We are pleased to announce that the U.S. Government has approved a $300,000 grant for Aliento to support our higher education work with first-generation immigrant and Latino/a students!
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Hello! My name is Britney Vera. I am an incoming senior at Mesa High School. I was born in Mesa, Arizona and am a daughter of immigrant parents who migrated to the U.S. in 1998, therefore I’m in a mixed status family. I love to journal, work out, and do my makeup!
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Hello! My name is Diego Acevedo. I was born in Chihuahua Mexico and immigrated to the United States at the age of 2. I love to make music and any kind of art.
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This past weekend, we held a graduation ceremony for the Aliento Fellows as they completed their Fellowship journey!
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Hi, my name is Diana Quintana! I was born and raised in Phoenix, AZ. I’m a soon-to-be sophomore at Arizona State University, I enjoy painting, and going to coffee shops a lot!
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With the support of the community, ALIENTO helped 443 families who lost their jobs, had reduced hours/income, were behind in their rent, utilities and struggled with food. These families are facing really hard times economically and mentally due to the pandemic.
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A poll shows that 3 in 4 Arizona Voters support In-State Tuition for Dreamers.
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Our Founder + CEO, Reyna Montoya, was selected by the Arizona Center for Civic Leadership as 2020 Flinn-Brown Fellow!
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Hello! My name is Darian Benitez Sanchez and I am a student at Brophy College Prep. I am currently seventeen years old and I am part of the 2019-2020 Aliento Fellows cohort.
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A poll commissioned by Aliento shows that approximately 9 in 10 Voters in Arizona support giving Dreamers a pathway to citizenship.
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Today, Aliento received an honorable mention in Fast Company’s 2020 World Changing Ideas. The US business magazine recognized Aliento in the Social Justice category.
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Aliento strives to always host and create spaces where we can safely build community. It is with this in mind that the Aliento Core Team has taken the following decisions of precocious.
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Last week we had over 300 students from over 30 schools across the valley join us in our efforts in advocating for Instate Tuition for Dreamers in Arizona! We wanted to take this chance to let you know everything that happened that day.
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With this decision, the Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration more power to deny visas or green cards to applicants coming from low income.
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On December 3, 2019 Aliento in partnership with Matiz Creative launched its first ever national campaign titled Aliento: Not Afraid. This campaign is a series of videos that amplifies and features the stories of undocumented youth, dreamers, and mixed status families from Aliento.
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My name is Angel Palazuelos. I am a first generation student from a single mother household. I am a senior at Metro Tech High School. My dream is to become a Mechanical Engineer. I came to the United States when I six years with my mother and older brother.
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On October 4, 2019 the Presidents Alliance on Higher Education & Immigration submitted an Amicus Brief to the United States Supreme Court supporting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program
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Our founder and CEO, Reyna Montoya, will be a keynote speaker at 2019 Forbes Under 30 Summit!
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Coming from schools all over the valley, the fellows will be working within their schools to ensure sure that all Arizona graduates are eligible for instate tuition regardless of immigration status!
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Our Education & Advocacy Director, Jose Patino, is part of the task force, representing us here at Aliento to share insights from the DACA and mixed status families community!
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