Commited To Our Community


VOTE PROJECT - Vote To Empower


SALEF has been a pioneer and one of the leading organizations conducting voter registration and Get Out The Vote campaigns for the Central American community in Los Angeles. Since its establishment in 1995, SALEF is committed to creating a healthy community where its members have the opportunities and access to resources to achieve their highest potential.  Thus, SALEF promotes the active involvement of Central Americans in the civic and democratic system. SALEF advocates for their political participation and representation in leadership positions such as city and state commissions and boards.


Engaging our community to register to vote and get out the vote on Election Day is a priority of SALEF’s VoTE Project, which targets newly naturalized Central American immigrants as well as their US-born children. Community members are provided with information geared to empower their minds and civic activism. Through non-partisan voter registration campaigns, educational and candidate forums, and community engagement, SALEF works to ensure to make the community’s VOICE heard.SALEF continues to be actively involved in every local and citywide election to ensure the Central American and Latino communities’ voice is heard. Some of our key projects over the years include:

    • 1996: SALEF joins the Latino USA Campaign
      1999: SALEF unites with the Korean American community in voter registration campaign
      2000: SALEF conducts the largest Census 2000 campaign, with 18 staff, targeting Central American community in Los Angeles County.

      2004: SALEF organizes Mayoral Candidate Forum at Belmont High School. A tradition since 1995, SALEF organizes candidate and issues forums every year to inform and educate the residents about candidates and important issues, propositions and policies impacting the community. Non-partisan voter registration and Get Out The Vote campaigns are organized to increase numbers of Central American voters in Pico Union community.

      2006:SALEF organizes Get Out The Vote campaign in Los Angeles

SALEF has partnered with Southwest Voter Registration and Education Project and other organizations every year to register Central American and Latino voters in key areas.

For more information please contact
Delmy Ruiz
Programs Director
druiz@salef.org



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