Minnesota is STILL under occupation by federal agents from ICE and CBP.
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?
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.
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Tridistrict Mutual Aid Network: We offer rent and utilities support, food support, hygiene and baby care and laundry aid to our community - 100% of funds raised go to support West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights. Get support or donate.
South Lake Housing Relief: South Lake Housing Relief was established through a partnership of local nonprofits and South Lake area faith communities in response to the surge in need for housing and utility assistance.
Roseville Family Rent Relief Initiative: To support district families during this time of need, the Roseville Area Schools Foundation (RASF) is launching the Roseville Family Rent Relief Initiative; donations to this program provide housing stability for families who have been unable to earn income due to safety concerns.
March Rent Assistance for Central Neighborhood Families: The neighbors of Central Minneapolis have stood strong for months in the face of ICE’s violent siege. To get through March, we need your support again.
St. Anthony East Neighborhood Association Emergency Rent Relief Fund: SAENA and a small group of dedicated neighbors are trying to provide rent and utility relief, grocery shopping and drop-off, and other assistance to about 20 families in our neighborhood.
Mexican Community Minnesota: Emergency rent support for Mexican families affected by ICE.
Bloomington MN Mutual Aid Fund: For residents of Bloomington, MN, this fund assists with rent and housing stability.
Support Rent Relief for Anoka-Hennepin Dist. 11 Families: This GoFundMe is to support the ongoing rent relief work being provided to Anoka-Hennepin School District families who are sheltering in place during the ongoing Metro Surge operation in Minnesota.
Greater Longfellow Neighbor Relief Fund:We are a group of neighbors from the Greater Longfellow neighborhoods working to provide direct financial support to meet the urgent needs of families across our neighborhood and the surrounding metro region.
Support Powderhorn Families in Crisis: We are a small group of Powderhorn neighbors, and we have created this fund to administer direct financial support to meet the urgent needs of families in crisis as a result of being targeted by the current federal immigration enforcement activities in our community.
Support West Metro Neighbors in Need: This mutual aid fund provides urgent rental assistance to families in the western suburbs who are experiencing financial hardship. The goal is to cover overdue rent, prevent evictions, and stabilize households. Donations go directly to community members in need.
Help Vulnerable Families Stay Safe at Home: Working to crowdsource funding so that people can maintain their housing while staying home and safe but unable to work.
March Rent Relief for Daycare Staff: A group of parents and community are supporting the staff of our kids' Spanish immersion daycare in South Minneapolis.
Christus Victor Lutheran Church - Helping Our Neighbors in Need: We are helping our Apple Valley immigrant neighbors with rental and housing assistance.
Immediate Help for Fathers & Families Under ICE Stress: We provide emergency food, rent assistance, and emotional support to immigrant fathers, and families in Brooklyn Park /Northern suburban facing increased ICE enforcement and economic hardship.
Twin Cities ICE Relief Fund: This fund goes to Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a mutual aid effort aiming to raise $1.3mil in the next month to pay rent for 1,000 families across Minneapolis.
Stevens Square & Loring Heights Rent Relief Fund: The funds will be given to anyone who lives in the Steven’s Square and Loring Heights neighborhoods whose income or ability to work are affected by the federal occupation.
Aid for Families Facing Crisis: We provide services to families with very young children (ages birth to five years) with disabilities and we are seeking funds to support 100+ families whose income and access to resources have been negatively impacted by the federal presence in our city.
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.
East Side Partnership Rental Aid: We are East Side St Paul School Parents, Employees and Community Members raising funds to help our neighbors with rental and utility assistance. Donate here.
La Vina (Burnsville): Serving over 1,000 metro at risk families with weekly food distribution. Donate, volunteer, or request rent support by calling 612-567-9777 or filling out the Contact Form.
PROP Emergency Housing Relief Fund: Helping neighbors stay housed by providing short‑term support for rent and utilities during times of financial disruption. Apply for help or donate.
Urban Ventures Benevolence Fund: Grocery delivery, rent support, and other emergency requests due to ICE in South Minneapolis serving a primarily Latino population around Lake Street.
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.
Minneapolis Emergency Mutual Aid Rent Fund With rent for February coming due, an enormous immediate need is helping folks stay housed.
Murray Community Rent Fund: Funds raised through this effort will be used to provide direct rent assistance to Murray Middle School families experiencing housing instability or financial hardship.
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. The funds will go directly to families who need support in paying February rent.
Help Pay the Rent for Edison High School Families Impacted by ICE
Rent Assistance for Families of Public School Children (NE Minneapolis): Your donation supports Northeast families with urgent housing and rent needs. A partner church facilitates donations and 100% of funds go directly to families.
