Minnesota is under occupation by federal agents from ICE and CBP, and we need your support.

Across Minnesota, ICE continues to stop, harass, and detain people regardless of their citizenship status. Normal life in Minnesota has been interrupted, as schools have been forced to close or go virtual, as people live in fear of leaving their homes or going to work. Minnesotans are organized and activated to respond to this violence. But they need our help.

This directory of places to donate to all comes from activists on the ground, plugged into the situation. Everything is vetted, with the exception of individual GoFundMe’s (not everyone is in our networks, and we don’t want to pick and choose who is worthy of help.)

If you don’t have resources to give, please amplify what you are hearing and seeing about Minnesota, across social media, but also to your networks, friends, and family offline.

Read our testimonies and know what life is like in Minnesota right now.

Overwhelmed by the amount of listings here? Taking time to choose link from the directory helps us not overwhelm any group. Still want help choosing? Here you go:

help monarca build rapid response infrastructure
donate to orgs on the frontlines
emergency legal fund for afghan/syrian detainees
support pillsbury united communities rapid response fund
today's gofundme

Mutual Aid & Materials Purchasing

These funds are administered by neighbors helping their neighbors, not large organizations. This is one of the most direct ways to help and to get cash and resources into people’s hands quickly. To get something added please fill out this form.

    • The Peoples Laundry: Supporting unhoused and housed neighbors in need of laundry support since 2020 with a crew of volunteers washing in their homes including pick up and delivery with layers of assed security for those sheltering in their homes. Volunteer or request service.

    • Future of Us: Providing mutual aid: food, and basic necessity to impacted Asian individuals and families. Donate or volunteer.

    • Our Justice Supply Drive: Our Justice is collecting baby supplies and menstrual supplies.

    • Despensa Familiar: We are a non profit bridging the trust gap and are actively collecting and distributing food aid to the affected community. We intend to look for ways to further support the community by providing rent/bill assistance, ride to/from work, and long term support. Get support or donate.

    • SUN Mutual Aid Fund: Rather than redirect families to research and navigate a patchwork of different systems, we decided to simply say YES to all families seeking support across the greater Twin Cities Metro.

    • Neighbors without Borders Project: We are MN Neighbors committed to uplift our community. Providing food, personal hygiene, and household essentials.

    • Galeana’s Towing Services: Immigrant family owned towing business providing services for those whose cars were abandoned to reunite them and their families with stability and transportation. Donate on Venmo: @galeanastowing.

    • Yesod Mutual Aid Fund: Provides flexible, direct support to individuals and families navigating instability and harm, particularly those most impacted by ICE and the occupation of the Twin Cities. Get support or donate.

    • Family Relief Fund Nokomis South PTO: Families at Nokomis Montessori-South Mutual Aid Fund.

    • Eastside Mutual Aid: Eastside Mutual Aid fills a critical gap in Bloomington by providing crisis grocery delivery to immigrant and refugee families facing access barriers.

    • Hopkins Strong Relief Fund: Raising funds for the ICA Food Shelf through the Hopkins Education Foundation to provide Hopkins Public Schools children and families in need with food and support for rent and utilities.

    • Food Not Bombs Mankato: We are a volunteer-led mutual aid group that provides free food for those in need in Mankato, MN. Solidarity Not Charity.

    • St. Anthony Village Community Mutual Aid Fund: Many families in our community are in urgent need of financial support. Your donations will go toward keeping local families and community members housed and safe by providing survival assistance.

    • All Nations Mutual Aid & Community Care Fund: We are raising funds to support immediate and ongoing community care. This fund exists so care is free, accessible, and responsive, without people having to explain or justify their pain in a moment of crisis.

    • North Mpls Mutual Aid: An emergency rent fund for those impacted in North Minneapolis.

    • OVS Culturally Responsive Emergency & Mutual Aid Relief Fund: Community-led, bilingual rapid response effort providing culturally responsive emergency and mutual aid support to families impacted by current immigration enforcement, led by trusted bilingual leaders of color rooted in their communities.

    • Supporting Hilltop Elementary Families: This campaign will raise funds to provide critical necessities and ensure that Hilltop families receive the support they need.

    • Seeds Worth Sowing: Coordinating donations and drop offs of household supplies and items for babies and children for Black and brown families unable to leave their home during the ICE occupation.

    • MNTogether: MN Together is administered by MARCH to support organizational partners and on-the-ground organizers who are supporting impacted families with ongoing needs like food, diapers and rent assistance.

    • Good Neighbors: We take care of our neighbors and community members who cannot leave their homes due to fear of profiling and detainment. We are currently focused on families in apartment buildings in the Twin Cities. Funding covers food and basic necessities.

    • Mutual Aid for Anoka-Hennepin Students and Families: Parents for Good is raising money to distribute to impacted families. Donations will help provide food, transportation, and other essential support.

    • Support Immigrant and Refugee Families at Humboldt High School in Saint Paul: Gathering funds to provide for students' basic needs - food, essentials, potentially rent assistance.

    • Sanctuary Supply Depot is a central hub that facilitates the collection and distribution of basic survival supplies for our unhoused neighbors. Donate or Volunteer. Venmo.

    • Harrison Neighborhood Association: Harrison Neighborhood Association is providing direct food aid and rental assistance to North Minneapolis residents who are under threat by ICE.

    • Nenookaasi is supporting unhoused community through mutual aid. Donate with the Nenookaasi Cashapp‍ or ‍Venmo

    • North Side Blessings: Your donation directly supports families across Minnesota by providing food, hygiene items, and essential resources during times of need.

    • Support Nokomis Montessori: Donations to the Nokomis Family Relief Fund, coordinated by the Nokomis PTO to support students and families on the Eastside of St. Paul.

    • Justice Page Middle School Family Support: Supporting Safety, Solidarity, and Community Resilience: Your Donations Help Families Facing Uncertainty.

    • Help Bancroft Families! This is an ongoing need. We are currently providing groceries to over 50 families.

    • Community Aid Network MN: CANMN is a grassroots volunteer-led organization located in the Bancroft neighborhood of Minneapolis, MN. We work to build solidarity with our neighbors, organize volunteers and redistribute resources to ensure everyone has the means for dignified survival. Get help or donate.

    • Minneapolis Families for Daycare Workers: A mutual aid hub for direct support to the workers who love and care for our children everyday.

    • Bloomington Mutual Aid Network: Bloomington is home to nearly 90,000 neighbors, and right now local families are reaching out every day asking for help. When you give to this Bloomington Mutual Aid fund, you help families stay housed, fed, and supported without having to choose between safety and survival.

    • Black Youth Mutual Aid: Support Black youth across the Twin Cities, covering costs for trainings on how to stay safe during this time as well as mutual aid. Thank you for showing up for Black youth and investing in collective care.

    • Support Frontline Organizers Demanding Justice and Shutting Down ICE in Minnesota: Donations support Minnesota-based organizers with legal observing, community defense, rapid response, and resources to protect immigrant communities and hold ICE accountable.

    • Leo’s Towing: Donate to help tow the cars of people detained to their homes and families

    • James Irving Salon Mutual Aid Fund for Service Workers: Our staff are working directly with 6 Latino restaurant workers & their families in the Twin Cities to help support them with rent, supplies, missed income, and other needs during the current crisis. Venmo @jamesirving with “mpls” as the subject.

    • Pow Wow Grounds Coffee Shop (Venmo, @powwowgrounds): A pit stop for observers and hub for the Indigenous community in South Minneapolis. They are also looking for donations of Tobacco, blankets, hand warmers, whistles, coffee, air mattresses

    • Indigenous Protector Movement: Dedicated to protecting Indigenous land and communities through direct action, advocacy, and community building.

    • Support Bryn Mawr Elementary Students: We are raising funds to support Bryn Mawr Elementary families with a variety of financial needs.

    • Support Marcy Students: Funding is going to families across Minneapolis Public Schools.

    • Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund

    • Richfield Community Safety - Mutual Aid Network and Community Fund: We have launched a community fund for Richfield families in partnership with local nonprofit Richfield Leadership Network to pay for essential needs, utility bills, and rent and to support our mutual aid activities (supplies, bulk food or diaper purchases etc).

    • Church of the Ascension Immigrant Emergency Fund: Congregation in North Minneapolis with a large immigrant population

    • First Universalist Church of Minneapolis Focus on helping trans and immigrant refugees with rent, groceries, medical expenses, infant and children's items, and rides. Select Sanctuary and Resistance Fund to ensure that every dollar goes directly to people who need it and not to church operations.

    • Minnesota Immigrant Movement (MIM): Helping community to support that the families that really been affected - food delivery and collaboration in a food area, organized volunteers to delivery, requesting food donations, rent, utility, basic needs, etc. Donate here.

    • Mutual Aid for St. Paul Families Harmed by ICE:We are asking for financial support to help cover immediate and emergency needs for Saint Paul families affected right now. This aid will specifically benefit people in the West 7th and Highland neighborhoods and who attend nearby schools

    • Minnesota Immigrant Movement (MIM): Helping community to support that the families that really been affected - food delivery and collaboration in a food area, organized volunteers to delivery, requesting food donations, rent, utility, basic needs, etc. Donate here.

    • Despensa Familiar: We are a non profit bridging the trust gap and are actively collecting and distributing food aid to the affected community. We intend to look for ways to further support the community by providing rent/bill assistance, ride to/from work, and long term support. Get support or donate.

    • Moms Food Shelf Donation Link: Moms food shelf is a mobile food shelf that supports low to moderate income families in MN who are in need of food, and basic necessities. We have increased our efforts with the recent issues in MN.

    • SUN Mutual Aid Fund: Rather than redirect families to research and navigate a patchwork of different systems, we decided to simply say YES to all families seeking support across the greater Twin Cities Metro.

    • Midway Food and Empowerment Project: We offer a welcoming environment and low barrier access to fresh produce, pantry staples, meat and dairy, and essential items for baby, personal, and household care using a choice model and supported by an all-volunteer team.

    • Grocery fund for deliveries to vulnerable customers: Our grocery deliveries support an Ecuadorian grocery store and their vulnerable customers who do not feel safe leaving their homes.

    • Basic Needs Market (East Metro/Washington County): As a small but mighty market that rescued and shared over a million pounds of food with 200,000 neighbors last year, we are already stretched to our limit, but we are determined to keep our regular doors open while now finding new ways to get culturally relevant items like halal meats directly to the doorsteps of families too afraid to leave their homes. Get food or donate.

    • Ice Hurts Animals Too: We are here to support animals’ needs during the federal occupation of Minnesota.

      • Donate Money: Your donation funds essentials for this effort, including vet care, food, litter, treats, enrichment items for animals stuck at home, carriers, meds, prescription food, preventative care meds, and administrative/tech costs.

      • Apply to Adopt or Foster: Due to the unpredictability of this situation, you may never be matched with an animal. But we want to be prepared. Your flexibility is appreciated.

      • Request Support: Home deliveries, vetting, dog walking, supplies, foster care, international travel, rehoming and more.

      • Volunteer as a Driver: If you can help make deliveries, or transport animals or items, apply to become a driver.

    • Care for Pets of Families in Crisis: A group of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and volunteers are providing free veterinary care and supplies for pets directly impacted by ICE. You can email [email protected] if you have a pet that needs help

    • Pet Haven: If you are in need of pet food assistance due to ICE activity whether that be loss of income or fear of leaving the home, please fill out this form. A trusted member of the Pet Haven team will reach out to schedule a supply delivery. Donate here.

    • Animal Humane Society Community Partnerships: We offer temporary foster, pet food support via direct support in 5 county metro and partner food shelves, and offer veterinary assistance for housing and free vet care at community clinics. Get help or donate.

    • Feline Rescue Emergency Pet Support Fund: Provides $35,000 to match community donations dollar-for-dollar toward emergency pet supplies and support. Donations used directly for: emergency food and litter distribution, short-term foster support, supplies that help pets remain safely housed with their families.

    • Underdog Rescue: Providing free pet food to families with pets who are afraid to leave their homes, working in partnership with local social workers. Families in need can request assistance by filling out their online form so support can be coordinated safely.

    • North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center: We’re offering human food, pet food, and vet care support at this time.

    • The Bond Between: Recent immigration enforcement has left many families worried about what will happen to their pets if they are detained. We provide foster care, resources, and support to ensure animals are not left behind.

  • In the last week HMC been working alongside metro based networks getting food and critical supplies—especially diapers and formula—to trusted partners and directly to families across the metro; not just here in the midway. 

    For many people, these resources are what make it possible to stay safe, stable, and supported right now. Information below. We have so far collected and distributed over 100,000 diapers, dozens of canisters of formula, and too many butt wipes to count.  No parent should ever have to choose between diapers and paying their bills or putting food on the table. And no parent, anywhere, should have to fear being brutalized, beaten, or separated from their children simply for trying to access food, formula, or diapers for their babies.

    Donate Here

    • Therapy for Our Community in Crisis: Roots Wellness Center is here to provide immediate, no-cost mental health therapy for those who need it most.

      With bilingual and culturally responsive clinicians, we offer a safe space for healing, understanding, and connection. Your support helps ensure that anyone in our community can access therapy without insurance or financial barriers, so care, safety, and dignity are available to all.

    • The Root to Crown Abundance Therapy Fund ​The Root to Crown Abundance Therapy Fund allows community members to assist in sponsoring Black, brown, Indigenous, and people with melanated skin who have financial barriers to receive high-quality trauma, racial trauma, and grief therapy services from Root to Crown Healing & Wellness.

Crowdfunding Campaigns

We are only including campaigns which have not met their goals. To get a campaign added please fill out this form.

This list is updated daily with the newest campaigns at the top.

    • Help Support Single Mother of 3 Detained by ICE: We are raising funds to support our neighbor who was detained by ICE, having to pay large legal fees in order to be reunited with her children and is still unable to return to work.

    • Separated by Deportation — Our Family Needs Help:  On January 27,, Lon was walking to a nearby store when he was unexpectedly detained by ICE. He was informed that he would be deported to his home country of Laos, a place he has not lived in since childhood. He is currently being held at the El Paso, Texas detention center, where conditions are extremely difficult and unsafe, especially for someone with serious medical needs.

    • Help 5 Immigrant Families Impacted by ICE in MN: Raising utility and rent relief funds for families unable to leave their home or go to work. Funds will be distributed directly to landlords and/or utility companies.

    • Justice for Beto: Support His Legal Fight: Beto was detained by ICE as a US citizen and Native American. After detention ICE came repeatedly to his house and put a warrant out for his arrest. Now he has a legal battle from his ICE interaction.

    • Donate to Keep Xavier's Family Together: Xavier is an asylum seeker and the sole breadwinner of a young family, targeted by ICE at his child's bus stop. Please donate to help fund their legal representation, flights if they need to leave, and general household needs.

    • Ayuda a gastos de emergencia para Daniel Chin Serrano: Daniel was taken on January 15 in his way to work in St. Paul. People who've met him know he's a hardworking man who was always there to lend a hand.

    • Support for Daycare Staff Member Detained by ICE: A staff member of our daycare has been detained by ICE (along with two other family members), inflicting immense trauma on them and their family including children left behind. We are raising money to help cover legal bills as well as expenses for their family as they navigate this awful situation.

    • Help my children's father return to his family: My husband was unjustly detained in front of our children, leaving them without their father and our family without support. We’re raising funds for legal fees and basic needs so we can get through this painful time and work to reunite our family.

    • Help me cover my lawyer's fees and household bills: After my baby brother was born, my stepfather was detained by ICE, leaving our family without income. We’re asking for help to cover legal fees and basic household needs while my mom recovers.

    • Help us bring Max home: We are raising funds for our neighbors family, their father was taken by ICE on January 9- they have three school aged children.

