Ayuda Statement on Virginia Executive Order 47

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura TraskDirector of Development and [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (March 3, 2025) — Ayuda strongly condemns Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Executive Order 47 as a harmful and politically...

Ayuda Condemns Federal Stop-Work Order Impacting Unaccompanied Children

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura TraskDirector of Development and [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (February 19, 2025) — Ayuda strongly condemns the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) stop-work order that disrupts critical...

Ayuda Responds to Harmful Executive Orders

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura TraskDirector of Development and [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (January 21, 2025) – Ayuda stands in strong opposition to the series of executive orders signed on January 20, 2025, that...

House Passage of Laken Riley Act Threatens Civil Liberties

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura TraskDirector of Development and [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (January 8, 2025) – Ayuda strongly opposes the Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29), passed Tuesday by the U.S. House of...

Ayuda Condemns Governor Youngkin’s Harmful Proposal Targeting Immigrant Communities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Contact: Laura TraskDirector of Development and [email protected]   Washington, D.C. (December 16, 2024) – Ayuda strongly condemns Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s proposal to introduce language in the...

Healing Through Art: Empowering Immigrant Survivors with Creativity 

Ayuda’s social services program exists to help immigrant survivors of domestic violence (DV), human trafficking, sexual violence and other crimes heal from trauma and rebuild their lives. Since the early 90s, support groups have been a core part of this work at Ayuda,...