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Alek Lewis
May 24, 20237 min read
Riverhead supervisor extends and expands emergency order, drawing fire from Latino advocacy group and NYCLU
By Alek Lewis Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar. File photo: Alek Lewis Riverhead Supervisor Yvette Aguiar extended and expanded the...
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Andres Espinosa
Mar 10, 20233 min read
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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John Valenti
Feb 10, 20232 min read
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, Other East End Groups Gets $363G In Grants For Breast Cancer Screenings, Education
Because of the Ellen Hermanson Foundation grant "OLA has been brought into a circle of support along with some of the most amazing...
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Andres Espinosa
Jan 20, 20232 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20228 min read
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, 20225 min read
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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27East
Aug 10, 20221 min read
27Speaks: OLA: Serving the East End’s Latino Community, And Others, For 20 Years
Organización Latino Americana (OLA) of Eastern Long Island is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Founded in 2002, the nonprofit...
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Beth Young
Aug 8, 20222 min read
OLA To Hold Youth Summit On Emotional & Mental Health
OLA of Eastern Long Island will hold its first-ever Youth Summit for young people ages 14 to 22 on Monday, Aug. 15 at the Bridgehampton...
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OLA of Eastern Long Island
Aug 1, 20223 min read
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, 20228 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20221 min read
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 10, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20214 min read
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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Annette Hinkle
Sep 12, 20216 min read
18th OLA Film Festival Offers A Cultural Bridge
As a nonprofit organization, the primary mission of OLA (Organización Latino Americana) of Eastern Long Island is to advocate for the...
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