    • Help for Osvaldo & Family: A devoted father in the legal asylum process, was unexpectedly detained by ICE and later released, but missed work and legal costs have left his family under financial strain.

    • Help Chef Felix & Family Pay February Rent: Longtime Twin Cities sushi chef and father of three, has been unable to work due to recent ICE raids and is struggling to cover rent and basic needs. Community support will help keep his family safe and housed during this urgent time.

    • Support Christina and Her Children Start Over: This is to help me and my kids because my partner was deported. I’m struggling in a shelter with my daughter and I’m pregnant.

    • Community Support for Angela’s Urgent Needs: With her permission, we’re sharing Angela’s story: after being detained by ICE, she was left traumatized, unable to work, and facing eviction. Funds will help cover rent, basic needs, mental health care, and legal fees so she can regain stability and safety.

    • Familia Bermúdez Macías: Rent and basic needs assistance for a family that is sheltering in place due to the occupation of Minneapolis.

    • Help bring this father home! Devoted father and primary provider was detained by ICE in early January in Columbia Heights and transferred out of state, far from his family. Donations will help cover legal fees to fight his detention and support his wife and daughters as they work to reunite their family.

    • Support Jerome Richardson's Legal Defense: Youth leader and activist, is being targeted for helping independent journalists like Don Lemon, document ICE/DHS activity in the Twin Cities and expose abuses. Funds are requested to help cover Jerome’s legal fees as he continues standing up for justice, faith, and community.

    • Please help me with rent and bills: I am two months behind on rent and bills and this fundraiser will help me pay my overdue bills.

    • Help Rosa's Family with Legal Fees for Luis: Luis is a beloved neighbor and a hardworking, honest man. We are raising funds to cover legal fees and post bond, so he can return home to his wife and 2 daughters.

    • Help Minneapolis Families Affected by ICE Operations: Due to recent ICE operations, many church families haven’t been able to work and are struggling to afford rent and food, so we’re raising funds to support these families and their children.

    • Hope and Legal Aid: Reuniting Wendy's Family In Minneapolis: Mom and her two daughters lost their father to an unexpected ICE detention and are struggling to understand when, or if, he will come home. Funds raised will help cover legal fees so the family can work with an immigration lawyer to reunite them.

    • Help Keep Seven Immigrant Families Housed in Minneapolis: We are working directly with seven immigrant families (several with small children) in Minneapolis who are sheltering in place due to the threat of ICE and are unable to work or pay their rent as a result.

    • Aid for Minneapolis Roofing Workers' Families: Helping raise funds for individuals in the roofing industry and their families who are unable to go to work due to threats of ICE.

    • Help 17 Minneapolis Families Make Rent This Month: We are a group of parents from Minneapolis fundraising to help families pay rent. We love our public schools and our neighbors. Funds will go directly to families who need support in paying February rent.

    • Please, help me cover my renta and bills: My husband was unjustly arrested in Richfield, I’m now caring for our two young children alone while facing overwhelming legal fees. Donations will help cover legal costs, rent, and utilities as we fight to reunite our family.

    • Please help me cover my bills and rent: My husband was arrested on his way to work in Columbia Heights, leaving me alone to care for our three children while rent and bills pile up. Donations will help cover legal help, overdue rent, and basic needs so our family can stay together.

    • Ayuda para mi familia, renta y biles: due to fear and unsafe conditions in our state, my husband and I stopped working to protect our family and two children. We’re asking for help with rent and bills, which will be shared among three families.

    • Help Bring Sabino Ortiz Home: Working with an immigration lawyer and doing everything possible to fight for Sabino’s release, but legal costs and household expenses continue to grow.

    • Help my uncle after being detained by ICE: My uncle Antonio was detained in November and was released on high bail on January 10, for which we’re deeply grateful. His case is still ongoing, and we’re asking for continued support to cover legal fees and accumulated bills after nearly two months in detention.

    • Pay Is Paused, Help Avoid Homelessness: I am facing eviction after my rent increased and my pay was paused because ICE/DHS investigations disrupted where I work. I’m raising funds to move to affordable housing and cover basic needs for myself, my disabled dad, and my dog to avoid homelessness.

    • Ayúdame a volver a casa: Recaudando fondos para volver a casa con mis niñas.

    • Help children with living expenses and legal fees for detained father: We hope to raise funds to help cover potential immigration legal fees, and the essential living expenses his children will need during this difficult time.

    • Please help me with my mom's bills and lawyer's fees: Hello everyone, I'm going through a very difficult time and I'm reaching out to ask for your support. My mother just gave birth to my baby brother, but unfortunately, my stepfather was recently arrested by ICE in Minneapolis, and we've lost his income. We are very worried about how we will cover basic household expenses and the baby's needs during this time. Any help, no matter how small, or simply sharing this message, would mean the world to us as we try to get back on our feet. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart.

    • Regresar a mi hermano con su familia esposa y 3 niños: Ayudar a pagar los gastos de un abogado y los biles de su familia.

    • The Carreras Family Needs Support: I’m fundraising for me and two daughters. My husband was abducted by the Iva and I’m struggling to make ends meet. Bills are on my neck yet we need legal fees to fight for his return home.

    • Support Immigrant Families in Minneapolis: Raising funds to go directly to families in need that my sister has known for years.

    • Help Brooklyn Park Families Make February Rent: We are raising money for 25+ families at a Brooklyn Park elementary school who are unable to pay rent due to inability to safely leave their homes or work.

    • Ayúdanos a que nuestra familia vuelva a estar junta: Emergency funds for a young mother whose partner was detained.

    • Help Jahdiel’s Family Bring Him Home: Raising funds for legal fees, rent, and food assistance for a family of 6 whose son was detained by ICE 6 months ago.

    • Support Tiffany’s Family Through Crisis: Currently unable to work and I am struggling to cover basic necessities like rent and food. I am is doing everything I can to care for my two girls at this difficult time, but without the ability to earn an income right now, meeting everyday expenses has become overwhelming.

    • Emergency Support for Families in Minnesota and My Business: This fundraiser provides emergency financial support for families in Minnesota affected by the current crisis, helping with rent, utilities, food, and basic needs.

    • Help Ammie & Grandma Marie with Legal Fees & Living Expenses: Raising funds for legal fees and living expenses to bring Grandmother Marie Alvarez home and get life back on track.

    • Family unlawfully separated by ICE in need of help: husband and father of a 2 year old was illegally abducted from Columbia Heights.

    • Emergency Aid for Deaf Immigrant Families: Help support three Deaf immigrant families shelter safely for the month of February.

    • Mi sobrina y sus bebés necesitan de su ayuda: Por medio de la aplicación GoFundMe busco asercarme a unas personas que me ayuden a colectar fondos para salvar vida de mi sobrina y sus bebés gemelos. ya que se encuentran en situación crítica, Hostilizados.

    • Help Reunite Ismael's Family: Ismael's family in Minneapolis faces immigration crisis; funds will go to lawyers, rent and food.

    • Help Reunite Viviana’s Family: I’m raising funds to help bring my dad home after he was taken into ICE custody. Donations will help cover legal fees, bond, and basic family needs while we fight to reunite our family.

    • Para poder pagar gastos legales de mi amigo: Hello, my name is Ariel. I'm asking for help to cover legal fees, as my friend originally from Mexico, was arrested by ICE while returning from work. He has no family in this country who can support him, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

    • Support a Family Affected by ICE Raids: Support an immigrant family in Minneapolis facing sudden financial hardship after a parent was detained during recent ICE raids. Donations will help cover essential needs such as rent, food, childcare, and legal costs while the family works to regain stability.

    • Help Immigrant Families with Rent and Utilities: The recent ICE surge in the Twin Cities has left immigrant families fearful, separated, and unable to meet basic needs. Rent and utility assistance are the most urgent needs to help families stay housed and safe during this crisis.

