Immigrant Families Together
an organization dedicated to reuniting and supporting immigrant families separated at the US/Mexico border, providing humanitarian relief to those affected by Migrant Protection Protocols and providing commissary funds for people in ICE detention and support for families who have a loved one who died in ICE custody.
111 Bonds Paid - Over $1,034,000
This is the beginning of our work
We also provide as needed to our families:
- Legal Counsel
- Medical
- Housing
- Food Security
- Transportation
- Clothing
- Assistance to partners on the border
- Detention Support
How We are Helping
Immigrant Families Together is a foundation who 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:
• Posted bond for 111 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
Corporate Partners Making a Difference
gofundme.org
GoFundMe.org is proud to announce that it is now serving as Immigrant Families Together's fiscal sponsor for their online donations submitted to their Immigrant Families Together General Fund and offline donations as of 7/1/19. All donations may be eligible for tax-exemption, and GoFundMe.org will issue donation receipts quarterly.
Miles4Migrants
Miles4Migrants partners with us to provide transportation to reunite many of our new families upon release from detention.
LUMOS
Lumos, the foundation founded by J.K. Rowling partners 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
Casper partners with us to provide beds to families.
Hello Bello
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 partners 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.
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.
Good Home Co.
Good Home Co. stepped up to not only provide our NYC families with cleaning products but also sent out partners on the border a shipment of castille soap and bug repellent.
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.
BOMBAS
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.
TomboyX
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.
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.