Latinos Progresando

Latinos Progresando is a non-profit organization based out of the Little Village neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois. Our work includes immigration legal services, community arts, and political advocacy. With the goal to give families access to the resources they needed to thrive, Latinos Progresando opened its doors in 1998 with a single volunteer and just $200 in the bank. Today LP is recognized as a community leader, reaching thousands of families every year: meeting immediate needs, putting our community’s story on center stage, investing in our next generation of leaders, and developing resources in our community through coalition building. LP runs Illinois'​ largest Latino-led family based immigration legal services program, which is accredited by the Board of Immigration Appeals. LP supports undocumented victims of domestic violence and other crimes through the VAWA Project and U Visa processing—the only resource of its kind on Chicago's southwest side. LP creates a safe space for youth after school through arts and culture programming, featuring the Teatro Americano, ensemble which writes and performs original plays about the Latino experience in Chicago. LP leads the Marshall Square Resource Network, a 20-organization collaborative that meets monthly to build the capacity of member agencies and organize for community change. LP helps defray the cost of higher education for some of our community’s most promising young people through the Dr. Angela Perez Miller Scholarship Fund.