Support our St. Paul Public Schools Community: Providing rent money to the families of St Paul Public Schools students.
Emergency Rent Relief Fund: Purpose: To provide time limited rental assistance to Minnesota households experiencing housing instability due to loss of income related to immigration enforcement by paying landlords directly to preserve housing stability. Go here and click APPLY to get support or donate.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors in Need: We are a collective of school, church and neighborhood communities supporting 300 families in south Minneapolis and the greater metro area. All proceeds will go toward the urgent need for rent & utilities and to avoid eviction of our families until it is safe for them to return to work.
Support CTUL’s emergency rent relief fund: By donating to this rent fund you are not only helping vulnerable families cover rent and back rent, but you are also boosting their odds of staying safe throughout this occupation. Sheltering in place is the best option for so many of our community members.
Harrison Neighborhood Association: Harrison Neighborhood Association is providing direct food aid and rental assistance to North Minneapolis residents who are under threat by ICE.
Keeping Our Oak Hills Families Home Helping families at OHE in Lakeville pay avoid eviction by paying their rent while they are unable to work for to fear of deportation.
West Side Rent Assistance: Donations directly support West Side (55107) residents who are renters facing financial hardship—prioritizing low-income households, families impacted by immigration enforcement or work disruptions, and neighbors at immediate risk of eviction or housing instability.
Hopkins Strong Relief Fund: Raising funds to help ICA Food Shelf to provide emergency food bags along with critical housing and utilities support to help Hopkins Public Schools District 270 families.
Help Minneapolis Families Pay Rent This Month: I am raising funds to be dispersed where needed. Which frankly is everywhere. I have $5300 of rent requests waiting to be filled.
Support Phillips Families in Urgent Need: We are asking for your help and generosity to keep our neighbors fed, housed, and supported through these trying times. We are hoping to cover the cost of rent, utilities, groceries, medical expenses, and other financial needs these families may face in the coming weeks and months.
Support Bryant Families in Urgent Need: This fundraiser is organized by a group of neighbors, community organizers, and friends to help with housing payments for the neighbors in the Bryant neighborhood.
Washburn Cares - Rent Relief and Support for Minneapolis Public School Families: We are raising funds to provide rent relief and mutual aid for Minneapolis Public School families during this crisis. Donations will primarily support rent, with some funds also covering food assistance and school materials.
Friends of Robbinsdale Early Learning Program GiveButter Campaign:They are raising funds to help Robbinsdale Area Schools early learning families with rent support.
Powderhorn Park Neighborhood Rent Relief Fund: Donations provide low-barrier, tax-deductible cash assistance to renters facing financial hardship.
Collective Care Fund: 100% of funds collected will go directly toward rent payments for affected households.
Cempazúchitl Collective: We are a multi-issue, asset-based, power building leader in the Native American community, providing mutual aid and rent support.
Sky Without Limits/Cielo San Limites: Our neighbors are in need of donations and support to help cover housing costs because their families have been terrorized and stolen, and their ability to work and simple live has been completely upended.
Rent Support for Bancroft Families: South Minneapolis neighbors have come together to help families meet basic needs during this crisis. All funds raised will go toward housing and utility costs for Bancroft families.
Rent Relief for South Minneapolis Families Impacted by Federal Immigration Operations
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mutualmeals - mutual meals is a community gathering where we share food, build relationships, and practice mutual aid. Everyone is welcome! Each week we select a mutual aid campaign specific to housing and safety needs to support. all funds gathered are sent to support that campaign. we host our meals at new city center. Follow the Instagram to stay updated, or donate.
Stand with Immigrant Families in Minneapolis: We are a volunteer mutual aid network assisting 18 families prevented by ICE operations from being able to safely leave their homes across the Twin Cities with food, hygiene, supplies, rent and utility assistance - the majority of which are now facing eviction risks.
Tridistrict Mutual Aid Network: We offer rent and utilities support, food support, hygiene and baby care and laundry aid to our community - 100% of funds raised go to support West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights. Get support or donate.
Perinatal Donation Support MSP: Donations support local orgs directly helping pregnant, birthing and postpartum families get the care, supplies, and support that they need and deserve.
Lights On, Homes Warm Fund: In addition to rent and groceries, gas and electric bills are an increasing need for our neighbors and are putting unsustainable pressure on existing mutual aid networks. Your support helps us help Minnesotans who need support. Request assistance with paying your utilities or donate to CUB Minnesota's Lights On, Homes Warm utility bill fund to help our neighbors keep up with their energy bills.
