ALAS: Educational Access for Immigrant & Court-Involved Youth

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ALAS means wings in Spanish. At ALAS we train educators to advocate for their court involved & immigrant students to have educational access.

11/03/2026

CONGRATULATIONS ALAS 1ST TIME VOTERS!! Polls are open til 8pm in Louisiana. As long as you are in line by 7:59pm, stay there and vote 🗳️

“Today I voted for myself, my family, and everyone who cannot vote yet. I stopped thinking that my vote doesn’t count and decided to make my voice heard.”

“Hoy voté por mí, por mi familia y por todos los que aún no pueden votar. Deje de pensar que mi voto no cuenta y decidí hacer que mi voz se escuchara”

11/02/2026

Ascend fellows & fam come through at 5pm this MONDAY Nov 2nd!
Text Ms. Lisa if you need an uber code 🏎️

5-7pm outside:
- reunion cookout
- next trips reveal
- LEGACII’s BDAY + CELEB!
- get new swag w your name on it!
- free POA & PCM legal services (inside)
- find your voting precinct for 11/3 elections

Around 7:30pm Krewe de Mayahuel’s Día de Mu***os procession rolls in!

10/23/2026

ALAS fellows & families, come through!
bring your own pumpkin 🎃
right next door to ALAS

10/23/2026

Young people came together to share important perspectives on the Luce Foundation’s Something In Common series, brought to New Orleans by our partners at the Juror Project. We are so proud of you Elenna, and of each panelist from our partner organizations as well! Thank you each for bringing us together and sharing:

The Juror Project
Henry Luce Foundation
lena ❦
Daughters Beyond Incarceration
Sông CDC
Project Butterfly New Orleans

10/12/2026

Feel free to bring friends, family, drums, maracas o a skirt! 🪘💃🏽🪇

10/07/2026

Aspire grads come throooough! 💯🔥🦋

10/07/2026

ALAS Ascend panelists Lauren, Tyree & Aali will be speaking Thursday, October 8th at the Crime & Punishment in America community film screening hosted by our partners in justice Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights! Come through!

10/07/2026

Congratulations! Our founder & Executive Director Lisa Maria was recognized with a 2026 Greater New Orleans Funders Network R2I Community Champion Distinguished Service Award! What makes this award special is that it’s shaped by the community, from nominations to selection. It’s an honor to be recognized in this way and to be part of a group of leaders committed to lasting change.

www.gnofundersnetwork.org/blog/ypvo7sp39449nvyey7mzwdr5w7a7vd

09/30/2026

road triiiiip 🚗
October 9-12 Fri - Mon
open to Aspire 22, 23 & 24 grads
submit the form in your text by midnight Wednesday

09/30/2026

ASPIRE 2026 WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOUUUU
🦋🦋🦋🎓🎓🎓💜💜💜

Address

1738 St Roch Ave
New Orleans, LA
70117

Website

http://www.freealas.org/

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