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Deferred Action for Leadership Empowerment

DALE De Anza is a student-led immigrant rights group at De Anza College that seeks to meet the immediate needs of undocumented immigrants as well as create structural change en route to comprehensive immigration reform!

Interns (L to R): Katheryne, Robb, Desiree, Karla, Talia

Our Structure

DALE De Anza has two arms, Direct Services and Structural Change.

Direct Services

Direct Services looks for ways to assist in improving the daily lives of our undocumented immigrant community. Currently we are focused on Doc Prep: preparing 315 extended DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) and DAPA (Deferred Action for Parental Accountability) applications by February 2017. (Contact us if you are interested in assistance!)

Structural Change

Structural Change is focused on re-framing the discussion through education, looking at the larger global dynamics at play. We also seek to engaged students in local actions to advocate for immigrant rights!

Latino Man holds a protest sign that says "Fight for DAPA"

Our Coalition

Since 2012 President Obama has announced various administrative relief programs for current undocumented immigrants in the United States. As a result of high numbers of applicants eligible for administrative relief programs in Silicon Valley, we have launch the Administrative Relief (AR) United Project, a collaboration 0f 12 community organizations.

Our AR United Project is designed to ensure the highest number of county residents benefit from President Obama’s Administrative Relief programs and new bases of grassroots leaders are organized to further advance justice for immigrants in Santa Clara County. The outcomes of AR United Coalition are:

1. Outreach & Education –

Conduct Outreach and Education to 17,000 county residents, conduct initial screening of 5,000 potential applicants

2. Document Prep –

Assist 2,100 county residents assemble the necessary documents required to apply for

the upcoming DAPA and DACA+ opportunities

3. Leadership Development –

Recruit and retain new bases of leaders to work on campaigns that advance

the causes of immigrant communities

4. Community Organizing –

Sustain a multi-agency approach to unified community organizing campaigns.

Intern Information

Office Hours

Direct Services
DESIREE	KARLA	ROBB
Project Coordinator	Document Prep Coordinator	Recruitment & Outreach Coordinator
M 9-10, T 4-6	T&Th 10-12	M 3-5
dberdejo@gmail.com	kmagana.ocon@gmail.com	robbjones.sj@gmail.com

Structural Change
TALIA	KATHERYNE
Education Coordinator	Action & Advocacy Coordinator
W9-11, F12-2	W 2-4, Th 330-530
talia408@gmail.com	Katherynemichell@gmail.com

Team laughing (delirious) after our DALE Leaders Kick-off Training

Upcoming Events

FREE Document Preparation Clinic with Information Session!

MArch 12th Document prep clinic flyer at De Anza College East Cottage DACA DAPA DACA+

How to get started

Interested in document preparation or leading workshops? Join us and earn a unit!

Information Session: Stop by VIDA during office hours to get a quick description of the project or maybe you saw our classroom presentation!
Get on our list: We need your contact information to keep you updated! Also, join us on facebook!
Orientation: Get an in-depth overview of the project and "the work."
Training: Special knowledge and skills will help you become a vital member of the team
Join a Committee: Much of the work will happen working on projects in a collaborative atmosphere!

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