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Summaries and recordings of past calls
National Accompaniment Directory & Map
The packet includes readings, activities, discussion questions, and other helpful material that will:
- Help folks dive deeper into their identities
- Build self-awareness to be in effective accompaniment
- Examine legacies of systemic injustice, like white supremacy
- Develop the capacity to be an ally and accomplice
- Utilize sustaining spiritual practices
If you would like help with designing or hosting a workshop based on materials within the toolkit, email info@uucsj.org.
Past Skill-Share Call Topics, Videos, & Resources
Click each title below to find the summaries and recordings.
Creative Models for Free & Low Cost Legal Aid – October 2021
Call date: October 14, 2021
Information Coming Soon!
Asylum-Seeker Sponsorship Call – July 2021
Call date: July 15, 2021
On this call we hosted a discussion about sponsorship projects. We heard about the different ways people in the network approach sponsorship. The conversation was honest about the tensions in this work, issues on power dynamics, and perfectionism. We approached the idea of building a national sponsorship network and redefining success in this realm of work.
Video Recordings
- Español:zoom_spanish translation.mp4
- Inglés:zoom_sponsorshipprojects.mp4
Building Connections Regionally Call – April 2021
Call date: April 15, 2021
A year into the pandemic and 3 months into the Biden administration there is much that we have learned. Since the work we are doing now looks different than before the pandemic, this was a call for us to check-in with each other and have conversations by regions about what is working now. A list of small victories was shared at the end.
Link to Video Recording (English): You can watch throughthis link, just enter the password .%27tK.!
Other Resources:
- Justice for Migrant Families is working on issues affecting Black immigrants and wants to connect with others doing similar work: carra@jfmfwny.org
- Freedom for Immigrants visitation group offers support on issues of continuity of care for people who are transferred across states. You can ask to be added to that email list by writing to rmerton@freedomforimmigrants.org
Leadership and Mutual Aid Among Formerly Detained Members: March 2021
Call date: March 18, 2021
The leadership and mutual aid skill-share was focused on the ways formerly detained members support each other and those still detained. We heard from people who are a part of mutual aid projects of the Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network (BIJAN) and the Queer Detainee Empowerment Project(QDEP). In sharing their experience they gave us ideas on how to organize our own local networks in ways that cultivate and create opportunities for leadership among members directly impacted by detention.
Link to Video Recording: leadership and mutual aid call.mp4
Other Resources:
- BIJAN: BeyondBondBoston.org orhttps://www.facebook.com/BeyondBondBoston
- QDEP: to check out our work, email – uchechukwu@qdep.org or website – http://www.qdep.org/ or Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/queerdep/ to check out our work.
Understanding Solidarity: Tools to Get Your Team Practicing Solidarity – February 2021
Call date: February 11, 2021
At this skill-share we presented and discussed a comprehensive toolkit of resources and activities for facilitating workshops and conversations on privilege, solidarity, and spiritual grounding, for accompaniment volunteer groups. We acknowledge that the resources and activities in the toolkit are geared towards conversations among allies, and they are currently all in English. We think a parallel toolkit can be built for Spanish speaking audiences needing to dive deeper into the same topics, and others more pertinent to their experiences.
Link to Recording: ACC SkillShare Understanding Solidarity.mp4
Other Resources:
- Download the toolkit at http://bit.ly/UnderstandingSolidarity
Storytelling: Using Stories for Advocacy & Education + Ethical Issues – December 2020
Call date: December 3, 2020
For this skill-share we had two presentations on story sharing focused on the advocacy and education realms. One presentation by the Center for Story-based Strategy focused on the use of a participatory approach that links movement building with an analysis of narrative power and places storytelling at the center of social change. The other presentation from Storycenter discussed the tools that support self-expression, creative practice, and community building. Both organizations have opportunities for full workshops.
Link to Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ani8L6CFv9uZFPTfboWRw95emjnZaeP2/view?usp=sharing
Other Resources:
Election Debrief – November 2020
Call date: November 2020
In the midst of another election where Trump could win, we felt a strong pull to hold the space of the skill-share to be with each other and process the election results. We asked Mijente, a trusted Latinx justice and self-determination organization, to help us to frame the discussion. They shared their post-election analysis and helped us stay grounded for what might be positive and what work we need to do under the new presidency.
Link to Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1A4Ufs9-Ia0X3rXxIzHvRqmVqrBrR9FuR/view?usp=sharing
Other Resources:
- Interfaith Welcome Coalition’s Social Media Toolkit
- Mijente: website – http://www.mijente.net/ and Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/conmijente/
Stress Reduction Skills: Building Our Resources to Share with Our Volunteers – October 2020
Call date: October 8, 2020
Through the uncertain times of the COVID pandemic we all felt the need to reconnect and offer support to one another. We compiled resources on stress management and anxiety reducing skills for ourselves, our volunteers, and our co-workers. On the call we discussed vicarious trauma and compassion fatigue, and we practiced grounding and stress reducing activities.
