SEAMAAC, JUNTOS, ELC, the Notebook, EPOP & PICC

Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition (SEAMAAC) is working in conjunction with JUNTOS, Education Law Center - Pennsylvania (ELC), the Philadelphia Public School Notebook (the Notebook), Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project (EPOP) and Pennyslvania Immigration and Citizenship Coalition (PICC) on a CPER Special Opportunities Fund project.

Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition, founded in 1984, has over two decades of experience serving and advocating for refugees, immigrants, and asylees in the Greater Philadelphia area. Its mission is to support immigrants, refugees and their families as they seek access to opportunities, which would advance the condition of their lives in the United States. Founded and still led by immigrants and refugees, SEAMAAC continues to bring issues affecting immigrants/refugees to the forefront for policy makers.

JUNTOS is a community development project whose mission is to create an organized, vocal and healthy Latino immigrant community in South Philadelphia. JUNTOS creates a forum by which pre-existing informal and social networks in the community can be unified towards a common goal. Then, the organization links Latino immigrants to the appropriate services, in a manner that is beneficial for both community and institution.

Education Law Center - Pennsylvania is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving greater equity in Pennsylvania's public education system. The organization's primary focus is on poor, minority, disabled, English Language Learners (ELLs), and other children who may not be receiving adequate or equitable services from the public school system.

The mission of the Philadelphia Public School Notebook (PPSN) is to provide information that encourages and supports informed public involvement in the Philadelphia Public Schools. During its 14 years in business, the Notebook has been highly successful at providing independent coverage of the many changes in the city's public school system. Its quarterly print newspaper reaches more than 55,000 people across the city. Its website offers an archive of information about key issues in Philadelphia Public Schools that attracts 8,000 unique visitors a month and its email newsletter offers current, in-depth coverage all of which provide support to the many activist groups working to create positive change in the District.

Eastern Pennsylvania Organizing Project is a multi-cultural organization made up of faith institutions, schools and neighborhood institutions that are committed to building strong relationships based on a vision of justice for all people.

Pennsylvania Immigration and Citizenship Network represents the needs of immigrants, migrants, refugees and other new Americans to policymakers, public officials, and the general public. Advocacy areas include increasing access to public services, improving law-enforcement relations, ensuring worker rights, and expanding access to driver's licenses, Social Security numbers and other documentation. PICC also registers new voters.