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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

Author: Gloria Rodriguez, ABC7 Published: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 The founder of Half Moon Bay farmworker advocacy group ALAS hopes to "continue to highlight the narrative of human rights for farmworkers," as she travels to Washington. WASHINGTON (KGO) -- The founder of the farmworker advocacy group ALAS will attend the President's State of the Union address Tuesday night. Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga tells ABC7 it's an honor to be in Washington and that she's excited. She

Author: Clay Lambert Published: February 3, 2023 ALAS founder Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga speaks as part of a panel discussion on the coast's infrastructure travails on Thursday in Princeton. Clay Lambert / Review A standing-room audience crowded into the Mavericks House in Princeton on Thursday night to hear community leaders discuss recent storms and the coast’s always-tenuous connections to the outside world. More recent traumatic events were also in the air at a special “Br

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

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

City leaders are hearing a proposal to put 40 housing units on land the city owns at 555 Kelly Ave. The housing would be restricted to...

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

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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

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: 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

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

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