Project Libertad: Powered by Immigrant YouthMission:

Project Libertad is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers newcomer immigrant youth and their families in the Greater Philadelphia Area by providing essential, youth-led, and youth-centered legal and social services.

Who We Serve:

Project Libertad serves newcomer immigrant youth in the Greater Philadelphia Area. While 95% of the youth served by Project Libertad are Central American refugees from the Northern Triangle Countries of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, Project Libertad has a global footprint, welcoming youth from across the globe, including Angola, the DRC, Haiti, Brazil, Vietnam, China, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, and more. Project Libertad provides social services primarily in Chester, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, and legal services to youth across PA. Community strengths that further Project Libertad’s work with immigrant youth include resiliency, perseverance, optimism, adaptability, tenacity, and gratitude.

Programs and Services:

Immigrant Children’s Defense Project: Provides legal representation to immigrant children who are undocumented or facing deportation.

Know Your Rights Project: Educates immigrant youth and families about their legal rights.

Legal-Mental Health Partnership: Partnership with Immigrant Psychology Network that educates youth about mental health and wellness. Increases access to mental health care for immigrant youth.

Conexiones: Provides free, bilingual individual therapy sessions to immigrant youth.

Juntos para Jóvenes: United for Youth: Provides direct case management services to newcomer immigrant youth and their families who are experiencing barriers to their self-sufficiency, in order to meet a variety of their basic needs.

Jóvenes Fuertes: Strong Youth: A culturally-responsive social-emotional learning (SEL) program created by a Latinx immigrant psychologist to support the mental health of Latinx newcomers in schools. Offered in collaboration with partner school districts.

Newcomer Support Programs: Weekly, in-school programs that provide a safe space for newcomer immigrant youth to create community and achieve a sense of safety as they adjust to life in the United States.

Mentoring Program: Provides one-on-one mentorship to middle and high school students in order to promote academic success and improve postsecondary outcomes for newcomer youth.

RISE: Refugee and Immigrant Students Excelling: Girls’ empowerment program that provides high school refugee and immigrant girls with leadership skills, academic support, college preparation, and other life skills.

Educator Training Program: Trains educators and other professionals on best practices for supporting immigrant youth.

Scholarship Fund: Benefits a graduating Project Libertad senior annually.

Contact Us

Telephone: 484-302-8551

Email: info@projectlibertad.org

Website: www.projectlibertad.org

Instagram: @projectlibertadorg

Facebook: facebook.com/projectlibertad

Twitter: @project_lbrtd

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-libertad/

TikTok: @projectlibertad

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