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Maribel—Raylin and Nicole are remarkable students with incredible resilience and intelligence. We look forward to doing all we can to support them and all our incredible students. "We're so honored to be able to walk with families during these difficult times... The perception of what may be an undocumented or new arrival, and to show the vibrancy so they can also contribute to the economic development and improvement of the country," said Karina Ayala-Bermejo, the President and CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino. It takes a village! | |
IHSCA & IJLA students recently visited our friends from Genentech | |
Students from our IHSCA & IJLA campus recently spent a Sunday with members from Genentech during the Genentech Futurelab / American Academy of Ophthalmology Field Trip! A huge THANK YOU to the wonderful folks at Genentech, especially Healthcare Executive Director, Ms. Colleen Dodson-Honore, for the generosity and invitation. | |
Instituto honors breast cancer awareness month | |
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LUCERO hosted a breast cancer awareness event in partnership with the Instituto del Progreso Latino. Participants had the opportunity to learn about the importance of breast cancer screenings, self-care, nutrition, yoga, and community resources. Instituto’s CEO Karina Ayala-Bermejo is a breast cancer survivor and shared details about her journey and the importance of early detection.
LUCERO - Latinos United for Cancer Education, Research and Outreach- is the Latino Cancer Task Force at the UChicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center. The group is comprised of 14 organizations committed to increasing cancer screenings and improving the health outcomes of Latinos/Hispanics in Chicago and the surrounding areas.
Thank you to the American Cancer Society & Equal Hope for helping put this event together!
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A team from The American Cancer Society recently visited Instituto! Thanks to Emily Lipinsky, Kimberly Bostic, Raquel Nunez, and Griselda Garibay with the American Cancer Society for stopping by and spending a wonderful day at Instituto. Our College is deeply grateful for supporting the support for Griselda and the team. We look forward to deepening our partnerships, advancing our missions, and increasing health equity in our communities.
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Instituto attended the 2024 American Dream Reconsidered Conference | |
On Monday, October 21st, Instituto President and CEO, Karina Ayala-Bermejo, joined Professor Angela S. Garcia (University of Chicago) and Linda Rio, attorney and Access to Justice Consultant, as panelists at the American Dream Reconsidered Conference 2024 hosted by Roosevelt University. “Chicago is facing its own challenges around the issue of immigration because of an influx of migrants from Latin and South America. Roughly 27,000 have arrived in the city since August 2022, and handling this increase has strained city and state resources. This panel offered a focused view of the local issues surrounding immigration as well as considering broader national aspects of immigration in America today.”
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Instituto Citizenship & Immigration Legal Aid hosts another successful naturalization workshop | |
IHSCA hosted an open house! | |
Instituto hosted a wonderful open house this month. Community members were able to tour our wonderful campus and learn about all the programs we offer, student clubs, and sports. The first 25 attendees were also given a free Phoenix laptop bag! To learn more about all of our programs please read below and click to visit our website and register! | |
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In September of 2022, Instituto responded to the influx of Recent arrivals to Chicago by launching Project AMOR (Asylum Migrant Outreach Response). In conjunction with the City of Chicago, Instituto created an Amazon Wishlist to mobilize donation efforts for this new population. Since the launch of the Wishlist, over $375,000 in essential items such as clothes, toiletries, diapers, and hygiene products, have been purchased by generous donors to help aid migrants. Instituto has also directly assisted over 8,000 asylum seekers by helping them obtain essential items as well as providing them with legal aid and financial literacy direction.
With a surge of new arrivals that began in May of 2023, Instituto del Progreso Latino began accepting physical donations of new and unused clothes and other essential items to its buildings. Additionally, over 950 community members have signed up to volunteer and assist with Instituto's Project AMOR efforts.
Your generous, tax-deductible gift will directly support Instituto's efforts to assist the recent influx of migrants to Chicago.
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IDPL now Accepts
Donations in Cryptocurrency!
Instituto del Progreso Latino is excited to announce that we now accept donations in Cryptocurrency! A donation button can be found on the top left section of every page on Instituto's website. One can donate in BTC, ETH, and USDC. For more information or to donate please click below.
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Instituto is hiring for a variety of different positions!
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