FROM SURVIVAL TO SYSTEMS CHANGE:
HOW UNDOCUMENTED COMMUNITIES
BUILT THEIR OWN SAFETY NET
IN DECEMBER 2021, 805 UNDOCUFUND BECAME A COMMUNITY BASED 501(C)3 GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MADE UP OF LEADERS FROM MICOP, CAUSE AND FUTURE LEADERS OF AMERICA, WHO PROVIDE ORGANIZATIONAL AND VOLUNTEER SUPPORT. THE MCCUNE FOUNDATION PROVIDES KEY LEADERSHIP SUPPORT, AND THE VENTURA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION (VCCF) PROVIDES FUNDRAISING AND FUND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. THE ORGANIZATION IS PROUD TO MOBILIZE RESOURCES, BRING PASSIONATE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TOGETHER, AND ADVOCATE FOR THE RECOVERY OF WHO ARE WE?
OUR GOLETA CONNECTION
THE FAMILIES WE SERVED CONNECTED WITH US VIA OUR RAPID RESPONSE HOTLINE:
THEY SHARED THAT THEY RESIDE, WORK, AND RAISE CHILDREN ACROSS GOLETA, SANTA BARBARA, AND CARPINTERIA! THEIR CHILDREN ATTEND GOLETA SCHOOLS. THEY SHOP, WORK, AND ARE EMBEDDED IN THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FABRIC OF THE CITY OF GOLETA
HOW THE $45K GRANT WAS STRUCTURED AND DEPLOYED
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
MUTUAL AID
TEN GOLETA-CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS SUPPORTED BY EACH RECEIVING $1,000 IN DIRECT AID. TOTAL OF $10,000 IN DIRECT ASSISTANCE DISBURSED. 30 ADDITIONAL HOUSEHOLDS IDENTIFIED WHO WORKED OR WHOSE KIDS WERE ENROLLED IN A GOLETA SCHOOLS. $40K TOTAL IN EAF
THESE 40 HOUSEHOLDS, ALONG WITH A TOTAL OF 133 HOUSEHOLDS, WERE SERVED THROUGH RED DE ESPERANZA, A MUTUAL AID COLLABORATION PROJECT THAT IS A PROGRAM OF CARPINTERIA SIN FRONTERAS AND A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN: 805UNDOCUFUND & FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GOLETA $5K FOR MUTUAL AID
STORIES OF HOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS WERE KIDNAPPED & DISAPPEARED FROM THEIR CONNECTIONS TO GOLETA
OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT
•PREVENTED HOUSING INSTABILITY FOR 40 GOLETA-CONNECTED FAMILIES FACING DETENTION OR DEPORTATION •SUPPORTED FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE LEGAL SYSTEM, INCLUDING BOND RELEASE AND DEPORTATION PROCEEDINGS •PROVIDED CONSISTENT NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT TO 133 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH RED DE ESPERANZA •ENSURED ACCESS TO LEGAL REFERRALS IN MULTIPLE ACTIVE CASES •UPHELD THE DIGNITY AND STABILITY OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES THROUGHOUT A PERIOD OF HEIGHTENED ENFORCEMENT
OUR COMMITMENT TO GOLETA
•RIGOROUS CASE VERIFICATION TO ENSURE GOLETA NEXUS AND FUND INTEGRITY •TRANSPARENT, DOCUMENTED REPORTING ON EVERY DOLLAR DISBURSED •WRAP-AROUND SUPPORT CONNECTING FAMILIES TO LEGAL, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SOCIAL SERVICES •CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH RED DE ESPERANZA, FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF GOLETA, AND CARPINTERIA SIN FRONTERAS •ACTIVE 24/7 HOTLINE AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTAKE TO RESPOND TO URGENT CASES IN REAL TIME
SOCIAL MEDIA & WEBSITE
Primitiva Hernandez, Executive Director
(805) 200-8471 [email protected]
Beatriz Basurto Reyes, Programs Manager
(805) 538-7070
[email protected]
Stella Alvarez, Executive Assistant
(805) 200-8471
[email protected]
Maile Hernandez, Developement Manager
(805) 256-0555
[email protected]
Anthony Rodriguez,
Rapid Response Organizer,
Southern Santa Barbara County
(805)294-6174 [email protected]
THANK YOU!