Student Lead and Community Organizations
Each of these organizations provides resources and support for undocumented students. Hover over each logo to get a brief description of each organization and a person of contact or click any of the logo’s below to explore what these organizations are up to on their own sites!
Community Lead Organizations
CPS portal for scholarship opportunities
Contact:
Michelle Howard
CollegeScholarships@cps.edu
Connects first-generation and minority students with colleges, scholarships, and mentors
Contact:
Brittney Cleveland
bcleveland@collegegreenlight.com
TheDream.US is the nation’s largest college access and success program for DREAMers. We believe that all that DREAMers need is an opportunity. And all we need to do is provide them with financial support to attend one of our Partner Colleges, committed to their college completion.
Provides support and services aimed at immigration, health, education, and violence prevention
Provides information about college workshops, college camps, leadership institutes, and scholarships
Provides programs and events aimed at post-secondary pathways (events, summits, conferences, workshops, etc.)
Contact:
(800) 829-0176
(847) 577-2953
ICIRR (Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights) is an organization dedicated to promoting the rights of immigrants and refugees to full and equal participation in the civic, cultural, social, and political life of our diverse society.
Contact:
Dave Marcial
DMarcial@staugustine.edu
Provides information about resources, scholarships, and conferences
Provides support and services to youth on a variety of skill sets and career opportunities in the business world
Contact:
(312) 715-1300
The Instituto del Progreso Latino contributes to the fullest development of Latino immigrants and their families through education, training and employment.
Provides tax assistance, financial aid for college, financial literacy workshops
Contact:
Carly Oishi
coishi@goladderup.org
(312) 466-0771
main: (312) 409-1555
Provides information and assistance to help make education accessible and affordable, events, resources.
Contact:
Abel Montoya
abel.montoya@illinois.gov
Provides information about immigration legal services, community education, resource network, wellness education
Contact:
Luis Gutierrez
luis@latinospro.org adrienne@latinospro.org
Resources for undocumented students at Joliet Junior College
Support youth philanthropy, provides scholarships and grants
Contract:
Sonia Del Real
(740) 349-3863
Offers personal, academic, professional, and financial supports to each of its scholar
Contact:
(312) 920-9605 info@onemilliondegrees.org
Resources for undocumented students at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Contact:
Tanya Cabrera
tcabrera@uic.edu
Supports education, immigrant expungement, and community involvement
Contact:
Diana Flores
diana@pilsenneighbors.org
Resources for undocumented students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Link to Office of Student Diversity:
Supports financial stability, affordable housing, immigration, community involvement
Contact:
Veronica Reyes
312-666-1323
Resources for undocumented students at UChicago
Student Lead Organizations
FUA, the Fearless Undocumented Alliance, strives to create a supportive environment, academically, financially & mentally for undocumented students at UIC.
Instagram:
I-CAUSE is a service and advocacy organization that works in solidarity with the undocumented community, focusing primarily on equal secondary educational opportunities for all students, regardless of legal status.
Instagram:
The mission of La Casa Cultural Latina is to promote a welcoming and dynamic atmosphere through the development of educational, cultural, socio-political, and social programs that lead to greater recruitment, retention, advancement, and empowerment of Latina/o students.
LARES (The Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services program) is the premier Latino academic support program in Illinois and the largest academic support unit on the UIC campus.
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/lares.uic/about/
Latinos Unidos is a student organization at Joliet Junior College whose mission is to enrich the college experience by educating about Latinx culture through campus and community involvement!
Instagram:
NCOUR (National Coalition Organizing for Undocumented Rights) is an expanding coalition of US university organizations advocating for undocumented students' rights through activism for ethical immigration policy and law, education for community members, and resource gathering.
A service-based student group that partners with local community organizations and allows students to tutor Chicago residents seeking to take the U.S. Citizenship test by developing their English skills, testing their civics knowledge, and helping them fill out the citizenship application. NAUC also seeks to educate UC students on issues surrounding immigration and naturalization from this immersive experience in immigrant communities.
A student-led organization at the University of Chicago, which strives to raise awareness of the issues refugees face in the United States and globally, work with refugee families in the greater Chicago area, and advocate for political change both nationally and globally. We specifically hope to build a longstanding tradition of constructive engagement with the Chicago refugee community through education, service, and political advocacy.
Group of University of Chicago students, faculty, and staff, as well as community members dedicated to political advocacy, education, and direct service with regards to the immigrant population. Their purpose is to engage the campus at large on contemporary issues facing immigrants.
Undocumented Students and Allies, (USA), is a student organization at RIchard J. Daley Community College that provides resources and support for undocumented students.
A campaign at the University of Chicago committed to creating a safe campus for all community members regardless of their immigration status.
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