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Author: Adam Pardee Published: Feb 23, 2022 Updated Feb 23, 2022 People spoke outside the ALAS House in Downtown Half Moon Bay prior to a march that took people to Mac Dutra Park. Adam Pardee / Review Source: https://www.hmbreview.com/people-gather-at-the-alas-house/image_41600b84-94d3-11ec-a9d3-fb03d7783097.html

Locals demand affordable housing Author: Emma Spaeth Published: February 23, 2022 Coastsiders march down Main Street on Friday night in a show of support for more affordable housing here. Adam Pardee / Review Adam Pardee On Friday night, a procession of people marched down Main Street from the Ayudando Latinos a Soñar headquarters to Mac Dutra Plaza, holding signs calling for affordable housing. Chants of “Sí, se puede” — “Yes, we can” — could be heard from blocks away as the

Author: Emma Spaeth Published: February 4, 2022 ALAS, a social services organization based in Half Moon Bay, is collecting valentines for area seniors. Photo courtesy Lizette Diaz Ayudando Latinos a Soñar is brightening the lives of seniors on the coast this Valentine’s Day with a valentine drive. The nonprofit will be collecting valentines through Feb. 10. “It’s just about bringing these cute valentines to local seniors,” said Kate Shea, part of the group of volunteers known

Author: San Mateo County Libraries Published: January 27, 2022 Watch Video Here There is a rich Latinx history, culture, and community along the coast of San Mateo County that is often missing from the story of who San Mateo County is. A community-based organization, Ayudando Latinos A Sonar or ALAS is sharing the stories and history of the community on this webinar. ALAS is a Latino centered nonprofit organization born from the desire to help children and their families to

Author: Shwanika Narayan Published: January 19, 2022 | Updated: Jan. 21, 2022 Maria Vega made the financially tough choice to leave her fast-food job and become a stay-at-home mother in October 2020, in the middle of a global health pandemic and the parallel economic crises it unleashed. The fact that Vega was pregnant with her third child helped make her decision a little easier. “I found out I was pregnant in August of 2020,” the 33-year-old Half Moon Bay resident said thro

Project Description Ayudando Latinos A Soñar is dedicated to giving creative expression to Latino youth and families of Half Moon Bay to celebrate identity and preserve the rich cultures, traditions and values of Mexico and Latin America through our weekly programs of cultural arts, education, counseling and social justice advocacy. ALAS is committed to inspiring the community through our cultural arts programs of Ballet Folklorico Tonantzin and Mariachi Media Luna. We are bu

Author: Arrupe Initiatives Administrator Published: April 7, 2021 On Saturday, March 27th, the USF volleyball team went to Half Moon Bay, CA to volunteer with the organization Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS), an organization that has been working very closely for the last year with the School of Education and University Ministry. The team helped with the food distribution to families that have been affected by the pandemic. Members of the Volleyball team had participated in t

Author: Coastsidebuzz.com Published: March 31, 2022 Deadline to order: Thursday, March 31, 2022 11:59PM Tamales Pick Up Date: Sunday, April 3, 2022 9:00AM to 12:00PM Pre-orders only! Orders minimum of 6 (half dozen) for $30 ***All Proceeds go directly to World Central Kitchen for Ukraine*** ALAS is a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Fully tax deductible- contact us to request. Contact Us (650)560-8947 ALAS@ALASDREAMS.COM CLICK! TAMALES FUNDRAISER SIGN UP $30.00 Sold

Author: Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Published: December 7, 2020 Guest Post by Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, Executive Director and Founder of Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS), a Latino Cultural Arts and Social Services Program in Half Moon Bay dedicated to​ supporting the youth and families of the coastal community in Northern California. These past few months at ALAS, COVID has shifted us to a crisis model that infuses basic needs and economic support as the foundation

Author: Silicon Valley Community Foundation Published: December 3, 2020 During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS) used grant funding from Silicon Valley Community Foundation's Regional Nonprofit Emergency Fund to provide critical support to farmworkers and undocumented immigrants. Learn more about ALAS at https://www.alashmb.org. The Regional Nonprofit Emergency Fund, a part of SVCF's COVID-19 regional response effort, provided emergency support grants to

Author: Kristen Sze Published: December 1, 2020 Ayudando Latinos A Soñar, or ALAS is a Latino centered nonprofit that is invested in providing cultural arts, education, social services, and mental health to Latino families, children and farmworkers in Half Moon Bay. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- On this Day of Giving, all of us at ABC7 and our parent company, Disney, are hoping you'll consider support for nonprofit organizations that make our communities stronger. Ayudando Latinos A

Conocimientos Press In this full-color picture book illustrated by master artist Veronica Castillo Salas, Sofia learns that she can rely on the love of her family and trust them to help her with her fears about the monster la migra. Love and Monsters in Sofia’s Life Published November, 30 2020 Paperback, 60 pages ISBN-13 : 978-1-7351210-1-7 “Sofia’s painful yet powerful story reminds us of the monster that takes our collective breath away. Her warm cobija or blanket comforts

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...

