7510
E-mail: juanpablo@floridaimmigrant.org

For Student Issues 
Phone: (305) 571-7254, Ext. 2
E-mail: swer@floridaimmigrant.org

South

Florida

Interfaith

Worker

Justice 

(SFIWJ)

South Florida Interfaith Worker Justice (SFIWJ) is an association of many diverse religious leaders throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties who respond to the crisis of the working poor. Established in 1998, SFIWJ is one of over 60 affiliates of the national Interfaith Worker Justice network based in Chicago. SFIWJ's volunteer Board of Directors is comprised of faith leaders from various religious and ethnic traditions.

Their current issues: Immigrant Worker's Rights, Wage Theft, Occupational Health and Safety.

Headquarters

150 SW 13th Avenue, Miami, FL 33135
Phone:  (786) 264-1708

Fax:  (786) 264-1859
Email: interfaith@sfiwj.org; www.sfiwj.org

Mexican Consulate of Orlando - Leslie Martinez

lmartinez@conorlando.net

Anabel La San Torres - Student Coordinator of Plaza Comunitaria (Stetson project)

atorres@stetson.edu

Lariza Garzon - immigrant activist in FL

larizagd@hotmail.com

Migrant Advocate Program in local public school system - Marisol Rubio (asst. principal of local public school) mrubio@volusia.k12.fl.us

Coalition of Immokalee Workers

A national advocacy organization: "composed of local coalitions and immigrant, refugee, community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations and activities. It serves as a forum to share information and analysis, to educate communities and the general public, and to develop and coordinate plans of action on important immigrant and refugee issues." 

Arnoldo Garcia, Program Director, Immigrant Justice and Rights Program

Phone: 510-465-1985, ext. 305

Administrative Office:

595 West Church Street Suite 1-B

Orlando, FL 32805

Phone: 407-841-7654

OCA is a national organization dedicated to advancing the social, political, and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans.

• to advocate for social justice, equal opportunity and fair treatment;
• to promote civic participation, education, and leadership;
• to advance coalitions and community building; and
• to foster cultural heritage.

 1332218th Street, NW

Washington

20036

202-223-5500

National Congress of American Indians (NCAI)
1516 P Street NW, Washington, DC 20005 
Phone: (202) 466-7767
Email: ncai@ncai.org

West Volusia Office

Phone: 386-736-0180

National Office for Youth & College
Phone: (410) 580-5656
Fax: (410) 764-6683

National JACL Headquarters

1765 Sutter Street

San Francisco, CA 94115

Phone: 415.921.5225

Fax:  415.931.4671 

jacl@jacl.org

AIMGGC@att.net

E mail:  FloridaAim@aol.com

Phone:  TBA 

Address: American Indian Movement Florida Chapter

P.O. Box 6995, Hudson, Fl. 34667

westvolusianow@yahoo.com

National Women's Law Center 

11 Dupont Circle, NW, # 800 
Washington, DC 20036 

Telephone: (202) 588-5180 
Fax: (202) 588-5185
E-mail: info@nwlc.org

Organizations that brings together people from across the nation that believe in multicultural education as a mean for equity. Clearinghouse of resources related to multicultural education.

Regional Director

Jackie Nuby
Professor
Department of Counseling, Leadership and Foundations
University of Montevallo
Montevallo, Alabama 35115

Phone: 205-914-9935
Fax: 205-665-6349
Email: NubyJ@montevallo.edu

Georgia NAME Chapter President
Vera Stenhouse

Phone: 404-321-0808
Email: Ganame2010@gmail.com
 Georgia NAME website

North Carolina NAME Chapter President
Stephen D. Hancock, PhD.
Associate Professor, Reading & Elementary Education
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Phone: 704.687.8710
Fax: 704.687.3749
Email: sdhancoc@uncc.edu

ACLU of Florida:

Miami, FL 33137

786-363-2700

Volusia/Flagler Chapter Chair:

George Griffin
Email: georgegriffin2003@yahoo.com 
Phone: 877-VOL-ACLU (877-865-2258)

Citizenship Now! (CUNY)

Allan Wernick wernick@earthlink.net

• tackling the exclusion and human rights violations which are the root causes of flight;

• enhancing the protection of the rights of the displaced, and promoting policy solutions which enable those affected by conflict to rebuild sustainable lives and communities.

