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ALAS Receives Prestigious National Research Grant to Advance the Colibrí Child Wellness Program
One of Only Five Organizations Selected Nationwide, ALAS to Pilot New Model with Stanford University School of Medicine Centered on "Cultura Cura" Half Moon Bay, CA – November 25, 2025 – Out of more than 300 applicants, Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS) was selected as one of only five organizations in the U.S. to receive a prestigious $200,000 national research grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to advance the Colibrí Child Wellness Program (CCWP). CCWP is a co


ALAS Founder & CEO Dr. Belinda Hernández-Arriaga Meets Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican
Half Moon Bay, California — October 9, 2025 — Dr. Belinda Hernández-Arriaga, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ALAS (Ayudando Latinos A Soñar), has just returned from Rome, where she and a delegation of five ALAS staff members met with Pope Leo XIV on October 2 to join global leaders in dialogue about the future of migrant and refugee justice.
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