Juntose Podemos: Supporting families with food, rent, and resources. Ro soted in unity. Powered by community. Help us help others by donating cash or supplies. Donate on Venmo, CashApp or Zelle (612-505-7400).
Support families at New City Charter School: Support New City Chart School’s parent group which directly supports families in our Minneapolis school community.
Mutual Aid Hub in Minneapolis: Support us offering space and resources to mutual aid groups responding to current circumstances.
Mutual Aid Support for Families Impacted by ICE: We are raising funds to pay rent, groceries, utilities, and other essential needs for our community members. We will pay landlords and vendors directly and provide receipts.
The Sowing Room Care Team Mutual Aid Fund: Grassroots effort to collect cash donations, supporting those impacted by ICE, serving the Brainerd Lakes area and surrounding communities with food, supplies and other needs as requested. Donate here.
Mashkiki Studios and Life Faith Spiritual Community Mutual-Aid (Minneapolis, St. Paul, surrounding suburbs): Request support with food, supplies or medication pick up. We will review requests and coordinate support based on capacity and volunteer availability. All information is confidential and will only be used for coordination of this effort. THIS IS A WAITING LIST. Signing up means you are in queue, and we are working as quickly as we can! Current wait time is 1 week. Request support here.
Zion Community Commons: Saint Paul hub facilitating space for food justice, street medical care, and community events for all our neighbors. Distributing shelter in place grocery packs. Pick up grocery packs or donate funds.
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.
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). Request help (COMING SOON), donate or volunteer.
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
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Tridistrict Mutual Aid Network (West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights): We offer rent and utilities support, food support, hygiene and baby care and laundry aid to our community - 100% of funds raised go to support West St. Paul, South St. Paul, Mendota Heights and Inver Grove Heights. Get support or donate.
Juntose Podemos: Supporting families with food, rent, and resources. Rooted in unity. Powered by community. Help us help others by donating cash or supplies. Donate on Venmo, CashApp or Zelle (612-505-7400).
Feeding our Vulnerable Neighbors: Help us provide food for our at-risk neighbors who are sheltering in place due to current events.
Fahan Halal Food Shelf (St. Cloud): Fahan organization runs Fahan halal food shelf to serve families impacted by ICE operations and who are stuck home and scared to leave their home. We collect donations, shop for families and drop off food to their homes. Get food, volunteer or donate.
SoWashCo CARES Education Foundation Emergency Fund: We are providing food, essential items and rent and utility assistance to families affected by the presence of ICE that live within the South Washington County School district through our Emergency Fund. Get help, volunteer, or donate.
Manna Market (Blaine): We are feeding 5,000 immigrant families per week. Help us increase this number to 10,000! Get food, volunteer or donate.
Community Kitchen's Emergency Fund: Collective of volunteers purchasing and delivering groceries and other essentials to families sheltering at home.
Mashkiki Studios and Life Faith Spiritual Community Mutual-Aid (Minneapolis, St. Paul, surrounding suburbs): Request support with food, supplies or medication pick up. We will review requests and coordinate support based on capacity and volunteer availability. All information is confidential and will only be used for coordination of this effort. THIS IS A WAITING LIST. Signing up means you are in queue, and we are working as quickly as we can! Current wait time is 1 week. Request support here.
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.
Zion Community Commons: Saint Paul hub facilitating space for food justice, street medical care, and community events for all our neighbors. Distributing shelter in place grocery packs. Pick up grocery packs or donate funds.
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.
Aid for Families Facing Crisis: We provide services to families with very young children (ages birth to five years) with disabilities and we are seeking funds to support 100+ families whose income and access to resources have been negatively impacted by the federal presence in our city.
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.
STEP - St Louis Park Emergency Program: Providing appointment based food support to anyone and direct deliveries to residents of St. Louis Park. Get help or Donate
White Bear Area Food Shelf: Open to all, as often as needed, and community members are welcome to pick up food for their neighbors. Get food, volunteer, or donate.
ICA Food Shelf: Here, all neighbors in need are welcomed. ICA provides opportunities and resources to support residents, and connects people and families with what they need to thrive. Get help, volunteer or donate.
The Open Door Pantry: Dakota County’s largest hunger relief organization that provides healthy food to families in need, including those impacted by recent activity. Get food, volunteer or donate.
Neighbors, Inc.: Established nonprofit in the Twin Cities and raising funds to ensure that we can provide vital community resources to the community through our hunger program. Get food or donate.
LSFDistro: We are a donation and community based org working in conjunction with North Country Food Alliance, serving the people of Lake Street. We do food delivery, a free grocery store and stay at home bags as well as a free closet and showers. Donate or volunteer.
