Powered by newcomer immigrant youth and their families

Mission and vision

Project Libertad is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that empowers newcomer immigrant youth and their families by providing essential, youth-led, and youth-centered legal and social services. 

​We envision a world where all newcomer immigrant youth have access to the legal services, social services, academic support, and leadership opportunities needed to thrive.

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2023 Highlights

• In partnership with Immigrant Psychology Network and the Scattergood Foundation’s Community Fund for Immigrant Wellness, we launched Conexiones/Connections, a bilingual therapy program that matches immigrant youth with therapists who speak their native language and provides youth with therapy services free of charge.
• We provided free legal representation for 91 immigrant youth in 139 immigration legal cases.*
  *Some youth may have more than one legal case opened for them.
• ​We expanded Juntos para Jóvenes: United for Youth, a project that provides direct case management services to newcomer immigrant youth and their families in Montgomery County, PA. This program connects youth with needed social services, such as mental health support, health insurance, dental care, academic support, mentoring, and more.
• We ran our most successful Summer Newcomer Support Program (AKA, Summer Camp!) ever, serving 50 students!
• ​We launched exciting new partnerships with Kennett Consolidated School District and Avon Grove School District!

View our 2023 Impact Report →

Our Founder and Executive Director is a 2024 CNN Hero!

Check out our courageous client and volunteer Yulisa's story on CNN Heroes!

Check out more of our supporters!

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Project Libertad is Featured in Drexel University's 2024 40 Under 40! 

“'I WAS REPRESENTING KIDS IN IMMIGRATION PROCEEDINGS, AND I SAW SO MANY KIDS WHO HAD ALL THESE OTHER NEEDS, OUTSIDE OF JUST THEIR LEGAL NEED TO HAVE IMMIGRATION STATUS,' [RUTTER] SAYS."

-- A Warm Welcome for Young Immigrants by Adam Stone

READ THE FULL 40 UNDER 40 PROFILE

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Our Executive Director is a 2022 L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Honoree!

L’Oréal Paris has awarded Rachel Rutter, the Executive Director of Project Libertad, the prestigious honor of being named one of ten L'Oréal Paris Women of Worth in 2022, an award that recognizes the achievements of non-profit leaders making a profound difference in the lives of others by tackling some of our society’s most pressing issues. Rachel is being honored for her work to support and empower newcomer immigrant youth!

As a recipient, our organization has been awarded $20,000! We are thrilled about this amazing recognition and the grant, which is so critical to our work.

Recent news:

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Gettysburg College Magazine features our work!

Read the article!  →

We partnered with Aerie to make REAL change!

Our Executive Director Rachel Rutter was named a 2021 #AerieREAL Changemaker.​

2021 #AerieREAL Changemakers

Check out our feature on the Charity Matters Podcast with Heidi Johnson!

Listen to the podcast!  →

​Rachel Rutter shares Her Story with Kathy Romano 

Listen here!  →

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Volunteers make our work possible and enrich the lives of our clients through teaching ESL, running after-school programs, assisting with legal research, providing interpretation, fundraising, and more.

​Please click the link below to find out how you can help make a difference in the lives of immigrant youth. 

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