Link to Recording: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mMAv0wpAfyovqID3dyAMew_NIC72GmW1/view?usp=sharing
Other Resources:
- Stress Management Resource List
- Trauma Stewardship: Full book by Laura van-Dernoot Lipsky
- AFSC Secondary Trauma Resources
Black Immigrants/ Black Lives Matter Solidarity from Accompaniment Networks – June 2020
Call date: June 11, 2020
As the world reacts with outrage to the murder of George Floyd and people take to the streets all over the U.S. in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, we look both at the particular challenges faced by Black migrants and at the ways local immigrant justice groups can and do partner with and support the Black Lives Matter movement. Guerline Jozef of the Haitian Bridge Alliance presented and helped lead the conversation.
Unfortunately we do not have a recording, only Call Notes.
We recommend watching this webinar featuring Guerline Jozef of Haitian Bridge Alliance as an alternative:
Building Unity in the Mass Incarceration Crisis, Centering Black Migrant Experiences in the Fight for Abolition by UndocuAllies at Harvard, featuring one of our skill-share members, Guerline Jozef, President of the Haitian Bridge Alliance: Webinar Recording
How COVID-19 Changes Our Accompaniment Work & Supporting People in Immigration Detention During The Pandemic – April 2020
Call date: April 16, 2020
During this call we broke into four small groups:
- Campaigns to get people released from detention, and how to handle post-release when we win
- Sharing harm-reduction protocols and ideas (when offering transportation; places where ICE check ins and immigration court continue, etc.)
- Challenges around host homes and quarantine/ stay-at-home orders
- Safety nets for undocumented communities and asylum seekers (through job loss, etc.)
Links to Recording:
- Part 1: Accompaniment Skill-Share Covid-19 Part 1 (April 16).mp4
- Part 2: Accompaniment Skill-Share Covid-19 Part 2.mp4
Other Resources:
Practices for Trauma-Informed Accompaniment & Addressing Trauma – March 2020
Call date: March 12, 2020
On this call we heard from Dr. Adobe Iheduru from the Center for Victims of Torture in Georgia, who shared the ways that trauma impacts the brain, behaviors, and relationships. We discussed how accompaniment volunteers and hosts might view and respond differently to common situations if seeing things through a trauma lens, and how to be careful to avoid re-traumatization.
Link to Audio Recording: Trauma-Informed Accompaniment Call Recording
Other Resources:
- AFSC Resource on Vicarious Trauma and Self-Care
- Recommended reading:
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- Trauma Stewardship An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others, by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky and Connie Burk
- Trauma and Recovery by Judith Herman
Sponsorship and Host Homes – February 2020
Call date: February 6, 2020
On this first call for our network, the group discussed some of the biggest challenges arising in sponsorship and host homes for arriving asylum-seekers, and shared how we are all handling them. Sadly, the recording of this call was lost – the handout and discussion questions are what remain.
Other Resources:
This call was not a 101 “how to” – for that information we recommend checking out the CAPAS Handbook (focused on congregations/groups/faith-based) and these resources from the Asylum Seeker Sponsorship Project (for individuals/non-faith-based)
Immigrant Accompaniment Program Map & Directory
THIS IS NOT A LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTORY – FOR IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES BY STATE VISIT NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES DIRECTORY
Please note: This list is currently being updated!
National — Arizona/ AZ — California/ CA — Colorado/ CO — Connecticut/ CT — District of Columbia/ DC — Florida/ FL — Georgia/ GA — Illinois/ IL — Indiana/ IN — Iowa/ IA — Kansas/ KS — Kentucky/ KY — Louisiana/ LA — Maine/ ME — Maryland/ MD — Massachusetts/ MA — Michigan/ MI — Minnesota/ MN — Missouri/ MO — Nebraska/ NE — New Hampshire/ NH — New Jersey/ NJ — New Mexico/ NM — New York/ NY — North Carolina/ NC — Ohio/ OH — Oklahoma/ OK — Pennsylvania/ PA — Rhode Island/ RI — Tennessee/ TN — Texas/ TX — Virginia/ VA — Vermont/ VT — Washington/ WA — Wyoming/ WY —
National
UUSC – CAPAS Program
Host Homes for Asylum-Seekers
Website: https://bit.ly/UUSC-CAPAS
Contact Name: Dottie Mathews
Phone Number: 920-378-4013
Email Address: dmathews@uuma.org
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Host homes and Sponsorship, support of sponsoring groups
