power through membership!
Join today and enter a community of more than 8,000 members transforming the Rio Grande Valley.
Online Membership
Recommended if you:
- Want to take action to win our campaigns and organize people online
- Don't live in a colonia or low-income neighborhood
- Or prefer to organize in English
Online memberships are only available through our website.
General Membership
Recommended if you:
- Want to take action to win our campaigns and organize people in colonias in the RGV
- Live in a colonia or low-income neighborhood
- Or prefer to organize in Spanish
General memberships are only available at our offices.
Organizing together
LUPE’s strength is found in our 8,000+ membership base from which leaders and volunteers are transforming their communities. Members pay membership fees on an annual basis. These fees pay for the services and leadership development practices of each LUPE Office. LUPE engages its membership in devising and conducting campaigns to achieve the mission of the organization. In order to have a positive impact on the lives of immigrant and Latinx families, LUPE members develop into community leaders and are empowered to impact change.
Income tax services
Preparation of income tax returns coupled with advocacy on behalf of families having a tax dispute or controversy with the IRS.
Immigration services
Preparation of immigration applications necessary for obtaining legal status.
Translation of official documents
Translation of various official documents (from English to Spanish and vice versa) for the purpose of assisting people in responding to same.
Notary services
Preparation of notarized statements and documents for submission to schools or other government entities in response to requests made by same.
Interventions with local law enforcement
Interventions with local government officials, (i.e., convincing law enforcement officials to forego escort fees [$350] for funeral processions of low-income families).
Assisting in the transferring of auto titles
Assisting in the transferring of auto titles in order to secure the family’s primary means of transportation – a lifeline that connects people with employment locally and/or out of state.
Workers rights advocacy
Assisting workers in recovering unpaid wages from employers, and/or assisting them in obtaining employment reinstatement when unfairly terminated.
Free Citizenship Classes
In English or Spanish
Free Basic English Classes
Free Accidental Death Insurance
and so much more
When you become a LUPE member, you help empower our programs to serve the Rio Grande Valley.
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Have more questions? Send us a message at sergiot@lupenet.org.