ALAS In The News

​October 29, 2020
Storytelling in Half Moon Bay​
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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