History of Levante

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2010-2011

Youth from the Levante Leadership Institute performed the play One in a Million to create awareness about child labor and the struggles that migrant students face while in school and in the work place.

2009-2010

Levante youth developed and performed One in a Million, a play that tells the story of Julio, a teenage boy who has to work before and after school to help his parents earn money for the family. Through Julio’s story, audience members learn about children who work in the fields, their struggles, and their aspirations for the future.

2008-2009

Levante youth developed and performed ¿Qué culpa tengo yo?, a play about the obstacles that immigrant students face when trying to achieve their dreams of education.

2007-2008

Levante youth created a documentary publication, Life in the Fields, to inform farmworkers how to prevent occupational injury and illness.

2006-2007

In 2006, SAF restructured Levante in order to better meet the needs of farmworker youth. Students created a play, The Price You Pay, to educate others about work conditions faced by farmworker youth.

1997-2005

SAF partnered with the NC Migrant Education Program (MEP) to address the educational needs of migrant students across the state. Through this partnership, SAF:

• Coordinated College Day visits for nearly 2000 migrant youth,
• Mentored over 1,000 migrant youth during summer programs,
• Provided internships for 41 college students to work with migrant youth,
• Built the self-esteem and cultural awareness of thousands of migrant students through workshops and art-based projects,
• Provided information about college to hundreds of parents and educators each year, and
• Assisted local Migrant Education Programs to expand school AIM clubs for migrant students from one to over 50 clubs in 27 counties.

Contact

Raúl Granados Gámez
Migrant Youth Director
919-660-9247