UnidosUS in Florida

Local advocacy on the ground

Florida by the numbers

1 out of 11

Hispanics in the U.S. live and work in Florida.

$210 billion

contributed by Hispanics to the Florida economy.

27%

of the people in Florida are Hispanic.

8 out of 10

Hispanics in Florida are U.S. citizens.

Unidos in community

Laura Arce of UnidosUS and Ashon Nesbitt of the Florida Housing Coalition fielding questions during the event’s roundtable discussion.

From left to right: Gianncarlo Cifuentes, Vice President of News at Univision Orlando and Tampa, Ashon Nesbitt, CEO of the Florida Housing Coalition, U.S. Rep. Darren Soto (FL-9); Laura Arce, Senior Vice President at UnidosUS, Traci Blue, Director at Bright Community Trust, and Dr. Fernando Rivera, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Puerto Rico Research Hub at the University of Central Florida.

Latino Leadership volunteers helping newly arrived citizens from Puerto Rico at Orlando International Airport.

Line of newly arrived citizens from Puerto Rico at the Orlando International Airport waiting to be help with local services.

Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando Fellows Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez and Aisaiah Pellecer present their case for free community college during a policy and advocacy training in Miami. Photo by Jayme Gershen.

The 2022 Afro-Latinx Líderes Avanzando Fellows in Miami. Photo by Jayme Gershen.

UnidosUS Florida Education Field Organizer Alejandra Rondon speaks to the organization’s state Affiliates about education advocacy. Photo by Raul Vidaurre.

Miami immigration lawyer Enrique Gonzalez speaks to one of the DACA students he sent to the UnidosUS Annual Conference. Photo by Ray Santisteban.

Miami canvassers register to vote

Florida resources

Children in an afterschool art program.

This Practice to Policy brief, highlights the critical role of Out-of-School Time (OST) programs in supporting the Latino community, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

October 18, 2024

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State team

Jared Nordlund

Jared Nordlund

Florida State Director

Based in Orlando, Florida, Jared Nordlund is a Senior Strategist for the UnidosUS (formerly National Council of La Raza) Civic Engagement team. His work with UnidosUS focuses on increasing the level of Latino participation in the American political process by turning citizens into voters and voters into community advocates.

Learn more about Jared → 

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