CASA DE MARYLAND INC
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Organizations Filed Purposes: CREATE A MORE JUST SOCIETY BY BUILDING POWER AND IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN WORKING CLASS.

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES:- NATURALIZATION AND LEGALIZATION: WITH SUPPORT FROM AMERICORPS, CASA OPERATED A COMPREHENSIVE CITIZENSHIP PROMOTION PROGRAMS IN MARYLAND, VIRGINIA, AND PENNSYLVANIA, WHICH INCLUDES CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, MENTORING AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND POST-NATURALIZATION SUPPORT. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CREDIT UNIONS, CASA PROVIDED MICROLOANS TO ASSIST CITIZENSHIP AND LEGALIZATION APPLICANTS IN AFFORDING APPLICATION FEES. CASA ALSO PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VARIOUS FORM OF IMMIGRATION RELIEF.CONTINUED ON "SCHEDULE O".- FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE: CASA PROVIDED TAX PREPARATION, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, AND WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY TOPICS. LOCAL BANKS VISITED CASA'S CENTERS TO HELP MEMBERS OPEN ACCOUNTS. CASA ALSO PROVIDED DRIVER'S LICENSE EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRS, CASA ALSO OPERATED SEVERAL VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) CLINICS.- LEGAL SERVICES: CASA PROVIDED "KNOW YOUR RIGHTS" LEGAL EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND REPRESENTATION TO LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS ON BOTH CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LAW, AND ENGAGED IN IMPACT LITIGATION. CASA ALSO PROVIDED RAPID RESPONSE WHEN IMMIGRATION RAIDS OR OTHER CRISES OCCURRED BY ASSISTING VICTIMS IN SECURING LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND REUNITING WITH THEIR FAMILIES. - COMMUNITY ACCESS AND HEALTH PROMOTION (CAHP): CASA OPERATED A HEALTH PROMOTER PROGRAM AS WELL AS A TRILINGUAL HOTLINE AND MEDICAL INTERPRETERS PROGRAM. CASA ALSO IMPLEMENTED A MASSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN FOR BOTH THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND KAISER PERMANENTE'S CHARITABLE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM.- SOCIAL SERVICES AND COUNSELING: CASA PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TO CONNECT MEMBERS WITH SOCIAL SERVICES AND PUBLIC BENEFITS AIMED AT IMPROVING THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND INCREASING SOCIAL STABILITY.

COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT:- WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING: CASA CONNECTED WORKERS WITH EMPLOYERS SEEKING SHORT-TERM HELP AND DELIVERED PLACEMENT SERVICES FOR FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT; PARTNERED WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO OFFER A RANGE OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES.