    • Support for a family facing immigration crisis: Our family of four is facing hardship due to recent immigration enforcement and is struggling to cover basic needs like rent and food. We are seeking temporary support to help keep our family safe and together

    • Ayuda a que el padre de mis hijos regrese con su familia: My husband was unfairly detained in front of our children without explanation, leaving our family with emotional pain and financial and legal hardship. We need funds for legal support, necessities for our children, and communication while he is detained

    • Support Hiluf Mengesha Molla’s Legal Defense: Our cousin, was recently taken into ICE custody in St. Paul, Minnesota and has since been transferred to a detention facility in El Paso, Texas.

    • Help Me Stay Housed: I lost my job due to the raids and have been unable to leave my home for weeks out of fear. With rent approaching and no income, I am asking humbly for a little help—thank you for your kindness.

    • Please, help me cover my renta and bills: My husband has been arrested and I am alone with my home and my family; I am desperate.

    • ICE detained father, week to birth, W 3yr old toddler: I’m 37 weeks pregnant, caring for a 3-year-old, and my husband was suddenly detained, leaving us without income. Funds will help cover rent, legal fees, and bond as I recover from a C-section and care for our children.

    • Support a Family Friend Facing Hardship: They’re behind on rent and at risk of losing their home after fear has temporarily prevented them from working. Any support will help cover rent and basic needs during this difficult time.

    • Support for Nawindranath's Family in Crisis: Were a family of disabled people and immigrants who need help paying our rent and bills to survive at least the next month.

    • Support for workers. Stability for families: The funds raised will go directly toward helping cover rent, food, and other essential expenses for four workers and their small families. Due to increased ICE activity in Minnesota, they have not been able to go to work for close to a month.

    • Donate to Secure Sydney's Family's Future: My name is Sydney, and after ICE detention I’m facing $2,720 in back rent and an eviction notice. With my husband deported and no income, I’m asking for help to cover rent so my kids can stay housed.

    • Urgent Support for 10 Families Affected by ICE Operations: This campaign supports my small business and the families who depend on it by helping cover rent, food, and essential needs.

    • ICE TOOK HIM: I am collecting funds so that a loved family member is able to come back to us

    • Help for single immigrant mom with an 8-month-old baby: Help for single mom to pay for a lawyer

    • Rent Assistance for Sonia Coreas' Family: Their family has been staying home due to the recent immigration activity around their community and have not attend work or school. They have two medically complex children that need stable housing. I am their nurse.

    • Help a Venezuelan Mother Detained by ICE: Venezuelan woman needs funds to cover for her legal costs

    • Stability for a Family in Need: Please help a single mother and her child with upcoming rent and household supplies due to ICE. Please donate anything you can. All donations go directly to the family.

    • Poder pagar 2 meses de renta y viles que es gas y luz: I’m urgently fundraising to cover rent and utility bills after falling behind due to lost income. With two rent payments due and my family depending on me, any help or sharing is deeply appreciated.

    • Help us cover our rent and bills: Necesito ayuda para mi y mis hijos estamos totalmente desesperados con mucha tristeza, necesitamos su apoyo

    • Help bring hope to my son: Kind and hardworking young man detained by ICE while pumping gas and is now awaiting court. Funds will help cover legal representation, commissary needs, and staying connected as he navigates this difficult time.

    • Helping a Refugee Mom in Her Legal Immigration in Minnesota: I am raising funds to cover attorney expenses for a sweet friend who is a legal refugee in Minnesota. We helped her find an immigration attorney and are seeking donations to help her cover the attorney fees.

    • Help a colleague: A single mother of four is behind on rent and utilities after family detention, divorce, and health issues. She needs urgent support to stay housed and keep her children.

    • Please help us cover our rent and bills: Asking for help to cover rent and bills after three of my brothers were arrested, leaving family without income. With finances severely impacted and no ability to work right now, I urgently need support to care for my children and pets.

    • Help a family facing ICE threats in Minnesota: Short-term support to help cover one month of essential expenses, including rent, utilities, and basic household necessities, while the family focuses on staying safe and working toward stability during this extremely difficult time.

    • Help my mom come home: My mom was detained despite having no criminal record and living in the U.S. for over 30 years. She is a hardworking single mom who raised our family with love and sacrifice, and we’re asking for support during this difficult time.

    • Support for Rent After Job Loss Due to ICE Threats: My partner was forced to quit their job due to unsafe ICE related working conditions, this fund will aid in 2 months of rent during this difficult time.

    • Help me get back home. Ayúdame regresar a casa: Help my brother who was taken by ICE get back home to our family

    • Ayuda para reunificar a mi familia: We are a husband and daughter supporting our family through a very difficult time. We are raising funds to cover essential expenses, and any donation or share means so much.

    • Support Eric's Efforts for Cameroonian Families: I am raising money for my friend Eric who is buying and delivering food for the Cameroonian community here in the Metro.

    • Support a pregnant mom and family in crisis in Minneapolis: I’m raising funds for a family in Minneapolis who are sheltering in place and unable to work, including a mom who is nearly full-term pregnant and several young children. Donations will help cover groceries, rent, and essential baby items during this crisis.

    • Help Alejandro Build A Safe Home in Ecuador: I’m raising money to help a friend meet his savings goals so he can leave the US and build a home for his family in Ecuador.

    • Help a Mom Get Her Green Card: Please donate to help my friend get her green card and keep her family safe and together.

    • Minnesota Family in Need: Helping a community member and his family stay afloat while they are unable to work to help with bills, groceries and essentials.

    • Financial assistance for my brothers who were unjustly detained by ICE: My brothers were unexpectedly arrested by ICE at their workplace in Lakeville, without being given a chance to speak or present documents. As a result, our income has been impacted and we are struggling to support them.

    • Calamidad doméstica: Mom is due to give birth to her 3rd child and is alone raising two daughters now after dad's deportation.

    • Help Two Minnesota Families Living in Fear: Your donations will go towards their rent, groceries, utilities, health expenses, and more due to lost wages.

    • Hope and support for my husband: Support for the family of a man taken by ICE

    • Stand with Manuel’s Family in Crisis: On January 9, ICE detained Manuel during his yearly ISAP (Intensive Supervision Appearance Program) check-ins for his immigration case. Despite having a pending U-visa application, Manuel now faces deportation. His sudden detention has turned his family’s life into a crisis.

  • Here is a list of fundraisers vetted by the Minneapolis Federation of teachers. Some of these are duplicated below.

    • Murray Community Rent Fund: Families of Murray Middle school are at risk of eviction in days and weeks, our community has started a fund to go directly to families of the school to pay for rent due to not being able to safety work.

    • Support International Spanish Language Academy (ISLA) Families: We are raising money to provide direct financial support to help ISLA families meet their basic needs, including rent, food, and medical expenses.

    • Supporting Hilltop Elementary Families: Raising funds to provide food and essentials to families in our Hilltop Elementary community.

    • Support our St. Paul Public Schools Community: Financial assistance for St. Paul Public School students and families across the district that need help with groceries, essential supplies, rent, and more.

    • Community Support for Wolfpack Families: We are supporting families of our Minneapolis elementary school currently unable to pay rent or obtain groceries.

    • Support Wellstone Families: We are working to support our families during a time when many don't feel safe leaving their homes, and are in fear for their lives. All funds raised will go directly to families with students at Wellstone Elementary.

    • Support our Highland Park Middle School Community: We are raising funds to provide food and essential supplies directly to our students and their families who need it most.

    • Murray Middle School: Our PTO is working with families in need to safely deliver groceries to families in need of support.

    • Support Robbinsdale Early Learning Families: Support Robbinsdale Early Learning Families to pay their rent, utilities, and medical needs.

    • St. Paul Public Schools community: Financial assistance for St. Paul Public School students and families across the district that need help with groceries, essential supplies, rent, and more.

    • Support Metro Deaf School Families: A pioneering bilingual charter school in the Twin Cities for Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard of Hearing students (birth-12+), using ASL/English for academic and social success. MDS provides comprehensive special education, language access, and cultural connection for its visually-oriented learners, serving a diverse student body that reflects various backgrounds.

