Mi Familia Vota is an organization that works with Latino communities in various US states using a model that involves schools, businesses, religious organizations, consulates, among others.
Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFV), is a national organization that seeks civil engagement and civic participation of Latino communities. Through the development of strategies for the promotion of the vote, education and mobilization. The three main issues the organization addresses are immigration, voting rights, the environment, workers' rights, education, and health care.
Regarding education, MFV works with the community to improve the conditions of public education, with the purpose of closing the educational gap among the Latino population. In addition, it invites Latinos who are eligible to vote, to mobilize to participate in voting and exercise their civil rights and responsibilities.
Furthermore, immigration initiatives include national campaigns promoting the implementation of comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for Dreamers.
Likewise, through local and national organizations, they have promoted legislative agendas in favor of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of Americans (DAPA).
Mi Familia Vota is based in Phoenix, Arizona, however, it also works in other states such as California, Colorado, Florida, Nevada, Texas, and Georgia. Find out the locations here: https://www.mifamiliavota.org/about/internshipscareers/