(strong focus on Africa)

866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 4018 
New York, NY 10017 
UNITED STATES

Phone: +1 212 453 5853
Fax: +1 866 504 0743
E-mail: info @ refugee-rights.org

Refugee Council USA (RCUSA), established in 2000, is a coalition of U.S. non-governmental organizations focused on refugee protection.  RCUSA provides advocacy on issues affecting the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, displaced persons, victims of trafficking, and victims of torture in the United States and across the world.  The coalition also serves as the principal consultative forum for the national refugee resettlement and processing agencies as they formulate common positions, conduct their relations with the U.S. government and other partners, and support and enhance refugee service standards. 

MPI provides analysis, development, and evaluation of migration and refugee policies at the local, national, and international levels. It aims to meet the rising demand for pragmatic and thoughtful responses to the challenges and opportunities that large-scale migration, whether voluntary or forced, presents to communities and institutions in an increasingly integrated world.

• Refugees fleeing war and persecution find immediate safety and assistance  
• Refugee families find permanent safe homes where they can rebuild their lives. Sometimes this means going back to the country of their birth, other times settling in the country to which they have fled, and occasionally settling in a third country that accepts refugees such as Canada, Australia, the US, or many European countries  
• Refugee families resettling in the US  
• Unaccompanied refugee and immigrant children who are in the US with without their parents or other responsible adult

For general inquiries, please call us at (703) 310-1130 or emailuscri@uscridc.org

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 350
Arlington VA 22202-3711
Phone: (703) 310-1130
Fax: (703) 769-4241

CAL is a private, nonprofit organization working to improve communication through better understanding of language and culture. Established in 1959, CAL is headquartered in Washington, DC.

CAL has earned a national and international reputation for its contributions to the fields of bilingual, English as a second language, literacy, and foreign language education; dialect studies; language policy; refugee orientation; and the education of linguistically and culturally diverse adults and children.

CAL often present at conferences. Click here for a sampling of presentations.

Center for Applied Linguistics
4646 40th Street NW
Washington DC 20016-1859
Main number 202-362-0700
Fax number 202-362-3740

Email info@cal.org

The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center provides important orientation resources for refugee newcomers and service providers throughout the United States and overseas. Housed at the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL), the COR Center combines CAL's linguistic expertise, the cross-cultural and technical knowledge of COR's many consultants, and the field experience of refugee service practitioners.

US Resettlement: Domestic Service Provider Toolkit features worksops and resources on:

• role of resettlement agencies
• employment
• health
• cultural adjustment
• staff training
• outreach 

Other Publications include "Refugee Backgrounders", "Culture Profiles", and "Welcome to the US: Guidebook for Refugees"

The American Refugee Committee is an international nonprofit, nonsectarian organization that has provided humanitarian assistance and training to millions of beneficiaries over the last 30 years. ARC works with refugee communities in 7 countries around the world, helping people regain control of their lives. The people ARC serves have lost everything to events completely beyond their control. ARC provides shelter, clean water and sanitation, health care, skills training, microcredit education, protection and whatever support we can to let people begin again. 

ARC World Headquarters
430 Oak Grove Street
Suite 204
Minneapolis, MN 55403 USA

Tel: (612) 872-7060
Toll-free: (800) 875-7060
Fax: (612) 607-6499

Email: info@archq.org

The Department of Children and Families Refugee Services Program is federally funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) within the Department of Health and Human Services. The purpose of the program is to assist refugees to achieve economic self-sufficiency and social adjustment within the shortest possible time after their arrival in the United States. The State of Florida’s refugee program is the largest in the nation, resettling more than 25,000 refugees and Cuban/Haitian entrants each year.

 
Services include:

HQ: Department of Children and Families Refugee Services Program 401 NW 2nd Avenue N-1007, Miami FL 33128

Deland's Volusia County:

Northeast Region

5920 Arlington Expressway, RM 323 Jacksonville, FL 32211

Debbie Ansbacher

Community Liaison (904) 726-1540

Mayan Refugee Community is quite large in southern Florida 

Erlinda Francisco - Organizacion de los Pueblos Mayas en Exilio (Lake Werth, Indian Mound) lindafranciscoa@yahoo.com