ECC students visit Congressman Ted Lieu's office as part of DACA Advocacy Week. From left: office intern; Ashley Dominguez, (Special Projects & Events Supervisor, Congressman Ted Lieu); Bryant Odega (ASO Director of Academic Affairs); office intern; Vanessa Esguerra (ASO Senator of Business); Anam Khan (ASO Director of Student & Community Advancement); office intern; Rocio Munante-Navarro (ASO Director of Human Resources); and Chris Dela Cruz (Student Services Specialist, Student Development Office).
El Camino College students recently visited the offices of Congress members in conjunction with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Advocacy Week, a statewide effort to share information and outreach regarding resources for undocumented and/or AB 540 students. FYE Faculty Coordinator Cynthia Mosqueda accompanied the students to the local offices of Congresswoman Karen Bass and Student Development Office Student Services Specialist Chris Dela Cruz joined students at Congressman Ted Lieu's office. Also as part of DACA Advocacy Week, ECC sponsored a "Dare to Dream" event on Oct. 24. Representatives from five four-year universities came to campus and shared information about university support available, including legal and financial resources for students.
More information about AB 540 resources at El Camino College can be found here. The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office has also developed a webpage containing resources and information related to DACA/undocumented students: http://www.cccco.edu/resourcesforundocumentedstudents.aspx.