Pueblo Unido PDX

What Pueblo Unido PDX does

Pueblo Unido PDX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in February 2018 (with community-group origins dating to April 2017) and headquartered in Portland, Oregon. The organization creates pathways to legal, social, and Indigenous language interpretation services for people with vulnerable immigration status across the Pacific Northwest. Its core program suite comprises Legal Navigation (connecting clients to immigration attorneys, where represented clients are 15x more likely to present a defense and 5x more likely to win their case), Social Service Navigation (housing, food, healthcare, and financial assistance applications with documented 87%+ approval rates), Community Engagement (free multilingual workshops on legal rights and family preparedness), and operational support for the Collective of Indigenous Interpreters of Oregon (CIIO), which provides interpretation in Indigenous languages from Mexico and Central America including Mam, Mixteco, Q'anjob'al, and K'iche'.

The organization operates a community-led go-to-market model, reaching beneficiaries through partnerships with schools, food pantries, agencies, and community organizations in Oregon and Washington. All services are provided free of charge to community members. Revenue is generated entirely through donations (individual, corporate matching via Benevity, donor-advised funds via Fidelity Charitable and BNY Mellon), community fundraisers, and government appropriations—most notably $2 million from the State of Oregon in July 2023 and $750,000 in the 2025 Oregon Legislative Session to support Indigenous language proficiency exam development and interpreter workforce expansion. The organization maintains a proprietary Indigenous Language Oral Proficiency Assessment Model and produces multilingual educational video content in Spanish, English, and multiple Indigenous languages as awareness and educational assets.

Cumulatively, Pueblo Unido has served more than 15,000 individuals across 31 states since inception. Leadership comprises Executive Director Carla Gonzalez, Board President and co-founder Francisco Rodriguez (a DACA recipient previously detained by ICE), Director of Organizational Sustainability and co-founder Cam Coval, and CIIO Senior Director Puma Tzoc.

Name

Pueblo Unido PDX

Legal name

Pueblo Unido PDX

Website

https://pueblounidopdx.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pueblo Unido PDX is a Portland-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free legal navigation, social service navigation, and Indigenous language interpretation to vulnerable immigrants across Oregon and Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through multiple platforms including Stripe (recurring donations), ActBlue (monthly sustaining memberships), PayPal, Venmo, and physical checks. The organization runs community fundraiser events organized by artists, comedians, affinity groups, and local business owners.
2. Corporate and Employee-Matching Donations: Corporate donations accepted through the Benevity Causes Portal for employee-matching programs.
3. Government Grants and Appropriations: State funding including $2 million appropriated in July 2023 to support development of language proficiency evaluation mechanisms for Indigenous languages, and $500,000 to Oregon Worker Relief for interpreter compensation. Additional $750,000 appropriated in 2025 for exam development and Indigenous interpreter workforce support.
4. Donor-Advised Fund Contributions: Contributions accepted through Fidelity Charitable DAF360, BNY Mellon, and other DAF Direct platforms allowing donors to give directly from their donor-advised funds.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pueblo Unido PDX is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that connects people with vulnerable immigration status in the Pacific Northwest to free legal representation, social services, and Indigenous language interpretation. Its programs include Legal Navigation, Social Service Navigation, Community Engagement workshops, and support for the Collective of Indigenous Interpreters of Oregon (CIIO). All services are provided at no cost to community members, and the organization does not provide legal advice or act as a law firm.

