Youth for Venezuela

11/09/2022

Everything packed and distributed! Thank you to Little Friends School Elmhurst families and teachers. Shout out to our volunteers! Everything was dropped off at Fundavenyc where they are doing incredible work collecting and distributing clothing/shoes for new immigrants in NYC.

10/28/2022

Drive is on!!
Little Friends School Elmhurst

10/26/2022

Ready, set, go!!
Little Friends School Elmhurst

10/26/2022

Venezuela’s case is the second largest external displacement crisis in the world according to the UN. Many asylum seekers have arrived in NYC. These families are in need NOW. What will happen to them next? What can we do to support them?

Thousands of asylum seekers from Latin America have arrived in the city. Why are migrants coming to New York? And what will happen to them next?

02/06/2020

Yay! Another couple of packs of pediasure. Thank you all for continuously supporting us with donations! 💛💙❤️

12/09/2019

Thank you Cocotero Foundation in NJ for taking in our donations! Thank you to our YFV members who helped us to pack and drop off the tons of donations. A special thank you to our driver for taking his time to drive us all the way to New Jersey! 💕💕🇻🇪

12/09/2019

YFV is taking action! We know that hospitals are in dire need of infant formula. So let’s help them get it. We held an infant formula and diapers drive Friends School Elmhurst. Thank you to all the support from the staff and the donations from the parents! 💕

12/09/2019

Infant mortality rate in Venezuela has risen greatly according to statistics. As illness and the lack of resources in Venezuelan hospitals grow, babies starve and are born with into cardboard boxes. Often times, as illness is so rampant, mothers are not able to breastfeed their children. They rush to hospitals hoping to save their children but are left hopeless when the hospitals tell them that they do not have any baby formula.

Read more on this reality through these articles:

1) https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/12/17/world/americas/venezuela-children-starving.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
2) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/16/world/americas/dying-infants-and-no-medicine-inside-venezuelas-failing-hospitals.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

12/09/2019

Woohoo! Another collection of fruit cans being dropped off at El Cocotero in NYC. Thank you for receiving our donations. We hope to continue working alongside El Cocotero Foundation! 🇻🇪🇻🇪

12/09/2019

Real talk: The crisis has forced Venezuelans to immigrate to other countries...and a lot of people are unreceptive. Sound familiar? It is similar to the immigrant reality in the US. Traveling is tough: people migrate by foot, plane, bus, whatever they can afford. Upon arrival, some countries will set out a plate of food or they will be greeted by cruel muttering and the harsh tone of xenophobia. The longer a Venezuelan stays, the more visible the xenophobia becomes and it is hard to handle. Say no to xenophobia!

12/09/2019

Meeting with NYC Venezuelan Diaspora Leaders and the Coalition of Aid and Liberty for Venezuela 😉 We are an important voice!