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Our work

MLOV is made up of several different teams all working to foster leadership and provide tools for greater civic participation of immigrants in DC who do not speak English as their primary language in solutions that impact their lives. Together, we mobilize the community to prompt systemic change to meet the goal of language justice in the District.

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Our mission

Our mission is to foster leadership and provide tools for greater civic participation of immigrants in DC who do not speak English as their primary language in solutions that impact their lives.

Our programs

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Advocacy

MLOV is a leading player in the immigrant rights and justice movement in DC. We see advocacy as an opportunity to empower our members to be at the forefront of changing the existing inequities they face on a day to day basis.

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Workers Rights

There are more than 100,000 immigrants in DC, and one in six immigrants is a part of the workforce in DC. Many immigrants face a multitude of barriers to accessing jobs including limited access to legal employment, limited visa options, and lack of social networks.

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Digital Literacy

MLOV's Digital Literacy program supports community members to build transferable skills that they can utilize in the job-market, when/if starting a small business, to support their children's education, and to seek additional job training/education.

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Immigrant Justice

MLOV’s Sanctuary campaign prioritizes ending immigrant detention and liberating children from detention centers in Southern Texas to reunite them with their families in DC.

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Parent Leadership

MLOV is poised to lead new work organizing and campaigning for childcare worker rights within immigrant and refugee communities.

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Youth Leadership

For over 12 years, MLOV has trained over 200 immigrant youth of color, originally from dozens of different countries, in community organizing, power building, and political advocacy through our student organizing program.

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Outreach & Education

MLOV organizes grassroots outreach and education events including listening circles, open mics, breakfasts and dinners, β€œCommunity Center” style open house events.

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Youth Mentorship

By connecting refugee youth with a caring and supportive mentor from their own community, MLOV's Immigrant Youth Mentorship Program supports mentees' social integration and pursuit of economic self-sufficiency.

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