UNITED WE DREAM
United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led organization in the nation, it is a powerful network made up of 52 affiliate organizations in 25 states. United We Dream also runs programs to advocate for access to higher education: stop the deportations of undocumented youth and their parents; and strengthen alliances and support for DREAMers at the intersection of queer and immigrant rights. UWD leaders organized and advocated for administrative relief for undocumented immigrant youth through the “Right to Dream” Campaign.
DEEP
The DREAM Educational Empowerment Program (DEEP), a project of United We Dream, is designed to address the barriers that undocumented immigrant youth face as they pursue higher education. DEEP builds strategically aligned collaborations between United We Dream affiliates, K-12 educators, community college and university representatives, and community-based organizations and leaders to create pipelines to higher education for undocumented youth. DEEP works with immigrant youth and their parents and teachers to improve educational access and outcomes for immigrant youth across the country through coaching, training, outreach programs and community collaborations.
Organizations in California
» California Dream Network (CADN)
» Dream Team Los Angeles (DTLA)
» IDEAS at UCLA
» Orange County Dream Team (OCDT)
» San Fernando Valley Dream Team (SFVDT)
» Fresno Immigrant Youth Alliance (FIYA)
» DREAM Alliance of Sonoma County
» Antelope Valley Dream Team
» San Diego Dream Team
» California Dream Network (CADN)
» Dream Team Los Angeles (DTLA)
» IDEAS at UCLA
» Orange County Dream Team (OCDT)
» San Fernando Valley Dream Team (SFVDT)
» Fresno Immigrant Youth Alliance (FIYA)
» DREAM Alliance of Sonoma County
» Antelope Valley Dream Team
» San Diego Dream Team
Dream Team Los Angeles (DTLA)
Founded in 2009, DREAM Team Los Angeles (DTLA) aims to create a safe space in which undocumented immigrants from the community and allies empower themselves through activism and life stories. Through these shared experiences, individuals develop as efficient advocates for their own rights and those of the larger immigrant community. DTLA is a grass roots organization that welcomes anyone who is interested in being part of the work, both in L.A. and nationally
San Fernando Valley Dream Team
The SFVDT is committed to advocating for the immigrant community in the San Fernando Valley and the rest of the nation. We engage in various forms of advocacy work such as the following:
- Know your rights
- Higher education
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) clinics and workshops.
- Statewide Campaigns (e.g. CA Dream Act, drivers licenses)
- National Campaigns (e.g. Immigration Reform and other immigration related legislative campaigns)
- Campaigns advocating for the Stop to Deportations (e.g. the TRUST Act).
- Advocate for inclusion of LGBTQ (Queer) identifying immigrants and their families.