Specific Focus Groups: Asylum seekers
Local Partners: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC)
Arizona/ AZ
UU Justice Arizona Network (UUJAZ)
Phoenix, AZ
Website: https://www.uujaz.org
Covered Regions: Statewide
Contact Name: Janine Gelsinger
Phone Number: 602-541-7729
Email Address: uujaz.director@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Transport support; Housing support; Stop deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Casa Alitas, The Inn 2 Project, Phoenix Restoration Project, Somos America
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Keep Phoenix Together
Phoenix, AZ
Covered Regions: Phoenix metro area
Contact Name: Thoi, or Laura Ilardo
Email Address: uujaz.team@gmail.com // keepphoenixtogether@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Area of Work: Pro se legal clinics, DACA applications and renewals
Specific Focus Groups: None
Phoenix Restoration Project
Phoenix, AZ
Covered Regions: Phoenix metro area
Email Address: phxrestorationproject@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Area of Work: Asylum support; Transport support; Housing support
Contigo
Tucson, AZ
Website: http://mvuu.org/contigo/
Covered Regions: Tucson
Contact Name: Cheri Desmond-May
Email Address: cheri@desmondmay.com
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Area of Work: Sponsorship; Housing support
Casa Mariposa
Tucson, AZ
Covered Regions: Southern Arizona
Contact Name: Tina Schlabach
Phone Number: 574-903-9153
Email Address: tina.schlabach1960@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Area of Work: Detention support; Emergency housing
Specific Focus Groups: None
Borderlands Accompaniment Project
Amado, AZ // Green Valley, AZ // Sahuarita, AZ
Website: http://www.borderlandsuu.org/accompaniment-project.html
Covered Regions: Amado, Green Valley, Sahuarita
Contact Name: Rev. Matthew Funke Crary
Email Address: minister.borderlandsuu@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Transport support
Keep Prescott Together
Prescott, AZ
Website: https://m.facebook.com/keepprescotttogether/
Covered Regions: Prescott
Contact Name: Madison Lisle
Email Address: Madison.lisle@student.prescott.edu
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Area of Work: Pro se legal clinics; Mutual aid
California/ CA
Kern Welcoming and Extending Solidarity to Immigrants
Bakersfield, CA
Website: kernwelcomesimmigrants.com
Covered Regions: Kern County and other parts of the San Joaquin Valley
Contact Name: Jeannie Parent
Phone Number: 661-877-1894
Facebook Messenger: https://www.facebook.com/KernWelcomesImmigrants
Email Address: parentjeannie@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Sponsorship; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: UFW, ACLU, Building Healthy Communities, Dolores Huerta Foundation, Alliance Against Family Violence
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals. Accepting new volunteers.
Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley
Los Gatos, CA
Covered Regions: Santa Clara County
Contact Names: Resettlement Department – Zoya Lazer, Director of Refugee & Career Services // JFS SV – Lori Cinnamon, MBA Manager of Volunteer & Community Engagement
Phone Numbers: Resettlement Department: 408-357-7452 // JFS SV: 408-357-7456 or 408-556-0600
Email Address: zoyal@jfssv.org // loric@jfssv.org
Languages Spoken: Farsi, Assyrian, Turkish, Arabic, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian. Community volunteers or Language Lines available in cases of other languages not listed
Area of Work: Asylum support; Arriving ATA; Resettlement
Special Focus Groups: None
Freedom for Immigrants – Bay Area
Oakland, CA
Covered Regions: Bay Area
Contact Name: Rebecca Merton
Phone Number: 510-806-1330
Email Address: rmerton@freedomforimmigrants.org
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, potentially others
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Bay Area Asylum Support Coalition; National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Immigration Committee
NorCal Resist
Sacramento, CA
Covered Regions: Sacramento and Rural/ Suburban Northern California
Contact Names: Autumn Gonzalez // Ruth Ibarra
Phone Number: 562-552-1138
Email Addresses: Norcalresist@gmail.com // ibarraruth@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Pro se asylum & work permit assistance; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Abuelas Responden; FUEL Network, Sacramento Immigration Coalition, Sacramento ACT; Freedom for Immigrants, Santa Fe Dreamers Project, CA Dreamers
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals. Currently hosting 3 families so capacity is somewhat limited.