    • Support Minneapolis School Families: We are a group of concerned ally families at a public school in Minneapolis raising money to ensure families in our school can keep their children safely housed and fed. We will be releasing funds as they come in to families that have expressed need.

    • Support Andersen Middle School Students: Helping families of Andersen’s middle school students who are unable to pay their expenses due to ice activity

    • Help Stonebridge School families during this difficult time! This GoFundMe provides direct mutual aid—including food, rent assistance, and essential school supplies—to families connected to Stonebridge World School through Good Samaritan United Methodist Church during a time of heightened economic and community hardship.

    • Stand with Hmong International Academy Northside Families: 100% of the funds collected through this campaign will go directly to Hmong International Academy families impacted by the current crisis.

    • Support Immigrant Families at Minneapolis School: I am raising funds to help students and their families with rent, food, and legal assistance during this difficult time.

    • Support for Folwell Community School Students: This is a hyper-local fund to provide groceries and rent assistance for South Minneapolis community members in need of support. We will use these funds to help neighbors who are unable to leave their homes for work or to get food.

    • Support South High School Students: Parents are holding a special fundraiser specifically for South families in need of ongoing food and resources. Many South families are currently struggling to afford and access groceries and other necessities.

    • Support Lucy Laney Families: All funds raised will go directly to families in need, helping them pay rent and utilities, and providing grocery donations and necessities for children. Your support, no matter the amount, will make a real difference.

    • Support for Language Sprout: Please join me in raising funds to help deliver food, services, and funding to the dedicated employees of Language Sprouts who have done so much for our community’s children.

    • Bethune-Minneapolis Family Support: The Bethune-Mpls Family Fund is a grassroots mutual aid initiative providing 100% direct support for food, housing, and emergency logistics to homebound families in our school community facing sudden crisis and instability.

    • North End St. Paul Community Care Giving Fund: Started by a group of neighbors in collaboration with the North End Community Foundation. We are raising funds to provide immediate, direct assistance for North End residents dealing with: past-due rent and housing costs, utility bills, and other urgent needs.

    • Greater Longfellow Neighbor Relief Fund: Grassroots mutual aid organized by neighbors in the greater Longfellow neighborhood to provide relief to those impacted by the federal occupation.

    • Help Immigrant Neighbors Stay Safe and Housed: Donations will go directly toward food and grocery delivery, housing costs such as rent and utilities, and essential medical expenses, so families can remain safe, fed, and housed during this time.

    • Support for Critical Housing Needs: 100 families in Cedar-Riverside were displaced by a pipe burst and flooding. This fund will assist impacted families with their housing needs.

    • Growing Stronger Together - Osseo ECPTO Community Drive: We are collecting funds to directly support our district communities with basic supplies like groceries, household items, baby and toddler care products, as well as Osseo EC&FE tuition assistance so they don't have to choose between safety and survival.

    • Support Colonial Market's Community Efforts in Minneapolis: Supporting families during this crisis by donating food and delivering groceries to those afraid to leave home. Despite facing its own financial challenges, the market continues to partner with churches, nonprofits, and volunteers to serve the community.

    • North End St. Paul Community Care Giving Fund: A group of volunteers in partnership with the North End Community Foundation are raising funds to support rent, utility, and other urgent care needs for the residents of North End St. Paul.

    • Help support newly arrived Haitian immigrants in MN: VANSE provides culturally appropriate support to help Haitian immigrants thrive in MN, their new home.

    • SUN Mutual Aid Fund: Rather than redirect families to research and navigate a patchwork of different systems, we decided to simply say YES to all families seeking support across the greater Twin Cities Metro.

    • Windom Neighborhood Mutual Aid Fund: Mutual Aid funds for rent and utilities for residents of the Windom neighborhood in Minneapolis.

    • Essential Aid North Metro Families (Spring Lake Park, Fridley, Columbia Heights): Funds will be used for groceries, rent, utilities, transportation and other necessities to keep families safe and stable in the communities of Spring Lake Park, Fridley, and Columbia Heights.

    • Red de Apoyo Comunitario Community Care: Food and Aid for Those in Need: We are a grassroots community network providing direct, compassionate support to individuals and families facing hardship—whether due to food insecurity, unexpected emergencies, lack of basic necessities, or moments of crisis.

    • Help OHE Families In Need: Helping families at OHE in Lakeville pay avoid eviction by paying their rent while they are unable to work for to fear of deportation.

    • Support Nokomis Montessori-North elementary in Eastside St. Paul: Donations to the Nokomis Family Relief Fund, coordinated by the Nokomis PTO to support students and families on the Eastside of St. Paul.

    • Support Near North Families Affected by ICE Raids: Near North is a community that is just starting to get rent relief fundraising requests out the door; we are a community that has high need and low resources.

    • Support Columbia Heights Families in Crisis: This fund will go towards resources to help keep families together and reunite families who have been torn apart in the Columbia Heights neighborhood, where Liam Canejo Ramos lived, through financial relief, food and medication, and travel assistance to reunite families.

    • Mutual Aid for St. Paul Families Harmed by ICE: We are asking for financial support to help cover immediate and emergency needs for Saint Paul families affected right now. This aid will specifically benefit people in the West 7th and Highland neighborhoods and who attend nearby schools

    • Supporting Families in Faribault: Raising funds to support immigrant families facing increased enforcement and financial hardship. Donations provide flexible mutual aid for food, rent, utilities, transportation, and immigration-related expenses.

    • Murray School Community: Our PTO is working with families in need to safely deliver groceries to families in need of support.

    • Support Corcoran Neighbors: These funds will directly support rent, food, utilities and other essential items for families in the Corcoran neighborhood of South Minneapolis

    • Groceries for Eastside Families in Need: Eastside Mutual Aid fills a critical gap in Bloomington by providing crisis grocery delivery to immigrant and refugee families facing access barriers.

    • Support Bloomington Families: When you give to this Bloomington Mutual Aid fund, you help families stay housed, fed, and supported without having to choose between safety and survival. Your generosity offers relief, dignity, and stability when it is needed most.

    • Aid for American Indian Families in East Saint Paul: We are raising funds to support a small community of people who are working collectively to establish an American Indian safety, security, and mutual aid support group for American Indian families in East Saint Paul who are being affected by recent events. Some families are sheltering in place and feel unsafe leaving their homes.

    • Support Local Columbia Heights Families: This fundraiser will be used to support families who reach out to our local schools, churches, and community organizations looking for help after a parent is detained, and donations will be distributed directly to the families in need.

    • Support Powderhorn Families (Area where the shooting happened) Powderhorn is a community like no other. We are asking for your generous donations to help keep families in their homes this winter by directly supporting their rent and utilities expenses.

    • Show love to North Minneapolis families in crisis: Please consider donating to help people with rent, utilities, and food, and other urgent needs. We're focusing primarily on families connected to Camden High School (mostly in the Camden, Victory, Folwell, and Cleveland neighborhoods).

    • Support Windom Families in Need: Donate money to help Windom Community School families. Funds will be used for essential needs, bills, etc. Thank you so much for your support to our community!

    • Arte House Needs Your Support: Increased ICE violence and kidnapping in our neighborhood has made it unsafe for many of our customers and community members to venture out. As a result, we've had to keep our doors closed for most of the month. No customers means no sales—but rent, utilities, and bills don't pause.

    • BBN Business Stabilization Fund: BBN provides rapid stabilization support for impacted small businesses during the current ICE presence through emergency assistance and Community Relief Pop-Up partnerships that generate immediate income. Request support or donate.

    • Support Our Local Latino-Owned Repair Shop: We’re a small, Mexican mother-and-son–owned phone repair shop serving mostly Latino clients who can’t safely leave home. Business has slowed drastically, but we’re offering home pickup and helping repair phones damaged during ICE encounters.

    • Trans Care Open Collective: Both owners of this business were recently abducted by ICE and one has a court case; any donations will help keep the business afloat and potentially help us acquire a laser machine to be the first trans-owned laser hair removal location in MN.

