'Unaccompanied Latin American Minor Project' Fund - campaign update

Amazing donors!
Thank you for your donation to the 'Unaccompanied LatinAmerican Minor Project' Fund campaign!
We are grateful for the sheer bigheartedness that so many friends and supporters from across the country demonstrated.
Due to your generosity, we collected over 700 books and EXCEEDED our goal of raising $2500 to purchase more books and supplies. We couldn’t have done this without you!




Donors:
Alexandra Lotero
Alyshia Galvez
Amy Honisett
Andrea K. Beltran
Angel David Nieves
Annette Barletta
Carolyn Bellanti
Christa Robbins
Duncan Tonatiuh Smith
Edwin Mayorga
Elaine Vasquez
Emilia Fiallo
Emily Richman
Fred A. Duncannon
Gabriela Arias
Gregoria D. Miranda
Holly Fetter
James H. Mott
Jennie Encalada
Jesse Yi Jou
Karla M. Garcia
Katherine Castaneda
Leandra Gerena
Lisa Church
Mariana Souto Manning
Martin Kaplan
Michelle Herrera Mulligan
Mikaela Shwer
Narae Kim
Paola Ferrer
Paula Gean
Paula Sanchez
Ramon G. Chavez
Rene A Colato
Rigoberto Gonzalez
Rochelle Spencer
Rosa M. Rios
Roseanne Illes
Sarah B. Mohler
Stephanie Anderson
Stephanie DeFrance
Stephanie Griest
Vanessa D'Egidio
Veronica Liu
Wendy Ramirez
William S. Mott
And funders who chose to remain anonymous --- GRACIAS!!


What are the next steps?
Over the next few weeks, we (as well as other La Casa Azul Bookstore and U-LAMP team members) will sort books by age and reading level and placing beautiful, inspirational bookplates in each book.

Starting in mid-September, we will be delivering these books to children and teenagers who are awaiting hearings and who are currently in detention in upstate New York.

Thanks to you, we anticipate that over 1,000 boys and girls in the New York City-area will receive books!

Best wishes,
Aurora Anaya-Cerda
Founder, La Casa Azul Bookstore
www.lacasaazulbookstore.com


Isabel Martinez, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Latin American and Latina/o Studies
John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York