NASW-MN has partnered with community organizations to identify those best equipped to provide support during this crisis. We are sharing this list for anyone seeking support, looking to get involved, or interested in making a donation.

Resources for Community Members who are Interacting with ICE:

If you see Federal Agents take someone, call:

• National Lawyers Guild if the person is a legal observer.  https://www.nlg.org/ 612-444-2654
• Monarca if the person is someone taken based on immigration status. https://monarcamn.org 612-441-2881
• If your rights are violated by ICE, report it to the ACLU: https://www.aclu-mn.org/ice-feds-form/
• If you experience gender based or sexual violence, report it to Gender Justice: https://www.genderjustice.us/ice-report/?sourceid=1071542&ms=TargetedEmail&emci=5379cd08-3cf2-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&emdi=7f88ee0c-11f3-f011-8d4c-000d3a54b560&ceid=11032484

Support for Immigrants and Community Members Experiencing Food and Resource Insecurity Because They Fear Leaving Home:

• Brian Coyle/Waite house are food pantries that serve immigrant communities, especially our neighbors in Cedar Riverside who have been disproportionately targeted, you can donate or inquire about the signal chat for local distribution: https://pillsburyunited.org/programs/food-distribution/
• Community Aid Network MN CANMN serves between 200-300 families each week with free food, diapers and supplies, distributing 1,000 items every distribution day. https://www.canmn.org/
• Dios Habla Hoy Ministries Inc (DHH Church) | DHH Church is a Protestant church serving the Hispanic community in South Minneapolis. They have many homebound families who are registering to receive food boxes, and are inviting cash donations at this link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/despensas-food-drive.
• Colectiva Bilingüe (Bilingual Education Collective) is an organization promoting equitable dual language programs in the Minneapolis Public Schools. They have launched a fund to support emergency rent assistance for the families they serve, many of whom are experiencing housing insecurity because of sudden income loss and family separation. https://colectivabilingue.org/en/donate/
• COPAL MN is a non-profit dedicated to advancing justice and improving quality of life for Latino communities, they are operating a report and help line for those impacted: 612-255-3112. https://copalmn.org/
• Every Meal is launching an effort to provide an additional 20,000 food bags to support children and families in our community who are affected by the ICE activity in the Twin Cities. Click here to give or volunteer here. 
• Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners (IOCP) is experiencing a surge of demand for grocery deliveries during this time. You can donate food to the food shelf and also volunteer to be a delivery driver. Visit https://iocp.org/volunteers/ for volunteer opportunities.
• La Vina Church in Burnsville is organizing food and supply deliveries: https://iglesiavina.org/
• Neighborhood House has supported immigrants and refugees on St. Paul’s West Side for over 128 years. https://neighborhoodhousemn.org/
• Paper Lantern Project offers mutual aid funds for impacted AAPI Minnesotans, you can apply using this link:  https://www.thepaperlanternproject.com/getsupport
• Our Justice is coordinating a diaper and menstrual supplies drive for Community Aid Network, a mutual aid group providing free groceries and household goods for our neighbors: https://secure.everyaction.com/jLLKnfwWk0qdptMbYLoyPQ2?amtOpts=10.00,15.00,20.00,30.00,40.00,55.00&recurringAmtOpts=5.00,10.00,15.00,20.00,25.00,50.00&am=15.00&recurringAm=10.00&is_optimized_ask=true&emci=8b22d88c-57f2-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&emdi=0e836634-f0f2-f011-8d4c-000d3a54b560&ceid=25939
• The Center for Victims of Torture is reporting that many of their clients are unable to leave their homes out of fear of being detained. They are looking for support to serve these neighbors, including volunteers who can help them to access essential resources. Look up volunteer opportunities here: https://www.cvt.org/get-involved/volunteer/ and donate here: https://give.cvt.org/campaign/757531/donate?c_src=FCWEND&c_src2=DB.
• The Immigrant Rapid Response Fund, administered by the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota, is deploying emergency grants to community organizations to provide essential support to communities in need. Learn more here: https://www.wfmn.org/funds/immigrant-rapid-response/ and donate here: https://www.wfmn.org/funds/immigrant-rapid-response/immigrant-rapid-response-fund-donate/.
• Urban Ventures is a faith-based nonprofit located in the Phillips neighborhood of South Minneapolis that exists to provide resources for children and families living in poverty. Right now, UV is meeting urgent and unexpected needs for families facing tremendous uncertainty in these difficult times. You can support these efforts through their benevolence fund: https://urbanventures.org/benevolence. Learn more about UV here: https://urbanventures.org/.
• Somali Community Resettlement Services  is a non-profit formed by a volunteer network of Somali refugees to directly respond to the needs of Somali refugees and immigrants, offering resettlement supports, healthcare supports, and pathways to employment. https://somalcrs.org/
• Community Advancing Prosperity for Immigrants provides comprehensive support services for immigrants and refugees in the Twin Cities. https://www.capiusa.org/
• Afghan Cultural Society offers resettlement assistance, educational mentorship, mental health supports, and healthcare navigation to Afghan immigrants. https://afghanculturalsociety.org/
• If you are currently facing food insecurity, this is a further list of resources available locally: https://hennepinhealthcare.org/patient-resources/support-services/food-support

Organizations Supporting Legal Representation for our Immigrant Neighbors:

• The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota provides free immigration legal representation to low-income immigrants and refugees in Minnesota and North Dakota. Learn more about their work here: https://www.ilcm.org/ and donate here: https://www.ilcm.org/donate/.
• The Advocates for Human Rights offers free immigration legal help to people seeking asylum, unaccompanied children, trafficking survivors, and people in immigration detention. Learn more about their work here: https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/Migrant_Rights and donate here: https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/donate.
• Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid supports low-income clients across mid-Minnesota, and is working to defend detained immigrants in deportation proceedings. Learn more about their work here: https://mylegalaid.org/how-we-help/ and donate here: https://mylegalaid.org/donate/.