    • Aid for Minneapolis Roofing Workers' Families: Helping raise funds for individuals in the roofing industry and their families who are unable to go to work due to threats of ICE.

    • Support Businesses at Plaza Mexico: Small businesses in Plaza Mexico are struggling right now due to increased ICE operations.

    • Support Southwest Metro Restaurant Teque Arepa: This GoFundMe was created to help alleviate essential staff expenses and provide short-term financial aid, specifically: Direct support for loss of wages; Necessary living expenses such as food, rent, and transportation; Restaurant costs to ensure we are able to return.

    • Honoring Alex Pretti & Supporting Healthcare Professionals: Raising funds to support MN healthcare professionals as well as fund a nursing scholarship in Alex's name.

    • Support our Minneapolis Spanish Immersion Daycare Community: Supporting teachers, staff, and families impacted by current immigration enforcement, now reaching 25 households and growing. Through direct mutual aid, we provide groceries and urgent rent support to help keep families safe and housed.

    • Support Del Sol Floreria in Minneapolis:Family-owned Minneapolis business serving the Latino community that has suffered major losses due to fear caused by recent ICE raids. Donations will cover rent, replace spoiled inventory, and keep the shop open so the family can continue serving their community.

    • Support Sam’s Market & Meats in Tough Times: Rent and utility support for Southside beloved Sam’s Market and Meats. Immigrant owned and the best avocados you will find!

    • Care for Minnesota's Frontline Helpers: Help us say thank you to our helpers - teachers, social workers, school admins and support staff, healthcare workers, community organizers, clergy, and other frontline helpers - by providing them with a moment of respite, nourishment, and tangible care.

    • Help Bonita Beauty Salon Stay Strong In Minneapolis: Support an immigrant family that has been forced to fully close their business on Lake and Bloomington near term due to safety concerns. Help them get past this moment and on to what's next.

    • Neighborhood House + El Burrito Mercado: Combining strengths to connect culturally relevant foods with Latino families in St. Paul, while helping to support a local Latino-owned business. They are asking individuals to purchase gift cards. Purchasers should list "[email protected]" as the recipient email.

    • Emergency Rental and Legal Support for Our Team: This fundraiser is for members of our housekeeping team and their families with the goal of covering essential bills (including rent) for two families for at least one month, and covering legal costs to assist in securing the release and transportation of two family members from a detention center in El Paso.

    • Emergency Funds for West Side Businesses: Donations will directly support West Side businesses navigating financial hardship, especially immigrant-owned businesses, helping them keep their doors open and continue serving our community during this moment and future crises.

    • Support a Mexican Grocery Store with workers taken by ICE

    • Friends of Global Market - Love the Market: The Friends of Global Market Small Business Stability Fund supports locally owned, family-run businesses at Midtown Global Market that are experiencing reduced foot traffic and significant financial strain during this challenging time for our community.

    • Stand With Lake Street Businesses: The Lake Street Council will help meet the immediate needs of impacted businesses, through support such as connecting businesses with legal help, creatively mobilizing customers to support local businesses, and meeting other emergency needs.

    • Support Our Amazing Daycare Teachers in Minneapolis: Things are really hard right now, but the teachers are still showing up every day and putting their all into making sure our kids are learning and having fun. They take care of our kids, and now it’s our turn to take care of them. Please consider donating whatever you can to help them as we weather this difficult time together.

    • Support South MPLS Restaurant Workers: I'm raising funds to directly support a group of restaurant workers in South Minneapolis affected by the ongoing occupation of the MSP metro area.

    • Support for El Rodeo Employees: This GoFundMe was created to provide direct short-term financial support to El Rodeo employees who are temporarily without income. The goal is simple: help bridge the gap so families can meet essential needs while things remain uncertain.Honoring Alex Pretti & Supporting Healthcare Professionals

    • Church of the Incarnation: Church of the Incarnation provides food and rental assistance to its parishioners, who are primarily Latino and frequently do not speak any English.

    • All Nations Indian Church Community Care Fund: The Community Care Fund provides free, trauma-aware mental health, body-based, and spiritual care for individuals, families, and communities impacted by crisis, stress, and displacement, so no one has to worry about paying for the care they need.

    • Community Crisis Response Fund - Park Ave Church: Grounded in love of neighbor, Park Avenue United Methodist Church seeks to meet immediate and ongoing needs arising from current immigration enforcement practices in our community through collaborative sharing of space, strengthening of community connections, and practical care delivered in partnership with trusted organizations.

    • Mount Olive Lutheran Church, South Minneapolis: We are a very progressive faith community with a longstanding presence in south Minneapolis, providing support with transportation, diapers, identification, and more - we have added significantly to our rental assistance, food and diaper delivery programs to assist those sheltering in place because of the ICE occupation.

    • Tapestry: Largely immigrant faith community providing assistance with legal costs, rent, utilities, food and general community support for immigrant families since 2014.

    • Church of the Ascension Immigrant Emergency Fund: Congregation in North Minneapolis with a large immigrant population

    • First Universalist Church of Minneapolis Focus on helping trans and immigrant refugees with rent, groceries, medical expenses, infant and children's items, and rides. Select Sanctuary and Resistance Fund to ensure that every dollar goes directly to people who need it and not to church operations.

Organizations Doing Work On The Ground

This directory is limited to organizations doing the fast-paced work of on-the-ground direct service, jail support, and legal defense with people harmed by the current ICE presence. If you believe your organization fits the criteria please fill out this form to be added.

  • The Immigrant Defense Network (IDN) brings together more than 100 organizations, leaders, and community members committed to defending immigrant rights and building long-term, systemic change. Your support allows us to protect families today while strengthening the movement for tomorrow.

    Donate Now

  • Monarca is operating the primary hotline for people to report ICE presence in the Twin Cities, as well as providing key resources for immigrants and community defenders.

    Donate Here

  • COPAL, Communities Organizing Latine Power and Action, is a member-based organization established in 2018 to improve the quality of life of Latine families. Over the past six years, COPAL has evolved to become a well-known, grassroots power-building, and visionary transnational organization.

    • If you have been directly impacted or need support, please call the COPAL Navigators’ line: (612) 255-3112

    • Donate Here

  • With a dual focus on systemic change and direct services, we ground policy work in real-life experiences, bridging the gap between advocacy and action. When our clients experience injustice, we help them and advocate to change the systems that perpetuate those injustices. When our partners report barriers to safety and security, we identify the gaps in legal protections and develop solutions.

    Donate Here

  • Serving immigrants and refugees in the Twin cities through English classes, citizenship, digital literacy, safe housing and legal support. We offer emergency financial support for food, rent, legal, utilities, education, and other needs for immigrants and refugees.

    Donate or Volunteer

  • We are currently working with several Afghan, Syrian, and Sudanese detainees in need of immediate legal and logistical support. Time is of the essence for these individuals and their families. Can we count on you to help?

    Donate Now

  • In 2008, ACER was established to connect African immigrants to employment and other critical resources. Today, our staff of organizers and issue experts works directly with people of African heritage and BIPOC community members to cultivate their leadership and develop innovative and lasting solutions in economic and community development, housing and health equity, and civic and voter engagement.

    Donate Here

  • Based on current need gaps, we are providing the following to refugees and their families: home delivery of groceries/medications/essentials, private transportation to appts and work, critical safety and security information, support preparing and notarizing critical paperwork -- training volunteers to support all of the above and more.

    Donate Here

  • Ayada Leads’ mission is to equip New Americans, particularly African Diaspora Women, to excel in leadership positions in their communities across the spectrum of societal influence.

    Donate Here

  • The purpose of the Black Business Network (BBN) is to unite and empower Black-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and professionals in Minnesota through community support, economic development, and advocacy, while creating opportunities for connection, collaboration, and collective advancement.

    BBN provides rapid stabilization support for impacted small businesses during the current ICE presence through emergency assistance and Community Relief Pop-Up partnerships that generate immediate income.

