Our inability to bring millions of undocumented people out of the shadows creates an engine of hypocrisy at the heart of our American life. Posted on September 8, 2017, at 10:02 a.m. Helen Thorpe BuzzFeed Contributor ...
[:en]News Coverage[:es]Cobertura en los Medios[:]
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![[:en]Lessons Learned at the State Capitol[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/signin1211-1-745x450.jpg)
[:en]Lessons Learned at the State Capitol[:]
Padres & Jóvenes Unidos Wraps Up 2017 at the State Capitol The 71st Colorado General Assembly is now closed. As we celebrate the signing of House Bill 1211, we are also reflecting on the 2017 legislative session in Colorado. We worked together ...
Television
![[:en]The Fight for Sanctuary Policy Continues![:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/group-745x450.jpg)
[:en]The Fight for Sanctu ...
We must act now to keep families together and keep our communities safe. What else do we have, if we cannot ho ...
![[:en]Communities Arm Themselves w/ Knowledge[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/taniakyr-745x450.jpg)
[:en]Communities Arm Them ...
PJU Hosts Know Your Rights Trainings to Help Protect Communities Every person in the United States has cert ...
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Too Few, Too Costly Presc ...
Too Few, Too Costly Preschool Opportunities In SW Denver, Study Finds BY JENNY BRUNDIN ON 02/03/2016 - 5 ...
Students Protest SW Denve ...
Read the whole article here: http://www.cpr.org/news/newsbeat/students-protest-sw-denver-middle-school-plan
![[:en]Monica Chose To Come Out From The Shadows, But The Shadows Are Winning[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/3f3e243b530755f2c96c705dc1edec53-1-745x450.jpg)
[:en]Monica Chose To Come Out From The Shadows, But The Shadows Are Winning[:]
Our inability to bring millions of undocumented people out of the shadows creates an engine of hypocrisy at the heart of our American life. Posted on September 8, 2017, at 10:02 a.m. Helen Thorpe BuzzFeed Contributor ...
![[:en]Lessons Learned at the State Capitol[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/signin1211-1-745x450.jpg)
[:en]Lessons Learned at the State Capitol[:]
Padres & Jóvenes Unidos Wraps Up 2017 at the State Capitol The 71st Colorado General Assembly is now closed. As we celebrate the signing of House Bill 1211, we are also reflecting on the 2017 legislative session in Colorado. We worked together ...
![[:en]The Fight for Sanctuary Policy Continues![:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/group-745x450.jpg)
[:en]The Fight for Sanctuary Policy Continues![:]
We must act now to keep families together and keep our communities safe. What else do we have, if we cannot hold on to one another? Arturo's story is an example of why we need stronger policies from the city. Our meeting alongside AFSC, Colorado Peop ...
![[:en]Communities Arm Themselves w/ Knowledge[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/taniakyr-745x450.jpg)
[:en]Communities Arm Themselves w/ Knowledge[:]
PJU Hosts Know Your Rights Trainings to Help Protect Communities Every person in the United States has certain protections under the Constitution. When we arm ourselves with knowledge, when we know our rights, we have created another tool to figh ...
![[:en]Rally and Public Comment on Sanctuary Schools Resolution[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/dps_rally-745x450.jpg)
[:en]Rally and Public Comment on Sanctuary Schools Resolution[:]
Padres & Jóvenes Unidos (PJU) hosted a rally prior to the February 16th school board meeting with five other organizations, and gave public comment to encourage the board to pass a "Sanctuary Schools" resolution. Every student in this countr ...
![[:en]We Must Stand Together[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/padres-745x450.jpg)
[:en]We Must Stand Together[:]
Padres & Jóvenes Unidos (PJU) will work with Denver Public Schools, Denver Classroom Teachers Association, and the Colorado Education Association to protect our communities. Click here to read the official joint statement. For more on the story ...

Preschool Suspensions and Expulsions Must Go
Data is building across the nation that shows the negative impact of implementing punitive only discipline (suspension and expulsion) in early childhood education, especially for children of color. In Colorado, Padres & Jóvenes Unidos has partne ...
![[:en]Out of Control Spending on Crime[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/IMG_1401-745x450.png)
[:en]Out of Control Spending on Crime[:]
In collaboration with Make the Road New York and Communities United, Padres & Jóvenes Unidos recently released a report calling out the immense expansion of the criminal justice system in the U.S. - the cost ringing in at $3.4 trillion over a 30 ...
![[:en]The Move from Zero Tolerance Policies [:]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/DSC_0618-745x450.jpg)
[:en]The Move from Zero Tolerance Policies [:]
American Public Media Reports interviews Padres & Jóvenes Unidos founders and leaders in a national investigation on school discipline reform. Since 2003 Padres & Jóvenes has analyzed and investigated the impact of zero-tolerance school ...
![[:en]PJU Parent Members Demand Food Equity[:]](/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/healthyschools_arch-745x450.jpg)
[:en]PJU Parent Members Demand Food Equity[:]
Parent members with Padres & Jóvenes Unidos spent over a year analyzing the cafeteria environment and school lunch in 16 schools in the Denver Public Schools district (DPS) - 8 schools in southwest Denver and 8 schools in mor ...