POLITICS & COMMUNICATION:- POLITICS AND COMMUNICATIONS: CASA IMPLEMENTED ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL LEVELS TO ADVANCE MEASURES IDENTIFIED AS PRIORITIES BY ITS MEMBERSHIP, INCLUDING ITS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING CAMPAIGNS MENTIONED ABOVE. CASA ALSO IMPLEMENTED NONPARTISAN VOTER REGISTRATION AND GOTV CAMPAIGNS IN PENNSYLVANIA.CONTINUED ON "SCHEDULE O".- COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT: CASA'S FAIR DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN BROUGHT TOGETHER A DIVERSE RANGE OF PARTNERS TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING AND SMALL BUSINESSES, AND TO IMPROVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PURPLE LINE METRO RAIL. WITH SUPPORT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CASA LED A LANGLEY PARK CRIME PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE, A CROSS-SECTOR INITIATIVE TO REDUCE CRIME IN TARGETED HOTSPOTS. CASA ALSO IMPLEMENTED HOUSING CAMPAIGNS TO IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN MULTI-FAMILY APARTMENT COMPLEXES, AND ADVOCATE FOR TENANT PROTECTIONS AND EVICTION MORATORIUMS AS A RESULT OF COVID-19.SCHOOLS & EDUCATION:- AFTERSCHOOL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: CASA OPERATED MI ESPACIO, AN AFTERSCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR LATINO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LANGLEY PARK, MD AS WELL AS THE ESCALERA PROGRAM OF UNIDOSUS. - COMMUNITY SCHOOLS: CASA PARTNERED WITH PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO TWO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS AND HOSTED A YOUTH SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM IN LANGLEY PARK, MD. CASA BALTIMORE:- CASA OPERATED MI ESPACIO, A SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AND ENRICHMENT PROGRAM FOR LATINO HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS IN BALTIMORE CITY, COMPLEMENTED BY AN "ESCALERA" COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM. CASA ALSO PROVIDED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMING AT THE MAJOR ESL SCHOOLS IN BALTIMORE UTILIZING THE SPIRIT (STUDENT PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION OF ISSUES TOGETHER) MODEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE. CASA ALSO PROVIDED CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING FOR BALTIMORE CITY TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS.- CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE SAFETY AND JOBS IN BALTIMORE: CASA STAFFED AND PARTICIPATED IN A COALITION OF NATIONAL AND LOCAL PARTNERS TO ADDRESS BALTIMORE'S SYSTEMIC SOCIAL, RACIAL AND ECONOMIC INJUSTICES. A KEY FOCUS OF THIS WORK WAS COMBATING STRUCTURAL RACISM IN POLICING AND OTHER AREAS, AND BRINGING AFRICAN AMERICANS AND LATINOS TOGETHER TO WORK FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. CASA DE VIRGINIA:- ECONOMIC JUSTICE ORGANIZING: CASA EXPANDED ITS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROGRAM IN VIRGINIA, BUILDING AND CULTIVATING A SET OF LEADERS AND A VOLUNTEER STRUCTURE THAT WORKED ON CAMPAIGNS IN VIRGINIA FOR DRIVER'S LICENSE ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANTS, AND FOR AN INCREASED MINIMUM WAGE. - SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTH CARE ACCESS: CASA PROVIDED GENERAL SOCIAL SERVICES NAVIGATION ASSISTANCE TO MEMBERS AS WELL AS ASSISTANCE IN ENROLLING IN KAISER PERMANENTE'S CHAP HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY. - NATURALIZATION AND LEGALIZATION: WITH SUPPORT FROM AMERICORPS, CASA OPERATED A COMPREHENSIVE CITIZENSHIP PROMOTION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, MENTORING AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND POST-NATURALIZATION SUPPORT. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CREDIT UNIONS, CASA PROVIDED MICROLOANS TO ASSIST CITIZENSHIP AND LEGALIZATION APPLICANTS IN AFFORDING APPLICATION FEES. CASA ALSO PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VARIOUS FORM OF IMMIGRATION RELIEF.- FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE: CASA PROVIDED TAX PREPARATION, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, AND WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY TOPICS. LOCAL BANKS VISITED CASA'S CENTERS TO HELP MEMBERS OPEN ACCOUNTS. CASA ALSO PROVIDED DRIVER'S LICENSE EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRS, CASA ALSO OPERATED SEVERAL VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) CLINICS.CASA DE PENNSYLVANIA:- ECONOMIC JUSTICE ORGANIZING: CASA EXPANDED ITS COMMUNITY ORGANIZING PROGRAM IN PENNSYLVANIA, BUILDING AND CULTIVATING A SET OF LEADERS AND A VOLUNTEER STRUCTURE THAT WORKED ON CAMPAIGNS IN CLIMATE CHANGE, IMMIGRATION, AND FOR AN INCREASED MINIMUM WAGE. - NATURALIZATION AND LEGALIZATION: WITH SUPPORT FROM AMERICORPS, CASA OPERATED A COMPREHENSIVE CITIZENSHIP PROMOTION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION, MENTORING AND INTERVIEW PREPARATION, APPLICATION ASSISTANCE, AND POST-NATURALIZATION SUPPORT. THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH CREDIT UNIONS, CASA PROVIDED MICROLOANS TO ASSIST CITIZENSHIP AND LEGALIZATION APPLICANTS IN AFFORDING APPLICATION FEES. CASA ALSO PROVIDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING VARIOUS FORM OF IMMIGRATION RELIEF.- FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE: CASA PROVIDED TAX PREPARATION, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, AND WORKSHOPS ON FINANCIAL LITERACY TOPICS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE IRS, CASA ALSO OPERATED SEVERAL VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) CLINICS.LOBBYING:CASA CONDUCTS LOBBYING WITHIN THE LIMITS OF ITS 501(H) DESIGNATION AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL ON LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ITS CONSTITUENTS. LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY PRIORITIES INCLUDED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES, AT THE LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL LEVEL: INCREASING MINIMUM WAGE, PASSING THE TRUST ACT AND/OR PREVENTING POLICE-ICE COLLABORATION, IMPROVING EDUCATION ACCESS FOR IMMIGRANT YOUTH, EXPANDING IMMIGRANT ACCESS TO DRIVER'S LICENSES, OPPOSING ANTI-IMMIGRANT BILLS, ZONING AND POLICY CHANGES ON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES, AND COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM. CASA PROVIDED TESTIMONY, WRITTEN AND ORAL, FOR MANY BILLS AFFECTING ITS CONSTITUENCY, AND ALSO CONDUCTED DIRECT LOBBY VISITS AND PUBLIC ACTIONS.

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