  • Hygiene support for all.

    Did you know that many people in our community struggle to afford basic hygiene products? This lack of access, called hygiene poverty, impacts health, well-being and self-esteem.

    Bridge to Basics, the Twin Cities’ first hygiene bank, addresses this issue by collecting and distributing essential hygiene items to those in need.

    Learn more about hygiene poverty and how you can help!

  • Formerly Centro Chicano Culturo.

    Centro Tyrone Guzman is committed to contributing to the well-being of Latine families through a holistic and intergenerational approach to education, health, and wellness.

    Donate to Support for Latine Families in South Minneapolis

  • CAPI USA is supporting the broader material needs of refugee families, from food instability to housing concerns, exacerbated by ICE's crackdown and the closing of schools and workplaces.

    Donate Here

  • For 45 years CLUES has been standing alongside our growing Latino community. Our staff committed and our programs are ready to meet moments of uncertainty with dignity, care, and culturally grounded support.

    Donate Here

  • CAIR’s mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

    Donate Here

  • Our organization runs the only Spanish-English bilingual crisis line for families impacted by violence, be it gender or other forms intersection with domestic and interpersonal violence.

    Esperanza United has served our community for more than 40 years, working in community to mobilize to end gender based violence, meeting people where they are, especially in moments like this. Right now, we are prioritizing direct cash assistance for participants, amplifying vetted community partners providing food and essential supplies, and adapting services to reduce risk and protect families

    Donate Here

  • To provide emergency financial aid to referred local families in crisis with a one-time bill payment.

    Donate Here

  • Hired, an established workforce development nonprofit in the Twin Cities, is raising funds that will be distributed to our participants who are financially impacted by the ICE occupation

    Donate Now

  • We are delivering free groceries to an estimated 200 families per week; offering basic needs services (drop-in services) on Fridays, including meals, access to showers, healthy snacks, clothing, and hygiene supplies; and supporting youth with free out of school support. We need additional funding for food purchase and delivery as well as patrol/security services to ensure our clients remain safe while receiving services.

    Donate Here

  • Groundwork Institute is a community hub founded by a first generation immigrant deeply rooted in the Minnesota organizing community to train and build the next generation of movement leaders.

    Donate Here

  • The Hispanic population in Goodhue County, MN has grown rapidly during the last decade. It was evident that the county needed programs and services that would target the needs of this growing population. That is why, in July of 2006 Hispanic Outreach was started under the auspices of Catholic Charities. A year later it became an independent organization with its fiscal agent as St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. As of January 2013, Hispanic Outreach has become entirely independent with 501 c 3 status and is dedicated to support the Hispanic community in Goodhue County. There is no other agency in Goodhue County that does the work we do.

  • HAP is a nonprofit social service and community development organization that addresses the needs of more than 25,000 immigrants and refugees across the Twin Cities.

    Donate to Mutual Aid for Southeast Asian Families impacted by ICE

  • Indigenous Roots strives to provide opportunities that promote and practice holistic well being through indigenous arts, traditions, and culture.

    They are doing rapid response on St. Paul’s East Side

    Donate Here

  • ICOM is a dedicated, grassroots, 501c3 non-profit organization that formed in 2008 in response to state and national policies which unfairly target immigrants and refugees.

    Donate Here

  • Founded in 1919, the International Institute of Minnesota offers New Americans quality services that support their journey to stability and success. Our comprehensive offerings include refugee resettlement, English education, workforce and leadership development, college preparation and immigration and citizenship assistance.

    Here are two ways we are seeking community support at this time: Expanding legal services to provide help to clients facing immigration emergencies. Stand with Minnesota’s Immigrant and Refugee Community | International Institute of Minnesota

    The Basic Needs Fund helps clients experiencing an emergency with groceries, rent, medical bills, or other basic needs. This fund will also be used to help clients who need to hire a private immigration attorney if their family member is detained. Basic Needs Fund.

    Donate Here

  • The mission of Keystone Community Services is to strengthen the capacity of individuals and families to improve their quality of life.

    Donate Here

  • LEDC is the only Latino-focused Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) in Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Our mission is to create economic opportunities and strengthen communities by supporting Latino and immigrant entrepreneurs and small business owners through access to capital, technical assistance, business development resources, and regenerative agriculture assistance for emerging farmers.

    Interested in supporting the Latino & Immigrant Business Emergency Relief Fund?

    Your contribution directly impacts small businesses affected by the federal ICE occupation in Minnesota.

    Donate Here

  • The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund was formed through a coalition in 2020 and began paying out immigration bonds for IL, IN, MN, WI, and KY residents as funds allow in February 2021. If you know of a detained individual who needs bond payment assistance, click here to fill out an application!

    Allies, especially communities across the midwest, please donate and help us continue to build up the Fund as a form of #mutualaid so that we can continue to help many more individuals and families in the future!

  • Something is deeply broken in our nation. Donald Trump and his Republican administration is attacking the constitution daily. The legislative and judicial branches are being weakened constantly, sliding us into dictatorship. Rights are no longer guaranteed, as the right to choose, marry, and even free speech are being limited by emboldened regressive officials. Masked government agents are kidnapping people off the streets, imprisoning and removing them from the country with no due process. And all the while, billionaires continue to see record-breaking profits at the expense of our labor, while the working class is left to contend with rising costs and stagnant wages.

    Minnesota 50501 is a grassroots, non-partisan organization dedicated to resisting Donald Trump’s vision for America. We believe our country should work for all Americans, regardless of race, creed, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ability.

  • Minnesota 8 is doing direct deportation defense and participatory defense for Southeast Asian communities, particularly those who are justice-impacted.

    Donate Here

  • MIRAC is an all-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization. MIRAC fights for legalization for all, an end to immigration raids and deportations, an end to all anti-immigrant laws, and full equality in all areas of life.

    Donate Here

  • MIWRC is empowering American Indian Women & Families While Advocating for Justice & Equity.

    They operate a critical warming center for vulnerable people in Minneapolis.

    Donate Here

  • The Multicultural Autism Action Network is a non-profit organization which serves families of children with disabilities in multicultural communities providing emergency assistance to our clients.

    Due to current conditions in Minnesota, MAAN is receiving unprecedented requests for emergency assistance from the communities we serve. If you are able to donate to our emergency relief fund, please support us by donating today.

    Donate Here

  • Free mental health support services and resources in English and Spanish for community members.

  • Neighborhood House has supported immigrants and refugees on St. Paul’s West Side for over 128 years. We believe everyone deserves to feel safe and celebrated in our shared community, and we know that our neighborhoods are stronger and richer because of your cultural strengths and contributions.

    Find Ways to Donate Here

  • Beyond dance, Nuestra Lucha MN serves as a “One Stop Shop” for Latino and Hispanic residents of North Minneapolis and surrounding areas, offering vital resources and services based on community needs. Language accessibility and culturally mindful service applications remain at the heart of this initiative, driven by strong collaborative relationships with community partners.

    Recently, under the initiative “Preguntas y Respuestas con Abogadas de Inmigración,” Nuestra Lucha MN hosted a free event featuring immigration lawyers to ensure that our community has access to critical legal information during times of need. This initiative is yet another example of the power of collaboration, reinforcing our mission to provide support and resources to those who need them most.

    Nuestra Lucha MN is dedicated to empowering the Latino community, ensuring that no child, family, or individual is left without opportunities to celebrate and uphold their heritage. Their work stands as a beacon of cultural pride, resilience, and unity.

    Donate Here

  • In a world that can feel unwelcoming, we choose to be a bridge; sending uplifting notes and cards of love, encouragement, and belonging to our immigrant families and the advocates who walk beside them.

  • We are an Asian/Asian American Pacific Islander Gender and Reproductive Justice Mutual Aid Fund and Arts movement who provides funding to all AAPI people in Minnesota with a need related to Gender and Reproductive Justice including food security, medical bills, and childcare.

  • The People’s Laundry is a volunteer run direct mutual aid group that provides laundry assistance to neighbors in need.