Faithful Friends/ Amigos Fieles
Sacramento, CA
Contact Name: Susan Lange
Phone Number: 541-362-4854
Email Address: susanlange.uu@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Stop detention/ Deportation campaigns/ Visitation at the Yuba County Jail; Marysville, CA/ Support for the people there/ Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Sacramento Immigration Coalition, NorCal Resist, Campaign for Immigration Detention Reform, Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento
Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity
San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Covered Regions: San Francisco Bay Area
Contact Name: Kelly Younger
Phone Number: 650-464-7423
Email Address: kyounger@im4humanintegrity.org
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
Area of Work: Accompaniment teams for 6 months for people who arrived here in the last year; Stop detention/ Deportation campaigns
Local Partners: New Anchor: Hosted Housing Program, Legal Link, Kehilla Community Synagogue, Calvary Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, Freedom for Immigrants
Additional Notes: Can provide limited support to undocumented or asylum seekers in 5 counties in the San Fransisco Bay area: Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Fransisco, Alameda, Alameda, and Contra Costa
OC Rapid Response Network (First Responder Network)
Santa Ana, CA
Covered Regions: Orange County, California
Contact Name: Ana Ramirez-Zarate
Phone Number: Ana Ramire-Zarate: 310-895-5201 // Hotline: 714-881-1558
Email Address: casereferral@ocrapidresponse.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: Yes
Local Partners: Resilience Orange County, UCI Immigrants Rights Clinic, ACLU of Southern California
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals based on priority criteria
Colorado/ CO
Accompaniment and Sanctuary Coalition Colorado Springs (ASC COS)
Colorado Springs, CO
Website: https://www.facebook.com/coloradospringssanctuarycoalition/
Covered Regions: Colorado Springs only
Contact Name: Hannah Martin
Phone Number: 719-257-1218
Email Addresses: csaccompaniment@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish (primary), English (Primary), French, Italian
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Catholic Charities, Grupo Esperanza, Lutheran Family Services, Tri Lakes Cares, Various congregations
Casa de Paz
Denver, CO
Covered Regions: Denver state
Contact Name: Sarah Jackson
Phone Number: 720-500-2272
Email Address: sjackson@casadepazcolorado.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: RMIAN, AFSC
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals but with note that they provide hospitality for immigrants/ families that come either in or out of the detention center
Colorado Rapid Response Network
Denver, CO
Covered Regions: State of Colorado
Contact Name: Hotline/ Jordan Garcia
Phone Number: 1-844-864-8341
Email Addresses: corapidresponsenetwork@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: ICE Raid information, confirmation and legal observers for potential ICE activity. Referrals for legal and other immigrant resources.
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: CIRC, UNE, TC, AFSC, MFV, COPA, Padres y Jovenes Unidos
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
CORRN Court Accompaniment Program
Denver, CO
Website: https://www.afsc.org/story/court-accompaniment-colorado-rapid-response-network
Covered Regions: Denver Metro area, Colorado Springs, and Greeley
Contact Name: Jordan Garcia
Phone Number: 303-623-3464
Email Address: jgarcia@afsc.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Court accompaniment, accompaniment for various other incidents in which one might want a buddy
Specific Focus Groups: None
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals and does accompaniment volunteer trainings
Not One More Deportation Table
Denver, CO
Contact Names: Gabriela Flora // Jennifer Piper
Phone Number: 303-623-3464
Email Addresses: gflora@afsc.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: CIRC, MFV, MDSC
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals and able to discuss sanctuary
Sanctuary Everywhere COMMUNITY VILLAGES
Fort Collins, CO
Website: https://foothillsuu.org/justice-work/sanctuary-everywhere/
Covered Regions: Fort Collins and statewide
Contact Names: Ticie Rhodes
Phone Number: 919-323-0068
Email Addresses: sanctuary@foothillsuu.org or ticierhodes@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: La Cocina, Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network, Alianza NorCo
Connecticut/ CT
Immigration & Refugee Outreach – Unitarian Church in Westport
Westport, CT
Covered Regions: Fairfield County
Contact Name: David Vita
Phone Number: 203-227-7205 ext. 14
Email Addresses: david@uuwestport.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Haitian Creole
Area of Work: Stop detention/deportation campaigns, refugee support, housing support, legislative advocacy work
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: CT Institute for Immigrants & Refugees (CIRI), Make the Road, Building 1 Community (B1C), CT Dreamers
Additional Notes: Program could expand beyond the church. Open to new volunteers, new referrals only welcome depending on situation and current capacity
District of Columbia/ Washington, DC
Congregation Action Network
Washington, DC
Covered Regions: Washington DC
Contact Name: Omar Angela Perez
Phone Number: 202-591-6140
Email Addresses: oangelperez@faithinaction.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Case by case basis on Stop detention/deportation campaigns; currently focusing on passing citizenship
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: CWS, SURJ, Sanctuary DMV
Additional Notes: Grassroots organizing that focused on deportation defense currently doing policy organizing around citizenship
DC Peace Team
Washington, DC
Covered Regions: Larger DC Metro area
Contact Name: Eli McCarthy
Phone Number: 510-717-8867
Email Address: esm52@georgetown.edu
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Sanctuary DMV, Community Mediation DC, Restorative Practices DC
Additional Notes: Provide trainings to volunteers across the country around non-violent practices, restorative practices and racial justices training. Community protection, community safety plans, deescalation, alternatives to policing. Provide accompaniment not just for immigrants but for general community.
