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Andres Espinosa
- Jul 25
- 5 min
OLA Hires Two Lawyers Who Will Help Bolster Mission of Organization
By Cailin Riley on July 19, 2023 For more than 20 years, OLA — the Latino-focused advocacy nonprofit that serves eastern Long Island —...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jun 6
- 2 min
From Small Beginnings
Southampton Press Editorial Often, great things come from modest beginnings. What started out 20 years ago as a small advisory board to...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jun 2
- 3 min
Effort to block migrants draws protest, no vote at Suffolk legislature
By Vera Chinese and Michael Gormley Immigration advocates gathered outside the Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday speaking out against...
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Andres Espinosa
- Mar 10
- 3 min
On East End, Latino advocacy group using grant from opioids settlement to help teens
By Jean-Paul Salamanca An East Hampton-based Latino advocacy group will use a grant funded by Suffolk's opioids lawsuit settlement with...
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Andres Espinosa
- Jan 20
- 2 min
OLA lanza encuesta para visibilizar la agresión sexual contra menores
OLA lanza encuesta para visibilizar la agresión sexual contra menores y los obstáculos que se encuentran en la búsqueda de justicia Según...
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Andres Espinosa
- Jan 7
- 7 min
Breaking Down a Culture of Silence:
OLA Launches Survey to Improve Reporting Processes for Child Victims of Sexual Assault At age 7, Isabella Martinez was quiet, until she...
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Andres Espinosa
- Nov 23, 2022
- 8 min
Schools sharpen focus on students' emotional needs in pandemic's wake
By Craig Schneider Katie Horan, health teacher at Dodd Middle School in Freeport, teaches breathing exercises during a class earlier this...
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Andres Espinosa
- Nov 23, 2022
- 5 min
Breaking Down Barriers: OLA Launches Crisis Counseling Hotline for Youth
By Cailin Riley October 18, 2022 When Emily Lupercio was going through what she called her own “mental health journey” during her junior...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
OLA and Quail Hill Farm Feed Families in Need
July 18, 2022 OLA of Eastern Long Island and Quail Hill Farm have begun their third summer of collaboration to make sure that families...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 29, 2022
- 8 min
OLA Celebrates 20 Years of Advocacy on the East End
OLA staff members are celebrating 20 years of working for a more equitable East End for Latino immigrants. Here they are pictured at the...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
Major Milestone for OLA
Minerva Perez, seen here at Organizacion Latino-Americana's Pachanga in June, is the group's executive director. Durell Godfrey By...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
Empanadas and Community Support are a Recipe for Success
CDC Foundation, Partnering for Vaccine Equity OLA of Eastern Long Island in New York has been working to bring COVID-19 vaccines to the...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- May 11, 2022
- 1 min
OLA invites adolescents to participate in a workshop on sexual education
TU PRENSA LOCAL One of the most important issues in raising children is that of sexuality and education around this fundamental factor in...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Mar 16, 2022
- 2 min
OLA Beefs Up Eviction, Youth Deportation Assistance
By Timothy Bolger East End renters facing eviction proceedings and immigrant children at risk of deportation have new legal resources at...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Jan 1, 2022
- 2 min
OLA Of Eastern Long Island Organizes Two Vaccine Events On January 5
By JAMES LANE POST OLA of Eastern Long Island has organized two vaccine events on Wednesday, January 5, to expand access to boosters,...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Nov 24, 2021
- 4 min
Boosting Vaccine Access as Infections Tick Up
By Christine Sampson From pediatric vaccine clinics to booster shots for everyone 18 and up to information sessions held in people’s...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Nov 9, 2021
- 1 min
OLA Receives $30,000 To Prevent Homelessness, Educate Tenants
By Staff Writer An anonymous donor has given OLA of Eastern Long Island $30,000 to support the nonprofit organization’s efforts to...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Oct 19, 2021
- 4 min
District Attorney Launches Office Of Immigrant Affairs
By Kitty Merrill Since its founding in 2002, Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA), has been working with local...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
- Aug 19, 2021
- 12 min
Opponents blast Riverhead’s proposed housing code changes as discriminatory against immigrants
By Denise Civiletti Opponents of Riverhead’s proposed rental housing code revisions packed the Town Hall meeting room Tuesday night to...
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