    If you or someone you know are in need of laundry assistance, let us support you!

    Fill out the services request form here.

    If you would like to volunteer laundry services for the community please fill out the volunteer request form here.

    If you are a member of an encampment or part of a fellow mutual aid group and would like to collaborate and organize support please email [email protected]

  • Pillsbury United Communities' Rapid Respond Fund will be used for emergency assistance and hopes to support 250 impacted families over the next 3 months above and beyond our existing basic needs and food access service.

    Donate Here

  • Project Legacy provides support and training to youth and young adults impacted by multiple barriers such as poverty, domestic violence, housing instability, incarceration, gangs, addiction and violence

    Donate Here

  • Safe Haven was created to help individuals released from ICE detention centers who are often discharged with no phone, ID, transportation, or resources. Many are released into freezing weather after experiencing severe trauma. We provide immediate support, warmth, transportation, and connection to resources so no one is left alone at the gate.

    Donate Here

  • STEP provides food support for anyone, and deliveries and rent assistance to St. Louis Park residents.

  • Support Sex Workers Impacted by ICE Presence.

    Donate Here

  • Largely immigrant faith community providing assistance with legal costs, rent, utilities, food and general community support for immigrant families since 2014.

    Donate Here

  • Providing rapid response for our neighbors from the Myanmar diaspora who have been impacted by Operation PARRIS and Operation Metro Surge.

  • The goal of TG's Rapid Response Fund is to be able to provide support and resources for Southeast Asian families impacted by violence, deportation, queer & transphobia folks, all who have urgent or unexpected needs. Many are often displaced, need immediate housing, food, legal support and advocacy - which can become very expensive and unaffordable, especially if they are not the main breadwinner. 

    Donate Here

  • We The Gente is currently delivering food and basic necessities to local families while helping them connect to trusted community resources during a time of uncertainty.

    Donate Here

  • Caring for the healthcare professionals who care for us (working hard to support those in healthcare and on the frontlines, in the area of mental health and wellbeing). We are working to get a crowdfunding campaign up to support local Twin Cities healthcare employees during this critical time as well as a vigil for Alex Pretti.

  • The Hummingbird Initiative is a community-led effort rooted in the West Side of Saint Paul, created in response to increased immigration enforcement activity and the growing need for accurate information, legal observation, and collective care for our neighbors.

    Donate Here

  • Whole Woman’s Health Alliance is working to strategically shift the stigma around abortion in our culture.

    We are committed to fostering open and honest conversations, lifting up all communities, and transforming the abortion care environment.

    Donate to the Whole Woman's Health of Minnesota Mutual Aid. Your gift supports access to safe abortion to Minnesotans during this national crisis. Stand with us now and make a donation today.

  • At World Savvy, we collaborate with educators and school and district leaders to build future-ready learning environments that are inclusive, adaptive, and prepare students to thrive today and in the future. For decades, we've led the way in reimagining education, leveraging our network's learning and impact to support educators nationwide. We believe that global competence is critical to a quality education, and we're committed to integrating this into schools and districts nationwide. Join us in ensuring all students can thrive in our complex and interconnected future.

    Donate to the Critical Response & Resilience Fund for Twin Cities Schools: All donations to this fund go toward direct support including facilitating listening sessions and targeted coaching for educators and school leaders, supporting instructional continuity during attendance disruptions, strengthening safety procedures and trust-building communications, and redesigning school events so homebound students remain meaningfully connected to their school communities.

  • 100% of Wallin’s Emergency Fund goes directly to students to help cover basic needs like rent, food, and transportation, so they can stay housed, remain enrolled, and keep moving forward despite emerging challenges.

    Donate Here

Organizations Providing Legal Support

  • Providing legal assistance to those detained.

    Donate Here

  • Supporting people who have had their first amendment rights violated by federal agents

    Donate Here

  • Groundwork Legal is a Minnesota-based nonprofit, public interest law firm dedicated to strengthening the foundation of our democracy so that every person has the opportunity to live free from discrimination.

    Donate Here

  • HOME Line's free & confidential statewide tenant hotline provides legal advice to Minnesota renters via phone (612-728-5767) and email, and has seen a large increase in inquiries throughout the state over the past two months. In addition to legal supports, we are engaged in tenant organizing & public policy advocacy for a statewide eviction moratorium and fast, low-barrier emergency rental assistance.

  • Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm providing free legal help to people with limited resources, disabilities and seniors 60 and older. Our practice areas include Consumer, Disability, Family, Housing, Immigration, Public Benefits, Senior, Tax and Youth Law. Project Care connects Minnesotans to affordable health coverage.

    Legal Aid is a 501 (C) (3) nonprofit organization.

    Donate Here

  • Our mission is to pay immigration bond and pretrial bail to free people from detention. We reject the assumption that imprisonment is necessary or inevitable, affirm the dignity and agency of imprisoned people, and minimize the harm imprisonment inflicts on families and communities. We are committed to acting in solidarity with all movements working to abolish the imprisonment of our fellow human beings.

    Not everyone is eligible to be released on bond–this is determined either by ICE or an immigration judge. We can help pay bond for people who are eligible and who have had a bond amount set. Before filling out this form, call or text us at 319-535-2209 to talk through your case. Our only criterion for eligibility is financial need. Learn more or click here to complete form.

  • Southeastern Minnesota Interfaith Immigrant Legal Defense (SMIILD) is a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota (MS 317A). Our mission is to ensure the availability of immigration legal services for those who live or work in Southeastern Minnesota.

    The fiscal sponsor that helped us to get started was the Diversity Council. We are now operating with the Rochester Area Foundation (RAF) as our fiscal sponsor. You can support our work by going to RAF’s donation page at https://rochesteraf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create/fund?funit_id=4069

  • We are dedicated to handling civil cases with respect and understanding. If you have a problem involving family law, government benefits, housing, immigration, education law, senior law, or another civil legal need, we may be able to help.

  • The Advocates provides free legal help to people seeking asylum, unaccompanied children, people in immigration detention, and people who have been victims of human trafficking. Our free legal help is available to people who live or are detained in Minnesota, North Dakota, or South Dakota.

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  • Immigrant Connection Mosaic is a non-profit high-quality, low-cost immigration legal service office. We assist our immigrant neighbors in citizenship, adjustments of status, family petitions and more.

    Immigrant Connection Mosaic is a part of Mosaic Christian Community, a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

    Donate Here

Funders Distributing Emergency Funding

  • We are currently raising money for and administering microgrants for safety, harm reduction, and emergency day-to-day organizational needs , as well as legal fund grants to help organizations retain attorneys for acute legal matters.

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  • Headwaters Foundation has been funding many of organizations on this list for decades. They move money/grants to 501c3 groups quickly. They are doing Rapid Response grants for orgs on the ground.

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  • The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund (IRRF) was created by a group of philanthropic leaders close to the communities most impacted to ensure that resources move quickly and responsibly during immigration-related emergencies. As enforcement actions, policy changes, and sudden disruptions continue to impact families, IRRF provides fast, community-informed funding to trusted organizations responding on the ground.

    Funds are directed to organizations working on:

    • Mobilizing and organizing communities to support and protect immigrants

    • Providing food, housing, and other essential emergent supports in response to attacks

    • Delivering legal services that defend rights and ensure due process

    The fund will prioritize emerging needs while also considering ongoing and long-term well-being in impacted communities.

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  • The Salt Cure Restaurant Recovery Fund is an act of preservation. Our restaurant community is at a critical moment. We are here to help preserve the heart of Minnesota's food culture, serving those that serve us.

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  • The Open for Tomorrow Fund exists to provide rapid, targeted support to help keep people employed, essential services operating, and community institutions intact during periods of sudden disruption.

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  • PFund is the only LGBTQ+ community foundation serving the Upper Midwest. We are working to raise and distribute 2-million dollars in emergency response funding to organizations and organizers responding to the escalating violence and occupation of Minnesota by the federal government.

    Donate Here