OLA in the News

Sep 24
3 min

On the Silver Screen: Latino Film Festival hits the North Fork

North Fork Arts Center in Greenport (Photo credit: Jeremy Garretson) Right in time for National Hispanic Heritage Month, Organización...

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Latino Young Professionals of East End aims to build community, provide guidance

Sheryl Nance-Nash

Sep 20
6 min

Latino Young Professionals of East End aims to build community, provide guidance

Latino Young Professionals of the East End co-founders Nicole Velez, left, Jonathan Lopez and Daniela Chavez. Credit: Morgan Campbell As...

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Housing and immigration advocates oppose Riverhead rental restrictions

Tara Smith

Sep 19
3 min

Housing and immigration advocates oppose Riverhead rental restrictions

Wally Ramirez, of OLA of Eastern Long Island, at Riverhead Town Hall on Wednesday. Immigrant advocates oppose a town bill that would...

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OLA Presents 21st Annual Latino Film Festival Of The Hamptons

James Lane Post

Sep 18
3 min

OLA Presents 21st Annual Latino Film Festival Of The Hamptons

A still from the film "Daughter of Rage." Heroism, strength, and resilience form the conceptual and thematic core of three feature-length...

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OLA Film Festival Expands in Partnership with NFAC

Beth Young

Sep 14
3 min

OLA Film Festival Expands in Partnership with NFAC

Heroism, strength, and resilience form the conceptual and thematic core of OLA of Eastern Long Island’s annual Latino Film Festival of...

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East Hampton community members say repeated power outages posing health, safety risk

Thema Ponton

Aug 7
3 min

East Hampton community members say repeated power outages posing health, safety risk

OLA of Eastern Long Island, a primarily Latino focused organization, has stepped in to help find a solution, holding a meeting Wednesday...

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East End group answers 'desperate need' for helping youth with mental health challenges

Olivia Winslow

Jul 24
4 min

East End group answers 'desperate need' for helping youth with mental health challenges

Luna Paucar was in her freshman year at Boston College last fall when her social anxiety became too hard to ignore. “Entering college was...

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East Hampton Mobile Home Park Residents Left in the Dark

Jack Motz

Jul 18
5 min

East Hampton Mobile Home Park Residents Left in the Dark

Jhonny Castillo and Paola Castro are among the residents of the East Hampton Village Manufactured Home Community who attended a...

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OLA of Eastern Long Island listed in state budget for first time

Ana Borruto

Jun 24
3 min

OLA of Eastern Long Island listed in state budget for first time

Teens can call or text the Youth Connect helpline at (631) 810-9010 to anonymously speak to a trained crisis counselor in either English...

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Christine Sampson

Jun 13
3 min

In State Budget, a Win for OLA

The organization announced Friday that it has now "secured a place in the New York State budget," with the State Legislature allocating a to

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OLA Secures Place in NYS Budget for $50,000,

27East

Jun 10
3 min

OLA Secures Place in NYS Budget for $50,000,

For the first time in its 22-year history, OLA of Eastern Long Island has secured a place in the New York State budget, ensuring the...

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27East

Apr 19
1 min

Welker Honors Perez for Work With OLA

At the April 9 meeting of the Suffolk County Legislature, all 18 legislators celebrated their respective nominees honoring Champions of...

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OLA and Whitmores Partner To Offer Free Financial Literacy Pilot Program for Workforce

Michelle Trauring

Apr 3
3 min

OLA and Whitmores Partner To Offer Free Financial Literacy Pilot Program for Workforce

When Mariah Whitmore reads the marketing materials from her 401K provider, her eyes glaze over. And so, when the partner at Whitmores —...

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OLA’s Pachanga 2024 Features All-Women Performers

27East

Mar 25
2 min

OLA’s Pachanga 2024 Features All-Women Performers

OLA of Eastern Long Island (Organización Latino Americana) is changing up its annual Pachanga this year by featuring Lulada Club, a...

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Financial Literacy Series Continues for East End Workforce

27East

Mar 18
2 min

Financial Literacy Series Continues for East End Workforce

The two remaining financial literacy workshops organized through a partnership between OLA (Organización Latino Americana) of Eastern...

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League of Women Voters Event on Saturday Will Shine Spotlight on Equal Rights Amendment, Which Will Be on the State Ballot in November

Cailin Riley

Mar 6
4 min

League of Women Voters Event on Saturday Will Shine Spotlight on Equal Rights Amendment, Which Will Be on the State Ballot in November

To say there is a lot at stake for voters across the country this November would be an understatement. While a high-stakes presidential...

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27East

Mar 4
3 min

OLA Youth Connect Gets Program Director

Staff Writer on Mar 4, 2024 OLA of Eastern Long Island (Organización Latino Americana) has announced it has hired Anastasia Gochnour as...

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OLA Of Eastern Long Island Joins Organizations At Governor Kathy Hochul’s Latino Roundtable

James Lane Post

Feb 11
3 min

OLA Of Eastern Long Island Joins Organizations At Governor Kathy Hochul’s Latino Roundtable

OLA’s Executive Director Minerva Perez with Governor Kathy Hochul. Courtesy Office of the Governor OLA of Eastern Long Island’s Executive...

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Long Island's foreign migrants taking low-wage jobs to survive — most off the books

Matthew Chayes

Feb 5
7 min

Long Island's foreign migrants taking low-wage jobs to survive — most off the books

Women migrants on Long Island are finding employment in cleaning, babysitting, washing hair at beauty parlors, doing nails at salons...

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OLA Counsel To Receive Award From Bar Association

OLA of Eastern Long Island

Jan 30
2 min

OLA Counsel To Receive Award From Bar Association

Staff Writer on Jan 30, 2024 Wanda Sánchez Day, general counsel and senior policy counsel of OLA of Eastern Long Island, will be honored...

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