Catholic Charities 

Visit the official site of Catholic Charities at www.ccasfnm.org

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State and local organizations are distributing federal rental assistance in their communities. The money can help landlords and renters who are struggling to keep up with rent and other bills.
Many programs take applications from both landlords and renters.

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Catholic Charities continues to get regular calls from people asking how they can donate/volunteer/support asylum seekers. Here's how you can help.
(Compiled by Catholic Charities of Albuquerque and Santa Fe)
 

DONATIONS LIST

KIND (Kids in Need of Defense)
Donate to Help immigrant and refugee children (supportkind.org)
KIND is the preeminent U.S.-based nongovernmental organization devoted to the protection of unaccompanied and separated children. KIND envisions a world in which every unaccompanied child on the move has access to legal counsel and has their rights and well-being protected as they migrate alone in search of safety. Since its inception, KIND has received referrals for more than 21,000 cases and now serves over 5,000 children annually in partnership with nearly 700 pro bono partners.
 
DIOCESAN MIGRANT AND REFUGEE SERVICES
Unaccompanied Minors Program - Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, Inc. - Diocesan Migrant & Refugee Services, Inc. (dmrs-ep.org)
DMRS is the contracted legal service provider of record for unaccompanied children in the El Paso region.

RIO GRANDE BORDERLAND MINISTRIES
Donate — Rio Grande Borderland Ministries
Given the unpredictable nature of the current asylum process, RGBM is working to build shelters on the south side of the Texas/Mexico border that spans from Juarez to the easternmost edge of Big Bend National Park. These shelters are offering a safe place for individuals and families to live while they engage the U.S. asylum process as well as serve the indigenous Mexican people.

BORDER REFUGEE ASSISTANCE FUND
HOPE | Border Refugee Assistance Fund
A partnership between Bishop Mark J. Seitz in El Paso and Hope Border Institute, grants from the fund will be used to support the initiatives and shelters providing for the immediate humanitarian needs of migrants in Ciudad Juárez, the majority of which have been organized by faith communities. 

HOPE BORDER INSTITUTE
HOPE Donate (hopeborder.org)
HBI leads collaborative advocacy for unaccompanied minors—in addition to all asylum-seeking adults and families—in El Paso and beyond.

BOOKS FOR KIDS (books or monetary donations accepted)
DONATE | refugee-children (wixsite.com)
Reforma is an affiliate of the American Library Association that works to make sure libraries are serving Latinx communities. Since 2014, they have been collecting books to donate to children arriving at the border. They’re currently asking for additional support to get books into the hands of kids in shelters and at other points along the migration journey.
 

Asylum Seeker Volunteer and Sponsorship Resources

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Please note that the Glorieta contract in Santa Fe, New Mexico fell through and there are currently no group shelters for unaccompanied minors in the SF/ABQ area. Should this change, we will update our Catholic Charities website with information on what needs can be met by the community: ccasfnm.org.

SPONSORSHIP
Sponsorship facilitates the release of immigrants from detention into supportive housing with a sponsor volunteer. Sponsorship of a child or adult generally involves lodging, monetary resources, time, and guidance. Below are several opportunities locally and nationally to explore if sponsorship of a person seeking asylum might be right for you.

Freedom for Immigrants
https://www.freedomforimmigrants.org/sponsor-freedom
Freedom for Immigrants is devoted to abolishing immigration detention while ending the isolation of people currently suffering in this for-profit driven system.

Every Last One
www.everylastone.org
Every Last One empowers families by providing critical information and resources, connecting children with family caregivers, assisting with access to medical and psychological treatment, and helping them to make difficult decisions about immigration, sponsorship, and care.

Santa Fe Dreamers – Trans and LGBTQ Sponsorship Program
Sponsor a Trans Asylum Seeker — Santa Fe Dreamers Project
Santa Fe Dreamers Project provides free legal services to immigrants and refugees to promote economic empowerment, community development, family unity, and liberation from detention.
SF Dreamers is currently seeking sponsors for trans women.

For more information, please visit https://www.ccasfnm.org/assistance-for-unaccompanied-minors.html

Will you help a senior?

As our phone lines overflow with ride requests, Catholic Charities’ Senior Transportation Services is working tirelessly to provide free rides to seniors for vital medical appointments and run errands critical to their wellbeing and to maintain their independence.

And thanks to a generous grant from the Carl C. Anderson Sr. And Marie Jo Anderson Charitable Foundation, Catholic Charities is blessed with the unique opportunity to expand this essential service.

This wonderful grant will match every donation designated to support our Senior Transportation Services—but only if generous supporters like you can help us achieve $20,000.

With this unique opportunity, your generous donation has DOUBLE THE IMPACT in addressing health access for our seniors.

For more than 30 years, Catholic Charities has provided free rides to seniors, regardless of income level, to get to vital medical appointments and run errands critical to their wellbeing and to maintain their independence—all while establishing trusted friendships.

And demand for this service is steadily increasing, as the aging population quickly grows larger, more any other time in history.

Please, for the sake of our seniors, make a generous gift of $500, $100, or $25 right away and have DOUBLE THE IMPACT today.

Your support will go straight to where you want it most—directly to support the Senior Transportation Services program.

Will you be a light in our seniors’ lives??