Immigrant Families Together Foundation
a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to reuniting and supporting immigrant families separated at the US/Mexico border.
128 Bonds Paid = $1,205,000
This is the beginning of our work
IFT is one of the most comprehensive organizations meeting the needs of immigrant families. We also provide support and resources to the families we've reunited:
- Legal Counsel
- Medical
- Housing
- Food Security
- Transportation
- Clothing
- PPE
- ESL (English) Classes
- Post Secondary Financial Aid for Tuition and Books
In addition we have programs for:
- Assistance to volunteers and partners on the border, primarily in El Paso, who are serving those affected by the Remain in Mexico, Migrant Protection Protocols.
- Detention Support which expands work in detention prisons by providing funding for pro-bono legal services in rural Pennsylvania.
Split at the Root
SPLIT AT THE ROOT | Theatrical Trailer
SPLIT AT THE ROOT follows the emotional journey of mothers separated from their children at the U.S. border and the grassroots initiative that, against all odds, reunites those families. When a Guatemalan mother seeking asylum was separated from her kids under Zero Tolerance Policy, a Facebook post by a mother in Queens coalesced into a movement as thousands of like-minded women across the US refused to stand by quietly. Immigrant Families Together was born as a rapid response group committed to doing what the government couldn’t—or wouldn’t do: reunite parents with their children separated by the Zero Tolerance Policy. Over four years, IFT reunited hundreds of families. Over 2,000 children's reunification status are still unknown, and thousands of people impacted by separations are still suffering the effects of pursuing asylum.
Rosario Dawson, Executive Producer
TODAY Show | Rosario Dawson Talks New Passion Project
SPLIT AT THE ROOT
New York Times Critic’s Pick
“Split at the Root” is a powerful lens into the emotional plight of the thousands of immigrants who cross the border into the United States, the danger they are fleeing and the people trying to help them.”
Meet The Director
Linda Goldstein Knowlton tells what’s different about the narrative of family separation in Split at the Root.
Split at the Root
A powerful documentary by award winning filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton
A powerful documentary by award winning filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton
A powerful documentary by award winning filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton
Streaming begins on Netflix
March 3, 2023
Rosario Dawson, Executive Producer
A powerful documentary by award winning filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton
A powerful documentary by award winning filmmaker Linda Goldstein Knowlton
"I believe this is a film that
will resonate with you;
the protagonists in our film allowed
their vulnerability and rawness
to BE power."
Corporate Partners Making a Difference
Hello Bello
Hello Bello
Hello Bello
Hello Bello, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's premium eco friendly diaper company, partners with us to provide diapers and hand sanitizer for our families and families on the border.
Bombas
Hello Bello
Hello Bello
Bombas touched the lives of over 1000 immigrants from toddlers to adults with a donation of 5000 pairs of socks to our partners on the border in El Paso, TX. In 2023 they have pledged 14,000 pairs of socks.
Penzeys
Hello Bello
gofundme.org
Penzeys is making the world a better place by partnering with us to provide spices and seasonings for shelters on the border serving meals to migrants and their families.
gofundme.org
Sesame Street in Communities
gofundme.org
GoFundMe.org is proud to announce that Immigrant Families Together is a $1000 recipient of a COVID -19 grsnt
Sesame Street in Communities
Sesame Street in Communities
Sesame Street in Communities
Sesame Street in Communities partners with Immigrant Families Together to provide our partners on the border with materials for families to create safe spaces during these trauma filled times in their lives.
Robin Hood
Sesame Street in Communities
Sesame Street in Communities
Robin Hood‘s COVID-19 Relief program generously provided a grant in the amount of $3,500, to help cover food expenses for IFT families in NYC.
TOMBOY X
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation
TomboyX, whose brazenly unapologetic underwear made for all bodies and genders, provides underwear to migrants living in homeless shelters, on the street in tents and under tarps for our special projects on the border.
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation partnered with us to provide period care products to asylum-seeking refugees in need. Seventh Generation’s mission is to transform the world into a healthy, sustainable & equitable place for the next seven generations.
Casper
Seventh Generation
Casper
Casper partners with us to provide beds to families.
6397
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
Casper
6397 showed up for our partners on the border with a shipment of jeans and t shirts.
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
LUX, a California Public Benefit Corporation, supporting humanitarian causes and keeping families together. in partnership with The CityPak Project provided 102 backpacks to our partners on the border.
LUMOS
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
Lumos, the foundation founded by J.K. Rowling partnered with us to accomplish our shared mission of reuniting families and helping them to rebuild their lives and recover from the trauma they have endured.
2021 GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency
Awarded: January 2, 2022
From day one Immigrant Families Together has provided the utmost transparency for our work by publicly publishing our focus, goals and accomplishments.
We are honored to be among the less than 20,000 organizations awarded this designation.
This special matching campaign reached it's goal in 2020!
How We are Helping
Immigrant Families Together Foundation initially formed as a group of volunteers in June 2018 in reaction to the zero tolerance policy that separates families at the border. We are dedicated to reuniting and supporting families separated at the US/Mexico border.
Since then, we incorporated in December 2018, received 501 (c)3 status in February 2020 and we:
• Posted bond for 128 adults and reunited them with their families (bonds have ranged from $1,500 to $40,000).
• Provide ongoing support -- legal counsel, housing, groceries, clothing, healthcare on an as-needed basis -- for families to live a stable life without becoming a public charge.
• Provide support to partners on the border who meet immediate needs of asylum seekers affected by the Migrant Protection Protocols.
• Provide phone and commissary funds to asylum seekers in detention, as well as support to families who have lost a loved one in detention in order to obtain the remains and make final arrangements.
Yeni Gonzalez, our first mom,
leaving Eloy Detention Center
2019 Woman of Distinction
Senate Deputy Leader Gianaris Announces Julie Schwietert Collazo As 2019 Woman Of Distinction Honoree
“Immigration policy is personal for so many of us in Queens who come from immigrant families. This federal government’s anti-immigrant agenda is un-American and shameful. Thankfully, good people like Julie are organizing and fighting back,”
said Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris.
“I am honored to support her work with Immigrant Families Together and pleased to recognize her as a Woman of Distinction.”
The Senator cares about family reunification and supports immigration reform.
Sen. Gianaris awarded Immigrant Families Together a $20,000 grant on our first anniversary.
Al Senador le importa la reunificación familiar y apoya la reforma de inmigración.