Florida/ FL
Immigrant Action Alliance
Miami, FL
Covered Regions: South Florida: Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Glades
Contact Name: Wendy King, Executive Director
Phone Number: 754-248-6335
Email Address: info@immigrantactionalliance.org
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Post-release support
Local Partners: Florida Immigrant Coalition, Americans for Immigrant Justice, SPLC FL, ACLU FL
Georiga/ GA
Atlanta New Sanctuary Movement
Atlanta, GA
Contact Name: Rev. Tom Hagood
Phone Number: 404-421-3223
Email Address: revtomhagood@gmail.com
Area of Work: Asylum support; Housing support
Middle Georgia Immigration Coalition
Macon, GA
Contact Name: Claire Cox
Phone Number: 478-335-4629
Email Addresses: midgahelp@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, Arabic, Urdu, German, French, and some West African dialects
Illinois/ IL
Interfaith Community for Detained Immigrants (ICDI)
Chicago, IL
Website: https://www.icdichicago.org/
Covered Regions: Chicago land (city and surrounding suburbs)
Contact Names: Colin McCormick, Tom Fields – Director of Operations
Phone Number: 708-297-4065
Email Addresses: cmmcormick@icdichicago.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Iowa/ IA
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice
Des Moines, IA
Website: http://www.afsc.org/iowa
Covered Regions: Iowa State
Contact Name: Erica Johnson // Iowa MMJ (formerly AFSC Iowa)
Phone Number: 515-207-9543
Email Addresses: ejohnson@afsc.org // elpalmer@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Dubuque for Refugee Children
Dubuque, IA
Website: www.facebook.com/DforRC/
Covered Regions: Within 100 miles of Dubuque, IA
Contact Names: R.R.S Stewart // Jeannine Pitas // Mauricio Castaneda
Phone Numbers: 563-583-4419 or 612-501-9747 (Stewart) // 563-495-5425 (Pitas) // 310-849-0034 (Castaneda)
Email Address: rrs3z@virginia.edu (Stewart) // jpitas@dbq.edu (Pitas) // jmcastaneda48@yahoo.com (Castaneda)
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Unaccompanied minor support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, Path of Hope, Crossing Borders
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Kansas/ KS
Immigrant Justice Advocacy Movement
Kansas City, KS
Website: http://www.ijamkc.org/
Covered Regions: Metro Kansas City
Contact Name: Laurie Anderson
Phone Number: 816-560-4616
Email Addresses: laurieanderson@earthlink.net
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Local immigration attorneys, interfaith partners, SURJ, MORE2, regional denomination/s, Pastor Serve
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals. Accompany immigrant communities in detention and deportation proceedings, court watch project.
Advocates for Immigrant Rights and Reconciliation
Kansas City, KS
Website: https://www.airrkc.org/
Covered Regions: Greater Kansas Area: Clay, Platte, Jackson, Johnson and Wyandotte County
Contact Name: Karla
Phone Number: 913-229-6183
Email Address: info@airrkc.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, African French
Area of Work: Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; General accompaniment (not much housing support)
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Deportation Defense Legal Network
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Louisiana/ LA
Home is Here NOLA
New Orleans, LA
Website: https://www.facebook.com/homeisherenola
Covered Regions: Statewide in Louisiana and Southern Mississippi
Contact Names: Julia Ward
Phone Number: 504-650-1070
Email Addresses: jward@homeisherenola.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention
Louisiana
Website: laaid.org
Covered Regions: Statewide in Louisiana
Contact Names: Louisiana Transportation Hotline
Phone Number: 833-648-4253
Email Addresses: laadvocatesforimmigrants@gmail.com
Facebook messenger: https://www.facebook.com/LouisianaAid
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Additional Notes: Specifically looking for Spanish volunteers to work the hotline an hour or more per week (anywhere in the U.S.).
Maine/ ME
Immigrant and Refugee Support Group, NH Conference UCC
Pembroke, NH (Main office)
Covered Regions: New Hampshire/ Maine/ Vermont
Contact Names: Nancy Pape // Maggie Fogarty, AFSC
Phone Number: 603-969-7892
Email Addresses: nancey-pape@comcast.net
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/deportation campaign; Housing support; Legal fellow to support with deportation
Specific Focus Groups: None, but with preferences
Local Partners: Granite State Organizing Project, AFSC, NH Catholic Charities, NH Immigrant Solidarity Network, NH Seacoast Interfaith Sanctuary Network, NH Immigrant Rights Network. NH Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU, NH Conference United Church of Christ, Ascentria, International Institute
Additional Notes: Taking new referrals, with preference given to individuals without family/ friend support networks who are eligible to bond out of immigrant detention
Massachusetts/ MA
Asian American Resource Workshop
Boston, MA
Website: https://aarw.org
Covered Regions: Greater Boston Area
Contact Name: Kevin Lam
Phone Number: 617-942-8178
Email Addresses: kevin@aarw.org
