United Migrant Opportunity Service Inc. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

By Victoria Villaseñor

The United Migrant Opportunity Service Inc. (UMOS) is a nonprofit advocacy organization based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with branch offices throughout the United States. UMOS was established in 1965 to respond to the needs and injustices against Wisconsin Latino migrant worker. Since its founding, migrant community activists have steered the organization into their own hands influencing the concerns, philosophy, and trajectory of the organization. UMOS is the first migrant-based community development corporation in the U.S. and a trailblazer in improving the social, health, and economic conditions of Latinos.

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