To Date We Have Paid 106 Bonds

To date we have reunited more than 88 families totaling well over $500,000 to give immigrant families the gift of freedom from detention prisons and foster care across the country.  

Bonds typically range from $1500 - $30,000 per person. We have freed mothers, sisters, fathers, brothers, adult children.

We also try to find pro bono or  deeply discounted immigration specialists to represent our families in their lengthy and complicated asylum proceedings.

Now that freedom from detention is secured for these families, donations are essential in helping them survive until they are eligible for work permits.  

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.  

In special cases we need to purchase reunification bus and airline tickets when we cannot find donors with miles and it doesn't fall under the parameters of our partner, Miles4Migrants.

There is also a need to provide transportation to legal and medical appointments when our volunteers cannot assist. 

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

Housing and utilities are the most expensive budget item each month outside of the payment of bonds.  The average rent is $1500 per month, plus utilities. 

In addition to rent there are also monthly expenses:

• electricity
•  heat 
•  water.  

Most of our families are not eligible for work permits for nearly a year.  They need stable and safe housing.

Your gift provides just that!    

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

Each family grocery budget is a minimum of $400 per month. Your gift towards groceries provides nutritious food every day, something families were denied while in detention.  

• We provide assistance to over 65 families each month in one form or another. 
• Occasionally we will have a special food drive for a new family or for holidays. 

With this gift you ensure no one goes hungry. 

 
This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

Legal counsel is vital to navigate the complicated asylum process. While we do seek pro bono counsel, most immigration attorneys have more than exhausted their budget for giving free counsel.
Your donation also provides the costs associated in obtaining:

• birth certificates
• copies of affidavits and other legal documentation required
• passports

With this gift you give a real chance of a successful asylum case. 

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

Our families are, more times than not,  released with only the clothes on their backs. We provide the basics for their immediate needs.  

Each family has different needs depending on their circumstances. When needed we provide:

• underwear and socks
• jeans and shirts
• shoes and boots
• coats, gloves and hats
• pajamas
• sweatshirts 
• blankets and bedding
• basic kitchen supplies
• school supplies

With this gift you give the gift of more than just the clothes on their backs. 

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

The care in detention is extremely poor. Often we see recently released detainees who are sick with colds and flu. We provide over the counter medications for these symptoms and cover the cost of medical care when we cannot obtain free services. 

Examples of some of your donations cover: 

• X-rays 
•  prescriptions
•  back to school appointments for physicals and required vaccinations
•  dental and vision care
• Many families require counseling to overcome the tremendous trauma of separation and being held in the hieleras (“icebox”) detention prisons. 

With this gift you give the gift of health. 

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

We partner with and support various social service groups to help meet their urgent needs and we support 5 tent cities and shelters on the border. 

• In December 2018 we pledged to cover the cost of 100 hotel rooms at the border. This provided recently released detainees a place to stay while waiting for their cross country bus  journey. 
• We purchase and fill backpacks to distribute  to families at bus stations. These backpacks contain blankets, fresh food, snacks, medicines, water, diapers, small toys and toiletries. 
• We have provided partners on the border with art supplies educational resources for sidewalk pop up classes. 
• Holiday gifts 
• Projects of shelter and warmth of tents, sleeping bags, blankets,  shoes, base layers, hats, gloves and scarves.   
• In 2020 we have pledged to support asylum seeking migrants who are country less and homeless living in shelters and tent cities on the border with fresh fruit and nutritious food. 

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

We have no paid staff. NONE.
We do have normal operating expenses such as:

• travel related reimbursements 
• website hosting
• office supplies
• accounting 
• postage

This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.

Our families need to stay in touch with:

• us
• our volunteers
• ICE
• their attorneys
• their families

We provide cell phone service to each family.   This donation gift is representative of our programs and needs. Your gift will be used where our most immediate need is at the moment.