Languages Spoken: English, Vietnamese
Area of Work: Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing justice; ICE check-in accompaniment; Fundraising campaigns; Anti-policing and criminalization work
Specific Focus Groups: Detention & deportation work has a focus on supporting Southeast Asian community members (folks facing deportation to Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam)
Local Partners: GBLS – Asian Outreachy Unit, Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association (CMAA)
Boston Immigration Justice Accompaniment Network
Boston, MA
Website: https://www.beyondbondboston.org/
Covered Regions: Eastern Massachusetts and Statewide
Contact Name: Elizabeth Nguyen
Phone Number: 617-396-7143
Email Address: bijan.accompaniment@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, Punjabi, Bengali, Tigrinya, Turkish/ Kurdish, Vietnamese
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support; ICE check-in accompaniment
Specific Focus Groups: None
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals and volunteers with some limitations
Unitarian Universalists Mass Action
Boston, MA
Website: https://www.uumassaction.org/
Covered Regions: Massachusetts (Statewide)
Contact Name: Laura Wagner
Phone Number: 508-308-9261
Email Addresses: lwagner@uumassaction.org
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Metrowest Immigrant Solidarity Network
Framingham, MA
Covered Regions: Metrowest
Contact Name: Diego Low
Phone Number: 508-532-0575
Email Addresses: casa@mwc-casa.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, Portuguese
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Metrowest Worker Center
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Trans Asylum Seekers Ministry Alliance
Western Massachusetts
Covered Regions: Western Massachusetts
Contact Name: Liza Neal
Phone Number: 413-210-0356
Email Addresses: zionandelmo@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: Transgender
Local Partners: Western Mass Asylum Support Network, Pioneer Valley Workers Center, LGBT Asylum Task Force
Michigan/ MI
First Unitarian Universalist of Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
Covered Regions: Washtenaw County
Contact Name: Hotline
Phone Number: 734-665-6158
Email Addresses: asylum@uuaa.org
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Washtenaw Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (WICIR), Washtenaw Congregational Sanctuary (WCS), Immigration Action Coalition (IAC), Michigan Immigrant Rights Center (MIRC)
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals and volunteers with some limitations due to very limited capacity
Meta Peace Team
Lansing, MI
Phone Number: 517-489-2607
Email Address: metapeaceteam@gmail.com // MaryHanna.MPT@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, ASL
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: None
Minnesota/ MN
Conversations With Friends
Minneapolis, MN
Website: https://conversationswithfriendsmn.org/
Covered Regions: Statewide – detention centers
Contact Name: Steve Kraemer, Director
Phone Number: 952-240-3501
Email Addresses: CWFconversationswithfriends@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Focus on people in detention in the state of MN; Short-term emergency housing post-release
Specific Focus Groups: Detained
Local Partners: We work with many lawyers in the Twin Cities, especially the pro bono firms, as well as the Minnesota Freedom Fund which provides money to post bond
Minnesota Unitarian Universalist Social Justice Alliance
Minneapolis, MN
Website: https://www.muusja.org/
Covered Regions: Statewide
Contact Name: Karen Wills, Director
Phone Number: 612-927-2072
Email Addresses: director@muusja.org
Missouri/ MO
Immigrant Justice Advocacy Movement (IJAM)
Kansas City, MO
Covered Regions: Metro Kansas City
Contact Name: Laurie Anderson
Phone Number: 816-560-4616
Email Addresses: laurieanderson@earthlink.net
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Local immigration attorneys, interfaith partners, SURJ, MORE2, regional denomination/s, Pastor Serve
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Columbia Missouri Faith Voice
Columbia, MO
Contact Names: Dottie Matthews
Phone Number: 920-378-4013
Email Address: dmatthews@uuma.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, German
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/deportation campaigns; Housing support; Accompaniment to check-ins and court
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Unitarian Universalist Church of Columbia and Rock Bridge Christian Church, and Faith Voices
Additional Notes: Covers mid-MO and can accompany folks to St. Louis or Kansas City sites. Open to new referrals.
St. Louis Inter-Faith Committee on Latin America
St. Louis, MO
Covered Regions: St. Louis
Contact Name: Allie Seleyman
Phone Number: 314-721-2977 ext. 2
Email Addresses: allie@ifcla.net
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project (MICA); Catholic Legal Assistance Ministry (CLAM), St. Francis Community Services; Missouri Immigrant Refugee Advocates (MIRA)
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals. Has an initiative on ankle monitor removal for immigrants.