Product overview

Pueblo Unido PDX is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides a suite of immigration support services rather than a traditional software product. Its core offerings include Legal Navigation (connecting vulnerable community members to immigration attorneys), Social Service Navigation (connecting to wraparound resources such as rent/utility assistance, food security, emergency shelters, and healthcare), Community Engagement (free educational workshops on legal rights, family preparedness, and trauma healing), and the Collective of Indigenous Interpreters of Oregon (CIIO) which provides Indigenous language interpretation services. The organization also produces the 'Home on Hold' storytelling comic series as an awareness and advocacy tool. These programs are interconnected: navigation services connect clients to legal and social resources, community workshops provide education to empower those seeking services, and CIIO addresses linguistic barriers for Indigenous language speakers across all programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Legal Navigation Free navigation service connecting people with vulnerable immigration status to a network of partner immigration attorneys for legal representation in detention, deportation defense, and status adjustment.
• Social Service Navigation Free navigation service that connects immigrant families to wraparound social services, including rent and utility assistance, food security programs, emergency shelter, domestic violence services, and healthcare access.
• Community Engagement Workshops Free educational workshops delivered in-person and virtually on legal rights, asylum processes, family preparedness, court proceedings, and trauma healing, with interpretation in multiple Indigenous languages.
• Collective of Indigenous Interpreters of Oregon (CIIO) Program providing Indigenous language interpretation services for legal, health, and community appointments, plus professional development for Indigenous interpreters and advocacy for Indigenous Language Justice.
• Home on Hold Comic Series Storytelling comic series created by local artist Naomi Rubin with support from the Multnomah County Cultural Coalition that shares stories from Pueblo Unido clients to spread awareness of family separation by ICE and demonstrate actions to help free individuals from detention.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 times more likely to present a defense and 5 times more likely to win their case in immigration court for those with legal representation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oregon Worker ReliefcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOregon Worker Relief is a key partner for distributing the Equity Corps of Oregon (ECO) program and RIO (Reconocimiento de Idiomas Originarios) Fund. Pueblo Unido refers Oregon residents to the Oregon Worker Relief Call Center and collaborates on interpreter compensation programs. The RIO Fund was launched with guidance from Pueblo Unido and CIIO to fairly compensate Indigenous language interpreters.
• Collective of Indigenous Interpreters of Oregon (CIIO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPueblo Unido supports CIIO, a group of interpreters of Indigenous languages from Mexico and Central America. CIIO addresses barriers to legal and social services for Indigenous language speakers and ensures just compensation for interpreters. CIIO provides interpretation services, professional development, creates outreach materials, and leads advocacy for Indigenous Language Justice.
• Innovation Law LabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization whose analysis of DHS's Operation Black Rose is linked in Pueblo Unido's community resources. Innovation Law Lab provides legal analysis of immigration enforcement operations.
• ACLU OregonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACLU Oregon's Know Your Rights resources for immigrants are linked in Pueblo Unido's community resources section, providing legal rights information to community members.
• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNWIRP guides about the Northwest Detention Center are linked in community resources, providing educational materials about detention center procedures and rights.
• Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIRC Hotline and coalition information linked in community resources. PIRC advances immigrant rights in Portland and Oregon through advocacy and direct services.
• Oregon For All CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition linked in community resources for advancing immigrant justice and building a more welcoming and prosperous state.
• 211infominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor211info referral database is linked in community resources, providing a searchable database for community members to find additional local services.
• Fair Shot For All CoalitionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition linked in community resources for supporting racial, gender, and economic justice.
• Naomi Rubin (Artist)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal artist who created the Home on Hold comic series with support from Multnomah County Cultural Coalition to share stories of Pueblo Unido clients.
• Latino NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPueblo Unido's Core Knowledge: Asylum workshop was created by Latino Network, demonstrating collaboration on educational content for immigrant communities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RAICES: Large Texas-based nonprofit providing immigration legal services and bond assistance; comparable in operating free immigration legal navigation for vulnerable populations but at much larger scale and focused on the southern border region.
• Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC): National immigrant rights organization providing legal training, policy advocacy, and educational resources for immigrants and the attorneys serving them; comparable in delivering immigration education content and capacity building.
• Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC): National nonprofit network providing immigration legal services, training, and capacity-building to affiliated agencies; comparable in mission to connect vulnerable immigrants to legal representation at scale across multiple states.

Direct peers

• Latino Network: Oregon-based Latino community organization that created Pueblo Unido's Core Knowledge: Asylum workshop content; serves overlapping immigrant communities with education, youth, and family services in the Portland metro area.
• Innovation Law Lab: Portland-based immigrant rights and legal innovation organization; provides legal analysis of enforcement operations and is a listed community resource partner of Pueblo Unido, targeting the same Oregon immigrant population.
• Oregon Worker Relief: Operates the primary call center to which Pueblo Unido refers Oregon residents for immigration legal services, and jointly administers the RIO Fund for Indigenous interpreter compensation; core operational partner.
• Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition (PIRC): Portland-based immigrant rights coalition providing advocacy and direct services; listed as a Pueblo Unido community resource partner serving overlapping immigrant populations in Oregon.
• Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP): Direct peer providing immigration legal services in the Pacific Northwest, including representation at the Northwest Detention Center; NWIRP is also a listed resource partner of Pueblo Unido and serves overlapping immigrant populations in Washington state.

Others

• ACLU Oregon: Statewide civil liberties organization whose Know Your Rights immigrant resources are linked by Pueblo Unido; not a direct service provider but an adjacent advocacy partner serving overlapping immigrant populations in Oregon.

Emerging players

• Alianza Americas: Transnational Latino/Indigenous immigrant advocacy organization with footprint across multiple U.S. states and Latin America; comparable in addressing Indigenous language access and immigrant integration challenges for similar populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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