MALDEF has defended the rights of the Latino community in the U.S. MALDEF works in litigation, public policy advocacy, and community education in the areas of: Education, Employment, Immigrant Rights, and Political Access.They do NOT do any immigration representation (i.e. deportation; asylum; adjustment of status) 

Legal Services

Education Advocacy Groups

Hispanic/Latino Community

Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution

Labor and Employment Law

Immigration Issues

Acts as an advocacy group focusing on issues affecting the communities and finding solutions. Topics include:

-Community Wellness
-Literacy
-Substance Abuse Prevention
-Community Leadership Academy

Education Advocacy Groups | COALITION FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES - Community Group Program

Organizations that promote a particular practice like bilingual education, support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that will result in specific types of educational reform or other improvements in the educational system, or support specific changes in local educational institutions that will improve the delivery of services to local students.