Organizations that help immigrants in detention centers
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Supporting Immigrants with Dignity while in Detention and Upon Release many ways to support Donate Nowhow you can help Get Involvedlearn even more our eventsWhat We DoThe AIDNW Welcome Center is in an RV stationed outside the release gate, and the immigrants know this is a place where they can get help.We can arrange for their transportation to the bus station, airport or taxi, and when needed, we provide temporary housing until more permanent arrangements are made.Our Welcome Center provides a safe, supportive environment until reunification with loved ones can happen Our Hospitality House offers shelter to immigrants released from detention In-person visits and our Visitation Program volunteers are back inside! When immigrants are unable to hear the voices of family and friends Volunteer drivers take released immigrants to the airport, bus station or to access local services News and EventsASYLUM SEEKERS BEING RELEASED IN LARGE NUMBERS ! June 2022: Large numbers of asylum seekers are being brought from the southern border to Tacoma and released from the detention center—15 – 25 people each day. ICE has told AIDNW that this is expected to continue through the Summer. This is double the average number of guests normally served at the AIDNW Welcome Center. Our volunteers are working in shifts at the AIDNW Welcome Center from 2:30 to 7 PM Monday through Friday and sometimes later, helping guests plan travel all over the country to reach their family members. This uptick in guests is straining our resources, and ICE has told us that this level of releases is expected to continue indefinitely. We need:
To volunteer please fill out a volunteer application here LINK . To donate backpacks or other needed supplies, or funds to assist our operations, please see our Amazon wish list and donation link details: aidnw.org/how-to-donate. Checks can be sent to our office at 1915 Sheridan Ave Tacoma, WA 98405. Thank you! It takes a village! We are grateful for all of our community support.2022 Newsletters2021 Newsletters2020 Newsletters2019 NewslettersPowerPoint Presentation on AIDNW ServicesAIDNW Speaker's BureauWant to learn more? Community MeetingsJoin Our Mailing listPlease fill out our mailing list form to be added to the AIDNW mailing list to receive the latest information on volunteer work, community meetings, and events/opportunities: Next Community MeetingJanuary 18th9:30 – 11:00 a.m Our guest speaker will be Rebecca Merton. Director of Visitation and Independent Monitoring, of Freedom for
Immigrants Please save the date The meeting will be held by Zoom. Please email to register and receive a link Community Meetings are held every two months and feature a short presentation on topics relating to the detention center as well as updates from AIDNW. Community Meetings are currently held via Zoom. Here are recordings from recent meetings. A presentation from Refugee Women's Alliance A presentation from Lutheran Community Services Northwest Guest speaker Julie Braker, Staff Attorney Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP) Three presentations on the immigrant detainees held and released from the Northwest ICE Processing Center Guest Speaker Stephanie Murray, detention center post release coordinator for World Relief How You Can Help!Volunteer Participate Connect Community
Rewards Link your Fred Meyer rewards card to support AIDNW. AIDNW will receive extra benefits if you start your purchases at Amazon Smile What organization helped immigrants?These Are the 9 Best Charities for Helping Immigrants. Catholic Charities USA.. Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service.. International Rescue Committee.. American Civil Liberties Union.. National Immigration Law Center.. Southern Poverty Law Center.. American Immigration Council.. Immigration Equality.. What organizations exist in Canada to support immigrants?Immigration. Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR) ... . Canadian Immigration for Same-Sex Partners (LEGIT) ... . Centre for Spanish Speaking Peoples. ... . Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) ... . COSTI Immigrant Services. ... . National Organziation of Immigrant and Visible Minority Women of Canada (NOIVMWC). What organization fights for immigrants rights in the United States?For more than 25 years, the ACLU has been at the forefront of almost every major legal struggle on behalf of immigrants' rights, focusing on challenging laws that deny immigrants access to the courts, impose indefinite and mandatory detention, and discriminate on the basis of nationality.
What is Raices?ABOUT RAICES
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost legal services to underserved immigrant children, families, and refugees.
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