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IMMIGRATION RESOURCES & SUPPORT

To ensure that LAEP staff feel prepared to offer appropriate support to the families we serve, we have curated a list of resources. These resources are designed to equip our staff with the knowledge and tools they need to effectively address the diverse needs of our community.

This page will be updated frequently as we gather information from our trusted partners and team members.

EDUCATION POLICY

  1. LAUSD “We Are One” Estamos Unidos
  2. Safe Schools for Immigrant Students
  3. K-12 Guidance
  4. Higher Education Guidance
  5. For Teachers/Leaders: Safe Schools for Immigrant Students (AB699 Toolkit)
  6. EDSOURCE: Immigrant Student Rights in California
  7. 10 Strategies for Schools – Childrens Impacted by ICE Raids
  8. Standford Law School – Protecting Undocumented Students
  9. (VIDEO) Case: States Cannot Deny Students a Free Public Education Based on Immigration Status

IMMIGRATION RIGHTS, LAWS, & POLICY

  1. (VIDEOS) We Have Rights
  2. (IG VIDEO) United We Dream “Know Your Rights”
  3. RED CARDS: How to Use
  4. RED CARDS: Free Download (ENG) (SPN)
  5. RED CARDS: Order & Pay $55
  6. Immigrant Legal Resource Center: Know Your Rights
  7. LA Public Librrary: Know Your Rights
  8. LA County of Immigrant Affairs: Know Your Rights Toolkit
  9. LA County of Immigrant Affairs: Know Your Rights Pamphlet/ “Ready Pocket Card”
  10. Family & Community Recovery Guide
  11. Rapid Response Legal Resource Hotline – Immigrant Defenders Law Center (not legal advice)
  12. National Immigration Legal Services – Directory
  13. CHIRLA: Deportation Defense Link
  14. CARECEN: Deportation Defense
  15. ACLU: Immigrants Rights
  16. San Bernardino & Riverside Counties – Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice: HOTLINE (909)361-4588
  17. Step-by-Step Family Preparedness Plan
  18. Protecting Assets & Child Custody in Face of Deportation
  19. Protect Yourself from Immigration Fraud
  20. List: Legal Assistance Directory (CA)

MENTAL HEALTH & WELLNESS

  1. DHS – LA COUNTY: LA Health Service
  2. LAUSD WellnessCenters
  3. LAUSD “We Are One” (Page 19)

LGBTQIA SUPPORT

  1. LAUSD – “We Are One” (Page 30)
  2. LGBT – Immigrant Legal Resource Center
  3. LGBTQ Funders
  4. ID Document Center
  5. Working for Intersectional Justice and LGBTQ+ Community
  6. Executive Orders Impacting the LGBTQ Community
  7. LGBTQ Resources for Well-Being
  8. ACLU: Transgender Rights

FINDING JOY

  1. Article: Finding Joy in a Chaotic World
  2. Article: Finding Hope and Light: My Immigration Story

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Eric Barela, Ph.D.

Senior Consultant, Raya Cooper Impact Consulting

Dr. Eric Barela has worked as a measurement & evaluation professional for over 2 decades, helping organizations to better understand and act on their social impact. He’s currently a Senior Consultant with Raya Cooper Impact Consulting and previously worked at Salesforce, where he led efforts to measure the social impact of the company’s work with nonprofits and educational institutions across the globe. He began his career working with the Los Angeles Unified School District and with the nonprofit, Partners in School Innovation. Eric previously served on the Board of the American Evaluation Association and currently serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of the American Journal of Evaluation.

Eric grew up in East LA and was educated in the Montebello Unified School District. He holds a Ph.D. in education from UCLA. He loves a good road trip, with his husband serving as trusty navigator.