MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND

Founded in 1968 in San Antonio, Texas, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) is the leading nonprofit Latino litigation, advocacy and educational outreach institution in the United States. MALDEF's mission is to foster sound public policies, laws and programs to safeguard the civil rights of the 45 million Latinos living in the United States and to empower the Latino community to fully participate in our society.

MALDEF achieves its mission by concentrating its efforts on the following areas: employment, education, immigration, political access, language, public resource, and equity issues.

MALDEF achieves its objectives through advocacy, community education, collaboration with other groups and individuals, the awarding of higher education scholarships in law and when necessary, through the legal system.

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