New Hampshire/ NH
Immigrant and Refugee Support Group, NH Conference UCC
Pembroke, NH
Website: https://www.nhcucc.org/
Covered Regions: New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont
Contact Names: Nancy Pape // Maggie Fogarty, AFSC
Phone Number: 603-969-7892
Email Address: nancey-pape@comcast.net
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaign; Housing support/ Post detention support/ Legal fellow prioritizing detention defense
Specific Focus Groups: No, but with preferences
Local Partners: Granite State Organizing Project, AFSC, NH Catholic Charities, NH Immigrant Solidarity Network, NH Seacoast Interfaith Sanctuary Network, NH Immigrant Rights Network. NH Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU, NH Conference United Church of Christ, Ascentria, International Institute
Additional Notes: Taking new referrals with preference given to folks without family/ friend support networks who are eligible to bond out of immigrant detention
Project Home
Keene, NH
Website: www.ProjectHomeNH.org
Covered Regions: Southwestern NH (Monadnock Region)
Contact Names: Judy Reed
Phone Number: 603-357-4905
Email Address: info@ProjectHomeNH.org
Languages Spoken: English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaign; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Additional Notes: Accepting new volunteers
New Jersey/ NJ
Deportation & Immigration Response Equipo (D.I.R.E)
Highland Park, NJ
Website: www.direteam.org
Covered Regions: Most of New Jersey
Contact Name: Hotline // Joel Wattacheril
Phone Number: 1-888-DIRE-SOS
Email Addresses: info@direteam.org // joeljw@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, French, Indonesian, Russian
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: First Friends of NY/NJ
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals and volunteers
First Friends of New Jersey & New York
Newark, NJ
Website: https://firstfriendsnjny.org
Covered Regions: New Jersey
Contact Names: Jackie Zapata
Phone Number: 908-965-0455
Email Address: jzapata@firstfriendsnjny.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: AFSC NJ, NJ Alliance for Immigrant Justice
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
New York, NY
Covered Regions: New Jersey & New York States
Contact Name: Hotline
Phone Number: 347-645-9339
Email Addresses: ian@qdep.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, French
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: Yes – Queer and Trans
Local Partners: RDJ shelter; Seafarers; First Friends (NJ); New Sanctuary Coalition; LGBTQ Center; Anti-Violence Project; Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Catholic Charities
Borderless Existence Initiative (BEI)
New Jersey
Contact Name: Minna Sabbahi
Phone Number: 732-910-0323
Email Addresses: borderlessei@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Arabic, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: Yes – Muslim and Arabic-speaking immigrants
Local Partners: ABOLISH ICE NY/NJ, First Friends, AFSC
Additional Notes: We are a small collective of folks that aims to offer direct support services to individuals, particularly Muslims, detained by ICE throughout the NJ region. We provide commissary support, liaison between folks detained and their legal representatives and/or families, offer visitations/weekly phone calls, and are engaging in advocacy efforts.
New York/ NY
Rochester Rapid Response Network
Rochester, NY
Website: https://m.facebook.com/RocRRN/ or https://rocrapidresponse.com/
Covered Regions: Areas near Rochester/ Western New York
Contact Names: Hotline
Phone Number: 585-420-6471
Email Addresses: RocRapidResponse@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: No
Local Partners: Justice for Migrant Families, Worker Justice Center of Western New York, Los Samaritanos, Rocheter Mutual Aid Network
Saratoga Immigration Coalition
Saratoga Springs, NY
Covered Regions: Saratoga, Warren, Washington, with links to New York capital district
Contact Names: Hotline
Phone Number: 518-306-1313
Email Address: saratogaimmigration@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: The Legal Project (Albany); Saratoga County Economic Opportunity Council (EOC); Migrant Education Tutorial Support Services; local faith communities
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Queer Detainee Empowerment Project
New York, NY
Website: www.qdep.org
Covered Regions: New Jersey & New York States
Contact Name: Hotline
Phone Number: 347-645-9339
Email Addresses: ian@qdep.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, French
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: Yes – Queer and Trans
Local Partners: RDJ shelter; Seafarers; First Friends (NJ); New Sanctuary Coalition; LGBTQ Center; Anti-Violence Project; Sylvia Rivera Law Project, Catholic Charities
North Carolina/ NC
Sanctuary Movement of Western NC/ Western NC and Georgia Immigrant Support
Brevard, NC
Contact Names: Bobby King
Phone Numbers: 678-592-4068
Email Addresses: bobbyaking48@yahoo.com
Languages Spoken: English, Spanish, French
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: No
Local Partners: El Centro – Brevard, NC, True Ridge – Hendersonville, NC, El Centro – Hendersonville, NC, Pisgah Legal Services – western NC, El Refugio – Lumpkin, GA
Ohio/ OH
Transformations CDC
Cincinnati, OH
Contact Names: Nancy Sullivan
Phone Numbers: 859-240-6140
Email Addresses: badgmur@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: No
Local Partners: Su Casa, Santa Maria Community Services, Cincinnati Interfaith Worker Center and various public and a few Catholic schools
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
Ohio Immigrant Alliance
Cleveland, OH
Covered Regions: Ohio
Contact Names: Lynn Tramonte
Phone Number:202-255-0551
Email Address: ltramonte@ohioimmigrant.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Transport support; Media outreach
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: IRTF, Cleveland Immigration Working Group, Immigrant Solidarity Network
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
United Church of Christ
Cleveland, OH
Covered Regions: Nationwide
Contact Names: Irene Willis Hassan
Phone Numbers: 216-735-2135
Email Addresses: hassani@ucc.org
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals. Accepting new volunteers.
