OLA in the News

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

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

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

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

Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney, right, arrives for a court appearance An advocacy group that supports Latino residents on...

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

Long Island's foreign-born population increased slightly between two five-year spans, with naturalized citizens and residents from Latin American countries composing the majority, according to new Census Bureau data. Credit: AP/Paul Sancya Long Island's foreign-born population increased slightly between two five-year spans, with naturalized citizens making up the majority, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Overall, Long Island’s foreign-born popul

“Trust is a key factor” in the efforts to help victims of wage theft, said Erika Padilla, a legal advocate employed by OLA. “A steep rise...

Published December 5, 2023 at 11:11 AM EST OLA (Organización Latino Americana) of Eastern Long Island reported that the number of wage...

Aurora is a resident of Long Island who, like many others, was a victim of wage theft this summer. These are not traditional thieves grabbing money, but rather an increasingly common practice in the region, in which employers refrain from paying their employees for the work performed. Aurora, who does not want to reveal her identity while her case progresses in court, said she started working in June for a house cleaning company, led by a Latinx woman. The job was a blessing

OLA of Eastern Long Island has announced the hiring of Lucía Damerau as director of Immigration Legal Services, Wanda Sánchez Day as...

“You don’t want to be associated in the Christmas Story with the innkeeper who boxed out the Holy Family and forced them to have the...

Proposed changes to assess English-language skills worry some who have passed By Olivia Winslow Andrés Espinosa's hopes and dreams were...

For more than 20 years, OLA — the Latino-focused advocacy nonprofit that serves eastern Long Island — has been working to support,...

Wanda Sánchez Day, left, and Lucía Damerau, attorneys hired by OLA of Eastern Long Island. Courtesy photos: OLA OLA of Eastern Long...

By Vera Chinese and Michael Gormley Immigration advocates gathered outside the Suffolk County Legislature Tuesday speaking out against...

By Alek Lewis Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar. File photo: Alek Lewis Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar extended and expanded the...

Organización Latino Americana (OLA) of Eastern Long Island is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Founded in 2002, the nonprofit...

OLA staff members are celebrating 20 years of working for a more equitable East End for Latino immigrants. Here they are pictured at the...

By Kitty Merrill Since its founding in 2002, Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island (OLA), has been working with local...