MLOV is a leading player in the immigrant rights and justice movement in DC. We see advocacy as an opportunity to empower our members to be at the forefront of changing the existing inequities they face on a day to day basis.
MLOV's Digital Literacy program supports community members to build transferable skills that they can utilize in the job-market, when/if starting a small business, to support their children's education, and to seek additional job training/education.
MLOV’s Sanctuary campaign prioritizes ending immigrant detention and liberating children from detention centers in Southern Texas to reunite them with their families in DC.
MLOV organizes grassroots outreach and education events including listening circles, open mics, breakfasts and dinners, “Community Center” style open house events.
There are more than 100,000 immigrants in DC, and one in six immigrants is a part of the workforce in DC. Many immigrants face a multitude of barriers to accessing jobs including limited access to legal employment, limited visa options, and lack of social networks.
For over 12 years, MLOV has trained over 200 immigrant youth of color, originally from dozens of different countries, in community organizing, power building, and political advocacy through our student organizing program.
By connecting refugee youth with a caring and supportive mentor from their own community, MLOV's Immigrant Youth Mentorship Program supports mentees' social integration and pursuit of economic self-sufficiency.