Pennsylvania/ PA
Casa San Jose
Pittsburgh, PA
Covered Regions: Southwest PA
Contact Names: Laura Perkins
Phone Numbers: 412-736-7167
Email Addresses: laura@casasanjose.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, Portuguese, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: Yes
Local Partners: Pennsylvania Immigrant and Citizenship Coalition (PICC), Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh (BCAP), student groups, jail outreach groups
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals. Emergency response number 412-736-7167
Tennessee/ TN
Workers’ Dignity
Nashville, TN
Covered Regions: Davidson County
Contact Names: Cecilia Prado
Phone Numbers: 615-669-6679
Email Addresses: cecilia@workersdignity.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaign, Work place and eviction defense
Specific Focus Groups: No
Local Partners: Nashville Welcoming Committee
Additional Notes: Workers’ Dignity is a worker center and has a campaign focused on wage theft and one focused on supporting undocumented folks mostly by referring them to resources outside of WD. So WD itself doesn’t provide direct service, but can likely find people to provide direct service.
Texas/ TN
Episcopal Diocese of West Texas – Immigration Ministries
San Antonio, TX
Covered Regions: New York State and Nationwide
Contact Names: Flor Saldivar
Phone Numbers: 956-731-0015
Email Addresses: flor.saldivar@dwtx.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, Haitian Creole, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: No
Local Partners: Interfaith Welcome Coalition – San Antonio, Southwestern Texas Synod ELCA – San Antonio, Team Brownsville, Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition, Mission Border Hope
Virginia/ VA
Congregational Action Network (formerly DMV Sanctuary Congregation Network)
Washington, DC: Main Office
Contact Names: Omar Angela Perez
Phone Numbers: 202-591-6140
Email Addresses: oangelperez@faithinaction.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: No
Vermont/ VT
Migrant Justice
Burlington, VT
Covered Regions: Vermont
Contact Names: Hotline // Madeline Sharrow
Phone Numbers: 802-540-8370
Email Addresses: info@migrantjustice.net
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: Yes — focus on farmworkers
Local Partners: BEYOND Court accompaniment (Boston) and AFSC (NH)
Community Asylum Seekers Project (CASP)
Brattleboro, VT
Website: www.caspvt.org
Covered Regions: Southeast Vermont
Contact Names: Kate Paarlberg-Kvam
Phone Number: 802-579-1509
Email Address: info@caspvt.org
Facebook Messenger: www.facebook.com/caspvt
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English, French, Kinyarwanda
Area of Work: Asylum support; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: None
Local Partners: Bridge to Rutland; Central VT Refugee Action Network; Randolph Area Asylum Seekers Support; Chittenden Asylum Seekers Assistance Network, Northeast Kingdom Asylum Seekers Assistance Network, Project HOME (Keene NH)
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals. Accepting new volunteers.
Immigrant and Refugee Support Group, NH
Pembroke, NH: Main Office
Covered Regions: Some partns of Vermont
Contact Names: Nancy Pape // Maggie Fogarty, AFSC
Phone Numbers: 603-969-7892
Email Addresses: nancy-pape@comcast.net
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaign; Housing support
Specific Focus Groups: No, but with preferences
Local Partners: Granite State Organizing Project, AFSC, NH Catholic Charities, NH Immigrant Solidarity Network, NH Seacoast Interfaith Sanctuary Network, NH Immigrant Rights Network. NH Immigrant Rights Project, ACLU, NH Conference United Church of Christ, Ascentria, International Institute
Additional Notes: Taking new referrals with preference given to folks without family/friend support networks who are eligible to bond out of immigrant detention
Washington/ WA
Church Council of Greater Seattle Accompaniment
Seattle, WA
Website: https://thechurchcouncil.org/accompaniment/ & State Court Accompaniment: https://thechurchcouncil.org/state-court-accompaniment/
Covered Regions: Greater Seattle/Puget Sound region, Connections through King, South Snohomish, and Pierce counties
Contact Names: Hotline // Kimberly Dominguez-Barranco
Phone Numbers: 253-343-1410
Email Addresses: accompaniment@thechurchcouncil.org // kdominguez@thechurchcouncil.org
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns; Housing support; Transport support
Specific Focus Groups: No
Local Partners: JCIJ-NW, KIND, WAISN, NWIRP & more!
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals and Spanish speaking volunteers
Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition
Walla Walla, WA
Covered Regions: Walla Walla Valley and surrounding areas including the Tri-cities
Contact Names: Hotline
Phone Number: 509-520-3834
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns support; State Court; Solidarity Group
Specific Focus Groups: None
Wyoming/ WY
Colorado Rapid Response Network
Denver, CO: Main Office
Covered Regions: Southern Wyoming
Contact Names: Hotline
Phone Numbers: 844-864-8341
Email Addresses: corapidresponsenetwork@gmail.com
Languages Spoken: Spanish, English
Area of Work: Asylum support; Stop detention/ deportation campaigns
Specific Focus Groups: No
Local Partners: CIRC, UNE, TC, AFSC, MFV, SEIU 105
Additional Notes: Open to new referrals
