SOLIDARITY FOR SANCTUARY
Join us May 16 for our party and fundraiser, hosted by the Immigrant Families Committee of Faith in Action Bay Area
BELONG FUND FOR EMERGENCY SUPPORT & BASIC INCOME
We are low-income immigrant families who arrived in this Sanctuary City seeking refuge from violence and fear. Most of us have been or are still homeless because the rents are so high. We want to work, but the federal government is making it more and more difficult for us to get work permits—and even when we have them, employers sometimes reject us for being recent immigrants. We want our kids to have a better future, but economic life in this wealthy city is very challenging for us.
Faith in Action Bay Area’s Belong Fund provides emergency support and basic income for low-income community members who are at risk of deportation, homelessness or displacement.
Together, we can make San Francisco a true Sanctuary City.
SANCTUARY LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
Most of us immigrant families are facing the immigration system without a lawyer. Even in San Francisco, pro bono legal services are at capacity, and private attorneys cost $10,000 or more. The federal government has dramatically increased fees charged for each step in the process. We know that having a lawyer makes deportation much less likely—and yet thousands of San Francisco families lack legal representation.
That’s why we launched the SANCTUARY Legal Defense Fund which pays for application fees and private attorney deposits for SFUSD students and families. Please join us by making a donation! United Educators of San Francisco has committed up to $50,000 in matching funds, so all donations will be doubled. Together, we can make San Francisco a true Sanctuary City.
