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Latino Coastsiders speak out about housing insecurities
Locals demand affordable housing Author: Emma Spaeth Published: February 23, 2022 Coastsiders march down Main Street on Friday night in a...
Feb 23, 20224 min read
ALAS collects valentines, toiletries
Author: Emma Spaeth Published: February 4, 2022 ALAS, a social services organization based in Half Moon Bay, is collecting valentines for...
Feb 4, 20221 min read
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
Author: Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Published: December 7, 2020 Guest Post by Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, Executive Director and...
Dec 7, 20201 min read
Half Moon Bay nonprofit Ayudando Latinos A Sonar offers immigration advocacy, mental health services
Author: Kristen Sze Published: December 1, 2020 Ayudando Latinos A Soñar, or ALAS is a Latino centered nonprofit that is invested in...
Dec 1, 20202 min read
SV Chat: Belinda Hernandez Arriaga talks about helping Half Moon Bay families
Belinda Hernandez Arriaga moved with her family to Half Moon Bay 17 years ago and saw a need for more community support for the immigrant...
Jul 29, 20206 min read
People Who Give us Hope: Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, ALAS Founder and Executive Director
Author: Lennie Roberts Published: June 18, 2020 Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga has been responding to the needs of the Latinx community in the...
Jun 18, 20203 min read
The numbers are stark: Latino, black communities are hardest hit in Bay Area by coronavirus
Authors: Joaquin Palomino and Tatiana Sanchez Published: May 8, 2020 At San Francisco General Hospital, more than 80% of the first...
May 8, 202010 min read
Nonprofit delivers aid to Coastside farmworkers
Author: Sarah Wright Published: April 17, 2020 Joaquin Jimenez's bright blue truck is delivering hope in the form of food and personal...
Apr 17, 20204 min read
Chautauqua keynote speaker addresses hardships faced by Latino community
Author: Britany Bowens Published: October 23, 2019 Updated January 20, 2023 Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga answers questions from students and...
Oct 23, 20194 min read
Night Out at Moonridge
Author: Linda Buchheim Published: August 9, 2017 People who came to the Community Center at Moonridge for the Aug. 1 “Night Out” enjoyed...
Aug 9, 20172 min read
Bay Area LIFE: ALAS helps Latino children reach their fullest potential
Published: October 30, 2016 HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (KGO) -- ALAS translates to "wings" in Spanish, and is the acronym for the Half Moon...
Oct 30, 20162 min read
Mariachi Media Luna takes an international stage
Author: Esther Hahn Published: May 7, 2015 Local youth band to perform with Famous Mariachis When mariachi music pours out of Cunha...
May 2, 20152 min read
New Scholarship Helps Grad Students Complete their Degrees
Author: Tara Kyle Published: January 14, 2015 For Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, a typical day might look something like this: wake up in...
Jan 11, 20153 min read
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation as an agent of change
Author: Bill Somerville, President & CEO Published: April 2014 PVF has been in the vanguard in its work. Over the years, we have...
Apr 15, 20141 min read
In 2011 ALAS' wings were born out of a local Social Worker's dream...
In 2011 ALAS' wings were born out of a local Social Worker's dream to create a space to celebrate culture, tradition and give a voice to...
Jan 1, 20112 min read
Ayudando Latinos A Soñar provides outreach, PPE and support to Bay Area farmworkers during pandemic
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