Author: Sharon Chin Published: July 15, 2020 at 6:29 pm Jefferson Awards for Public Service "I think about the hard work our immigrant community is putting in every day in this country, and that's what keeps me going," she said. Hernandez-Arriaga started off serving Latino families pro bono as a clinical social worker when she discovered they needed more. "Although they were suffering from depression, anxiety, stress, what they really need was to be visible. To have a space t

Author: Lennie Roberts Published: June 18, 2020 Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga has been responding to the needs of the Latinx community in the Half Moon Bay area since she founded Ayudando Latinos A Soñar, or ALAS, in 2011. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker who holds a PhD in Education, Belinda has focused her efforts on farmworker families, their children, and the youth of the Latinx community in Half Moon Bay. Under Belinda’s leadership, ALAS expanded from a cultural arts and co

Authors: Joaquin Palomino and Tatiana Sanchez Published: May 8, 2020 At San Francisco General Hospital, more than 80% of the first patients admitted for COVID-19 were Latino, nearly three times the rate the hospital usually sees. As people came into San Francisco General Hospital with chest pain, dry coughs and fevers — telltale signs of the new coronavirus — Dr. Vivek Jain noticed an unsettling pattern: The vast majority of people so sick that they needed to be hospitalized

Author: Sarah Wright Published: April 17, 2020 Joaquin Jimenez's bright blue truck is delivering hope in the form of food and personal protective gear to Coastside farms where some are struggling through the COVID-19 crisis. On Thursday, Jimenez, farmworker liaison for Ayudando Latinos A Soñar, pulled up in front of a farmworker house at Giusti Farms, where 10 people live together. One of the residents, Julian Ruis, loaded up three boxes each of fruits and vegetables and thre

Cultural Arts P.O. Box 961 El Granada CA 94018 (650) 560-8947 Send Email Visit Website ABOUT US Ayudando Latinos A Sonar is dedicated to giving creative expression to Latino youth and families of Half Moon Bay to celebrate identity and preserve the rich cultures, traditions, and values of Mexico. Source: http://business.visithalfmoonbay.org/list/member/a-l-a-s-ayudando-latinos-a-sonar-7171

Author: Ashlyn Rollins-Koons Published: November 1, 2019 Ayudando Latinos A Soñar and the City of Half Moon Bay are hosting a Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration Friday night at Mac Dutra Plaza on Main Street until 8 p.m. There will be performances by Ballet Folklorico and Mariachi Media Luna, ofrendas, or altars, on displays, face painting, food trucks and other activities. Source: https://www.hmbreview.com/news/a-day-to-honor-ancestors/article_99a8fcc6-fd02-

Author: Britany Bowens Published: October 23, 2019 Updated January 20, 2023 Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga answers questions from students and faculty during an open discussion after her lecture. Hernandez-Arriaga was the Latinx Heritage Month Chautauqua speaker on Sept. 26 in the O’Donnell Auditorium. With almost 20 years working in the community and specializing in child trauma and Latino mental health, Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, an assistant professor of marriage and family the

Author: Guerra Productions Published: January 12, 2019 "As a Latino media producer and professor, it has been my goal to produce content that proudly represents and exemplifies the rich Mexican culture in the United States. The project that you are about to watch attempts to bring pride to the Mexican-American youth in our country. This video is presented “as aired” on San Francisco Public Access Television SF Commons 76. ALAS is a cultural nonprofit organization in Halfmoon

Author: Jim Brigham Published: August 15, 2018 Dear Editor: I opened the Half Moon Bay Review on Aug. 8 hoping to read an account of the public presentation on Aug. 4, at the Ted Adcock Community Center, sponsored by ALAS, the city of Half Moon Bay, the Immigration Action Group and Estamos Contigo Border Task Force. Since there was no article in the paper I would like to take this opportunity to summarize my experience. This was a speaker panel led by Half Moon Bay resident B

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We'll also feature a special vocal and dance performance by ALAS: Ayudando Latinos A Sonar (Helping Latinos to Dream), a Latino youth cultural arts and social services program based in Half Moon Bay. August 5, 2018