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Published by De Alba Communications Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting killing seven farmworkers. Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga attends President Biden State of The Union Address. She is the Executive Director of Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS) / Helping Latinos to Dream! She speaks with Host Jose Diaz-Balart about our farmworkers and need to take action to make their lives better, human rights and to make change. Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8MW5BMBZxDY&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

Author: Alexander Gonzalez, Brian Watt Published: February 7, 2023 Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, founder and executive director of Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS), a nonprofit in Half Moon Bay that provides support services to the region's Latino farmworkers and their families. (Courtesy of ALAS) A longtime advocate for Latino farmworkers and families in California's coastal communities is heading to the U.S. Capitol this week to attend President Biden's State of the Union

By Daily Journal Staff Published: February 3, 2023 Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga, founder and executive director of Ayudando Latinos a Soñar, which has been front and center in supporting the farmworker families affected by the mass shooting Jan. 23, will attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address, Tuesday, Feb. 7. The mass shooting of seven farmworkers in Half Moon Bay exposed their deplorable living conditions and low pay and Herna

Government, nonprofits help out Author: August Howell Published: January 18, 2023 Magdalena Zavala, an office coordinator at ALAS, passes out vegetables and essential groceries to families in Pescadero on Thursday. Anna Hoch-Kenney/Review People lined up around the side of Pescadero Elementary School to receive blankets, groceries and a hot meal on Thursday. Many people in the Pescadero area were hit by the rain and flooding in recent days. Anna Hoch-Kenney/Review There was a

Volunteers help organize supplies gathered at ALAS prior to distribution. The Half Moon Bay-based social services organization has been help

Every year ALAS celebrates Christmas and culture with our annual Noche en Mexico show in December. Noche en Mexico is a celebration that no

El Jardín Summer Camp 2022 was a success thanks to our amazing teachers, camp counselors, and ALAS staff members!

ALAS conducted a survey of the farmworkers which revealed that many aren't visiting the doctor as often as they should both because they...

La organización ALAS estará viajando en unidades móviles por el condado San Mateo con recursos de salud física, mental y educativos para...

San Mateo County farmworkers will soon be able to access health care resources via a double-decker bus, thanks to a new program...

A new program developed in partnership with Life Science Cares Bay Area and ALAS (Ayudando Latinos a Soñar) will work toward bridging...

Author: SVL writer Published: April 8, 2022 Honesty, dedication, and optimism are the cornerstone values Ryan Diego Lopez brings with him to each and every endeavor he takes part in. Ryan carries several responsibilities on his shoulders- being a full-time student, community advocate, mentor, and writer while still using his time to educate and motivate his 3 younger siblings. It’s his mission to rise, thrive, and give back. A current undergraduate student with a major in Pol

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

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: 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