La Union del Pueblo Entero

La Union del Pueblo Entero, LUPE, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization, is a social justice, community-building, membership-based organization, founded by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta. LUPE serves the community needs in Hidalgo, Cameron, Starr, and Willacy Counties, Texas. La Union del Pueblo Entero, LUPE, organizing around issues including education, immigration, housing, healthcare, civic engagement and colonia infrastructure. In addition to spearheading grassroots community organizing in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, LUPE also directly provides immigration services, ESL and citizenship classes in both English and Spanish.  LUPE is rooted in the belief that members of the low-income community have the responsibility and obligation to organize themselves to advocate for the issues that impact their lives.