Resources
Here’s our list of some favorite resources and organizations.
Scroll down for Know Your Rights resources.
Access a modified version of CIRC’s Family Preparedness Packet Here.
National Resources
AsylumConnect: this free web and mobile resource platform instantly matches LGBTQ+ people fleeing persecution with verified safe legal, medical, mental health, and social service providers across North America.
Detention Watch Network: a national coalition to abolish immigration detention in the United States.
FindHello: an app available as a website or for download on your mobile device. It helps immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees find nearby resources on a searchable map.
Freedom for Immigrants: an organization fighting to expose and abolish U.S. immigration detention.
National Bail Fund Network: made up of over ninety community bail and bond funds across the country.
Local Colorado Resources
American Friends Service Committee: AFSC Denver organizes allies, faith communities, and immigrants along the Front Range to support immigrant justice.
Colorado Immigrant Justice Fund: raises legal funds for immigrants who currently are, or recently have been detained, in detention centers around the country.
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition: a statewide, membership-based coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, youth, community, business, and ally organizations.
IRIS Project: resource directory for Colorado immigrants, refugees, asylees, and their allies.
Immigrant Freedom Fund: helps pay for people’s bonds at the GEO facility in Aurora, CO.
Rocky Mountain Immigrant Advocacy Network (RMIAN): working to ensure justice for adults in immigration detention and for immigrant children who have suffered from abuse, neglect, or violence.
Community Services
For community services not related to immigrant detention we recommend that you call 211.
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Access a one time $20 deposit for your friend or loved on towards their phone funds.
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Colectiva Creando Cambios en Colorado is providing resources to community. Providing mental health resources and community capacity building.
Here: https://www.facebook.com/colectivaunida
Village Exchange Center is proving support to people in Aurora, CO. From vaccination clinics to youth programs.
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resource directory for Colorado immigrants, refugees, asylees, and their allies.
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providing ESL, Cultural Navigation Services, youth services, translation classes, and more.
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For resources regarding DACA please go to Juntos Community
Know Your Rights Resources
CIRC’s KYR
The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition has created a webpage around Know Your Rights (KYR). We encourage that you review their page if you are looking for KYR information.
Fort Collins Area
Fuerza Latina has put this packet together for folkx in the Fort Collins area.
Weld County Resources
Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern CO is assisting folkx in the Weld county/Greeley area.
Family Preparedness
Access a modified/shorter version of CIRC’s family preparedness packet here.
(34 pages, original version is 53 pages)