OLA in the News

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...

By Bella Lewis The volunteers and employees of Organizacion Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island shone bright during the pandemic,...

By Denise M. Bonilla A new Suffolk County program is helping bring food to those who cannot leave their homes. The Suffolk Cares program...

By Denise M. Bonilla A new Suffolk County program is helping bring food to those who cannot leave their homes. The Suffolk Cares program...

By Jean-Paul Salamanca To help parents of East End schoolchildren trying to keep up with their studies at home amid the COVID-19...

By Christine Sampson The Covid-19 pandemic has been disproportionately hard on minority populations. When they call the New York State...

BY BRITTANY INESON Organización Latino-Americana of Eastern Long Island is looking to give back as the war against the COVID-19 pandemic...

BY T. E. MCMORROW Ten years, apparently, was not quite enough time for the U.S. Census Bureau to coordinate its plan to count...

By Olivia Winslow As the U.S. Census Bureau gears up for its once-a-decade count of the nation's population, there are efforts underway...

By Rachel Valdespino This year, the 23rd decennial U.S. census will be conducted, and local organizations have been making an effort to...

By Vivian Wang The vote in the New York Legislature came after the issue had splintered Democrats, with suburban moderates objecting....

BY T. E. MCMORROW New York State driver’s licenses are in the process of undergoing major changes. Advocacy groups, along with State...

By Michael Wright A typical aspiring attorney would spend the summers between the years at law school toiling as an intern in the office...

By Christopher Walsh Immigrants ask for protection in uncertain times “Todos tienen mucho miedo.” Patricia’s message — everybody is very...

By Maria Piedrabuena Defensores de los inmigrantes urgen a Towns del East End a que limiten la colaboración de la policía local con ICE...