Immigrant Families Together Foundation
a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to reuniting and supporting immigrant families separated at the US/Mexico border.
119 Bonds Paid = $1,141,500
This is the beginning of our work
We also provide support and resources to the families we've reunited:
- Legal Counsel
- Medical
- Housing
- Food Security
- Transportation
- Clothing
In addition we have programs for:
- Assistance to volunteers and partners on the border serving those affected by the Remain in Mexico, Migrant Protection Protocols.
- Detention Support which expands work in detention prisons for the support of families who lose a loved one in detention, and to support those in immigration detention so that they don't become another name on the devastating list of deaths in ICE custody.
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 119 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.
Corporate Partners Making a Difference
gofundme.org
Miles4Migrants
Miles4Migrants
GoFundMe.org is proud to announce that Immigrant Families Together is a $1000 recipient of a COVID -19 grsnt
Miles4Migrants
Miles4Migrants
Miles4Migrants
Miles4Migrants partners with us to provide transportation to reunite many of our new families upon release from detention.
LUMOS
Miles4Migrants
Casper
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.
Casper
Seventh Generation
Casper
Casper partners with us to provide beds to families.
Hello Bello
Seventh Generation
Seventh Generation
Hello Bello, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard's premium eco friendly diaper company, partners with us to provide our families' diapers.
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.
Bombas
Sesame Street in Communities
TOMBOY X
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.
TOMBOY X
Sesame Street in Communities
TOMBOY X
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.
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
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
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.
6397
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
LUX in Partnership with The CityPak Project
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.