Manos Unidas/Hands United provides life-changing resources (completely FREE) to families who speak minority languages at home. Our commitment at Hands United is to support the families of d/Deaf children who speak minority languages in learning ASL and navigating systems that weren&#39;t designed for them, to benefit&nbsp;all d/Deaf children, regardless of home language.&nbsp; All of our family services are free. Always. This holiday season, we&#39;re asking you to invest in this work, and contribute to language justice, and language access for all. Your donation supports:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Parent support groups in multiple languages</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Educational workshops for families navigating complex topics&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Language and literacy supports for families&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Niche topic education for d/Deaf youth (e.g. driver&#39;s ed)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Immigration defense and legal connections for families facing barriers in accessing resources for Deaf youth due to citizenship barriers</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Professional development for educators and service providers</li></ul>100% of your donation goes directly to programming, and directly back into minority language communities.&nbsp;Our workshops are provided by native language users and cultural brokers, ensuring that your gift lifts up the very communities we serve while delivering authentic, culturally-grounded support to families.&nbsp;We keep our overhead low so your gift creates maximum impact. Whether you&#39;re a professional who&#39;s benefited from our workshops or someone who believes every family deserves support in their own language, your contribution matters. Join us in building a community where language is never a barrier to accessing critical resources.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; color: rgb(42, 42, 196); padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for your holiday contribution. Your gift to Hands United means more than we can express. In a world full of resource deserts, where families speaking minority languages struggle to find resources, support, and understanding, you are creating an oasis. You contribute to&nbsp;connecting and serving our families, the foundation of our entire mission. Your contribution today fights language inaccessibility head-on. You&#39;re ensuring that a Deaf child can access ASL instruction, that a Spanish-speaking parent can understand their child&#39;s IEP, that a Somali family can navigate immigration processes with dignity, that parents can talk to their children about puberty and development in their home language. You are part of language justice in action. Every workshop we deliver, every support group we host, every cultural broker we employ from minority language communities happens because people like you believe access to information shouldn&#39;t depend on which language you speak. Want to deepen your impact?<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Give monthly:&nbsp;Sustain our work year-round with a recurring gift by using this form to initiate a recurring donation.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Volunteer with us: Share your skills and time, which are just as valuable to us! For volunteer opportunities, contact us at celena.a.ponce@gmail.com</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Spread the word:&nbsp;Forward this email to colleagues, share our mission on social media, refer families who could benefit from our free services</li></ul>Your belief in our work fuels everything we do. Thank you for choosing to stand with multilingual families. Thank you for investing in a world where language is never a barrier. With deep gratitude, <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1764538927/wysiwyg/w8d5l74wgpuwxznkdwiq.png" style="width: 268px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 268px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1764538949/wysiwyg/efq3ut6pvs4nfdjokp7i.jpg" style="width: 409px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px); position: relative; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 409px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: bottom; margin-right: 5px; margin-left: 5px; text-align: center; max-width: calc(100% - 10px);" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Hands United Team P.S. If you opted in to emails, keep an eye on your inbox. We&#39;ll be sharing stories throughout the year of the families and communities your gift supports.

Manos Unidas/Hands United provides life-changing resources (completely FREE) to families who speak minority languages at home. Our commitment at Hands United is to support the families of d/Deaf children who speak minority languages in learning ASL and navigating systems that weren't designed for them, to benefit all d/Deaf children, regardless of home language.  All of our family services are free. Always. This holiday season, we're asking you to invest in this work, and contribute to language justice, and language access for all. Your donation supports:<ul><li>Parent support groups in multiple languages</li><li>Educational workshops for families navigating complex topics </li><li>Language and literacy supports for families </li><li>Niche topic education for d/Deaf youth (e.g. driver's ed)</li><li>Immigration defense and legal connections for families facing barriers in accessing resources for Deaf youth due to citizenship barriers</li><li>Professional development for educators and service providers</li></ul>100% of your donation goes directly to programming, and directly back into minority language communities. Our workshops are provided by native language users and cultural brokers, ensuring that your gift lifts up the very communities we serve while delivering authentic, culturally-grounded support to families. We keep our overhead low so your gift creates maximum impact. Whether you're a professional who's benefited from our workshops or someone who believes every family deserves support in their own language, your contribution matters. Join us in building a community where language is never a barrier to accessing critical resources.

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