FLAP's Work
Ten interlocking practice areas — one mission
Access to technology, Access to financial assistance, Advocacy and Community Engagement, Community Navigator, Community Outreach and Education, Human Labor and Sex trafficking prevention, Dual Citizenship, Economic Mobility and Empowerment, Healthcare Access, Leadership and Professional Development, Legal Services and Community Legal Education — the work it takes to make sure low-wage workers and their families are treated with dignity
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Alexandra Sossa, in her own words.
FLAP's CEO recognized as Advocate of the Month, December 2012.
Leadership and Professional Development
At FLAP, the primary goal is to witness the growth of staff and the community FLAP serves into accomplished leaders.
Learn moreDual Citizenship
With the goal to keep families together, FLAP partners with 6 Consulates -Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Salvador and Peru- to facilitate dual citizenship for low-wage children, youth and their families.
Learn moreAccess to financial assistance
FLAP provides cash transfers for low-wage workers and their families facing financial hardship. And also connects them with financial institutions who can help in this capacity
Learn moreAccess to Technology
FLAP facilitates access to technology for low-wage children, youth and their families then, they can access to better jobs.
Learn moreLegal Services
Free legal help on wage theft, workplace safety, immigration, and community legal education.
Learn moreHealth
Occupational safety education, mental-health resources, and connections to free or low-cost care.
Learn moreEconomic Mobility
Financial empowerment programs, career pathways, and small-business support for working families.
Learn moreOutreach and Education, Human Labor and Sex trafficking prevention
Meeting workers where they are — in fields, packinghouses, churches, and consulates.
Learn moreCommunity Navigator
One-on-one navigation through housing, healthcare, immigration, education, and public benefits.
Learn moreAdvocacy and Community Engagement
Standing alongside low-wage workers in front employers — pushing for systemic change.
Learn moreWhere we reach
13 states, 7 consulates.
FLAP partners with seven Consulates General — Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, and Peru — to bring social and legal services to low-wage workers across the United States.
Coverage by state & consulate
Which consulates partner with FLAP in each state we serve.
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