Washington, DC – Prominent community organizations and stakeholders in the DC Metro Area are partnering together to launch the Ya es hora ¡Ciudadanía! (It’s time – Citizenship!) Campaign, an unprecedented effort to inform, educate, and motivate eligible legal permanent residents who reside in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC, to apply for U.S. citizenship.

The campaign, which will help hundreds of eligible permanent residents fill out their naturalization paperwork in the coming months, is coordinated by the American Immigration Lawyers Association Washington DC Chapter, Carlos Rosario International Public Charter School, CASA de Maryland, Catholic Charities – Hogar Hispano, CentroNía, Entravision Communications Inc., Latin American Youth Center, National Council of La Raza, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 32BJ, and Tenants and Workers United.

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About the campaign: Ya es Hora is an historic Latino civic participation campaign that represents the largest and most comprehensive effort to incorporate Latinos as full participants in the American political process. The national effort is lead by Mi Familia Vota Educational Fund, NALEO Educational Fund, the National Council of La Raza, and Spanish-language media companies Entravision Communications Inc, ImpreMedia, and Univision Communications, Inc. For more information on the campaign, visit www.yaeshora.info.