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Author: KIPP Alumni

Adriana KIPP Austin Public Schools
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    • Team & Family Stories

DACA Has Helped Me Find My Voice

  • Posted byby KIPP Alumni
  • September 20, 2017
  • 2 minute read

KIPP Austin Public Schools Alumna, Adriana, shares her family’s journey from Mexico to America. DACA has given her a voice she did not have before, but the uncertainty of her status still lingers.

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Levi DACA
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    • Team & Family Stories

DACA Means Helping My Family When They Need It Most

  • Posted byby KIPP Alumni
  • September 15, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Levi is an alumnus of KIPP Austin Public Schools. DACA not only helped him, but also helped him support his family. Levi is currently enrolled at Lycoming College.

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KIPP Alumnus Luz Elena Hernandez Cortez
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    • Team & Family Stories

Where Would I Be Without DACA?

  • Posted byby KIPP Alumni
  • September 6, 2017
  • 2 minute read

Luz is a KIPP Bay Area Schools alumna. The DACA program opened doors for her that otherwise would have been shut. She is now a permanent resident and eager to share her story.

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Ximena, KIPP Houston DACA story
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    • Team & Family Stories

How DACA Has Made Me Feel Safe

  • Posted byby KIPP Alumni
  • September 1, 2017
  • 3 minute read

Ximena is a KIPP Houston alumna. To Ximena, DACA made hope possible. It changed everything. She now has her permanent residency and wants everyone reading to know about the opportunities DACA provided her.

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Erick, KIPP Bay Area
  • Posted in
    • Team & Family Stories

My Citizenship Status Should Not Determine My Success

  • Posted byby KIPP Alumni
  • September 1, 2017
  • 3 minute read

KIPP Bay Area alumnus Erick shares his journey migrating from Mexico to the States. He is determined to not let his citizenship status impact his success.

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Nancy, KIPP Baltimore
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    • Team & Family Stories

What You Can Do to Fight for Dreamers Like Me

  • Posted byby KIPP Alumni
  • August 29, 2017
  • 5 minute read

KIPP Baltimore alumna Nancy tells her story about the impact DACA has had on her life. She urges the KIPP Team and Family to take action in order to protect DACA recipients like her while the future of the legislation is debated.

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    • Career Pathways
    • Team & Family Stories

Thank you for caring about students like me

  • Posted byby KIPP Alumni
  • December 27, 2016
  • 2 minute read

Deshay is a proud alumnus of KIPP Columbus and a current freshman at Capital University. She’s pursuing a degree in education and can’t wait to support students like herself on their journey to and through college. Learn more about Deshay’s story and how she is changing the odds in her community.

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