Know Your Rights/Constitutional Observer Trainings, Information, and Opportunities:

• Monarca Rapid Response Group is continuing to provide Upstander, constitutional observer trainings across Minnesota. These trainings will help you learn how to respond, document what’s happening, and how to step up as a leader in your community. You can learn more here: https://monarcamn.org/ and support this work financially by donating (here: https://www.givemn.org/donate/Navigatemn) to Unidos MN, the organization supporting Monarca. 
• Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) organizes communities in support of individuals and families impacted by anti-immigrant laws and policies. Learn more about their work here: https://www.miracmn.com/ and donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JX3R6PLUHCMWC&source=url.
• Immigrant Defense Network has additional accessible resources for becoming a constitutional observer. You can access those resources here: https://immigrantdefensenetwork.org/#about and donate to support their work here: https://immigrantdefensenetwork.org/donate/.
• CAIR-MN aims to protect the civil liberties of our Muslim neighbors and is responding to reports of discrimination, harassment, and hate crimes toward our Muslim neighbors. Learn more about their work here: https://cairmn.org/ and support their work here: https://cairmn.org/donate/. 
• Defend612.com is a project of Take Action MN/Minneapolis Families for Public Schools and connects volunteers with neighborhood response teams.
• Across Frontlines created this useful Protest Safety Guide: https://acrossfrontlines.org/protestsafety?sourceid=1071542&ms=TargetedEmail&emci=5379cd08-3cf2-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&emdi=7f88ee0c-11f3-f011-8d4c-000d3a54b560&ceid=11032484
• Immigrant Defense Network offers trainings and resources related to defending, protecting, and empowering immigrant communities: https://immigrantdefensenetwork.org/

Mental Health Supports for Impacted Individuals/Communities:

• Roots Wellness Center – Offering free therapy/counseling for impacted community members. If you are a licensed counselor/therapist looking to volunteer services to impacted communities, you can reach out to them to get on their network. Bilingual therapists are especially needed right now.
• Free mental health support providers – A growing list of therapists offering no-cost care to those impacted by ICE violence.

Hospital/Healthcare Specific Resources:

• National Immigration Law Center’s Know Your Rights in Healthcare Guide
• Physicians for Reproductive Health Resources for Healthcare Providers Interacting with ICE
• ICE Best practices in hospitals from UNIDOS: https://docs.google.com/document/u/0/d/1LQm1lcR7wsf613WYx-DDTF2DkvbCV4ToLFl2yp9T4VY/mobilebasic

Ways to Provide Support to Immigrant Businesses:

• African Economic Development Solutions
• Alight has created a useful list of Immigrant and Refugee owned businesses you can support in the Twin Cities. https://www.wearealight.org/stories/twin-cities-immigrant-and-refugee-businesses

Contact Your Elected Officials.

Find guidance on how to do so here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jnc0NLQn4MrhNnE2o0AnL2ROsH793d1AY6iF5j29vG4/edit?usp=sharing

Additional Resources:

• The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation has additional resources and suggestions for supporting our immigrant neighbors here: https://spmcf.org/blog/immigrant-refugee-support-nonprofit-organizations.
• Ayada Leads has compiled an in-depth Resources and Services List that includes legal, ICE reporting, observer training, mutual aid, and know your rights resources: https://click.everyaction.com/k/123463606/595538904/1290350468?sourceid=1071542&ms=TargetedEmail&nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwNi8xLzg0NDk5IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjdmODhlZTBjLTExZjMtZjAxMS04ZDRjLTAwMGQzYTU0YjU2MCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAiZS5vYnJpZW4zMEBnbWFpbC5jb20iDQp9&hmac=8hG7cBCBvEJiN1sQOjB9K6dsZ-L6l75gpxDAkjxDeZU=&emci=5379cd08-3cf2-f011-8194-000d3a11f903&emdi=7f88ee0c-11f3-f011-8d4c-000d3a54b560&ceid=11032484
• Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee maintains an excellent list of resources: https://www.miracmn.com/resources
• Minnesota Council of Nonprofits maintains an excellent list of resources: https://minnesotanonprofits.org/supporting-immigrants-in-this-time-of-grief?source=continued-ice-surge-sows-fear-and-disruption-across-minnesota&link_id=2&can_id=8ac9b4990cf90eb0395fb7e911d11f41&email_referrer=email_3054180&email_subject=continued-ice-surge-sows-fear-and-disruption-across-minnesota&