ALAS In The News
November 25, 2020
Volunteers help food efforts expand on coast

Leslie Robertson had volunteered with ALAS in the past, but it was the CZU fire in mid-August that prompted her latest effort. In recent weeks, Robertson gathered donations and coordinated with the local Safeway to purchase 200 bags worth of Thanksgiving ingredients, including chickens, potatoes and sparkling cider. Read more...
November 24, 2020
ALAS has new home downtown
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The pastel yellow house with the pink doors at 636 Purissima St. in Half Moon Bay stands out for its unique look as well as its use. The building is the new home to the nonprofit Ayudando Latinos A Soñar. And it was given to ALAS as a gift: free and a complete surprise. Read more...
​October 29, 2020
Storytelling in Half Moon Bay​
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A simple conversation among USF faculty about concerns for the anti-immigrant rhetoric in the United States birthed a new opportunity to counter: storytelling through a community theater, located in Half Moon Bay, where, according to the Bay Area census, nearly one third of the population is Latino or of Hispanic heritage. Read more...
July 29, 2020
Nonprofits promote literacy this summer

The COVID-19 pandemic leaves educators worried that kids are falling behind, especially in key areas like literacy. Nonprofits on the Coastside are trying to help close that gap. One, Ayudando Latinos a Soñar, has partnered with University of San Francisco education professor Jane Bleasdale to visit four local farms per week. Read more...
July 29, 2020
ALAS van gets a splash of color

​On a blustery Wednesday afternoon in Half Moon Bay, Steven Nuñez Camacho worked diligently behind the cover of a white van owned by Ayudando Latinos a Soñar. After nearly eight hours of work the day before, Camacho continued to decorate the vehicle by painting and spraying a mix of vivid yellow, purple and turquoise colors. Read more...
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