Community Driven: Community Driven rescues surplus food feom dozens of TC businesses every week & supplies local food shelves & soup kitchens, but most of our food is going to home deliveries during this crisis. Donate here.
Valley Outreach: Food, clothing, and other support; currently also delivering aid. Get food, get clothing, volunteer, or donate.
La Vina (Burnsville): Serving over 1,000 metro at risk families with weekly food distribution. Get food or donate.
BrightSide Produce (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Linden Hills): Support emergency fresh produce deliveries. See locations, volunteer, or donate.
La Guadalupana Community Support Fund (St.Paul): Providing Food and Household Goods for families on St. Paul’s west side. Donate here.
Isuroon (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville, Burnsville): Providing halal food distribution. Get food, volunteer, or donate.
The Sanneh Foundation Mobile Food Box Distribution (St. Paul): Sanneh has shifted the majority of our food distributions to fast, easy box distributions of staples and culturally-specific foods.
CEAP (Brooklyn Center): A boundary-less food shelf, thrift store and meals on wheels provider offering additional supportive services to our community. Get food, volunteer, or donate.
VEAP (Bloomington): Our on-site food pantry, mobile pantries, and express pack services are open to anyone in Minnesota. We are also providing food deliveries to folks in south Minneapolis, Richfield, Bloomington, and Edina. Additionally, we help with rent and utilities. Get food,volunteer, or donate.
North Minneapolis Pet Resource Center: We’re offering human food, pet food, and vet care support at this time. Get food, volunteer or donate.
North Country Food Alliance (Minneapolis): We share healthy, culturally appropriate food; build community gardens; support local farmers; and reduce commercial and local food waste. Get food or donate.
Every Meal (Roseville): Launching an effort to provide an additional 20,000 food bags to support children and families in our community. Get food, volunteer or donate.
MORE (North St. Paul): Purchase food for families on the north end of St. Paul. Monetary donations and/or wishlist items. Get food, volunteer or donate.
Second Harvest Heartland:Minnesota’s largest regional hub food bank. Get food, volunteer, or donate.
Mi Casa (Shakopee): Feeding vulnerable people in Shakopee. Get food, volunteer, or donate.
Despensas - DHH Church Food Drive Fund (Minneapolis): DHH Operation is a community outreach effort led by DHH Church to provide food and urgent assistance to families in need. Get food, volunteer to do drop offs, or donate
Casa Maria Food Shelf (Richfield): Many of our visitors are Spanish-speaking immigrants from Richfield, Bloomington, Minneapolis, and the adjacent communities in the Twin Cities. Get food, volunteer, or donate.
Fe y Justicia (Central Minnesota): Helping feed Immigrants in Central MN. Donate here.
Joyce Uptown Food Shelf (Uptown - South Minneapolis): Get help, volunteer, or donate.
CANDO - Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (Minneapolis): Donate Rent, Food and Rides in Central Neighborhood(Tick the box to direct your donation to the care team)
Channel One Regional Food Bank (Rochester): Provides Food Support in Rochester, Minnesota Get food, volunteer, or donate.
Groceries for kids at Pillsbury Elementary: Venmo @Pillsbury-Mutual-Aid
Open Cupboard Food Shelf (Oakdale): Providing Food Relief in the east Metro. Get food, volunteer, or donate.
Bethel Church Food Pantry (South Minneapolis):All items purchased from this list will be put into our Little Free Pantry. Get food.
TC Food Justice:We partner with grocers, co-ops, bakeries, farmers, orchards, and farmers markets in the Twin Cities to take extra or unsalable food and deliver it directly to hunger relief locations. To help or to get connected to resources, please email [email protected].
Academias de la Paz Food Drive: You can help. by donating the items that are most needed.
The Food Group: Rapidly responding to distribute food and ensure fear is not a barrier for communities to access food.
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Mission Animal Hospital: Mission Animal Hospital is providing up to 100% off bills for those directly impacted by ICE. Donations will help this hospital provide as much care as possible. Attending to the medical needs of pets affected by ICE, pets separated from their family by detentions, pets needing care in families unable to work, and treatments needed for crisis, pet housing and travel. Donate here
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.
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.
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Support Loon’s Street Medic Mission: A longtime EMT and volunteer street medic seeks support to keep supplies ready for rapid deployment across Minnesota and Iowa during community crises. Funds will restock gear and cover travel as ICE enforcement actions continue to impact local communities he serves.
Mashkiki Studios: Medication co-pays, small space heaters , access to native medicines (sage/cedar/sweetgrass/osha/swamp tea/grieving medicines. Any need our community needs . Especially elder care.
TC Trans Mutual Aid: Supporting and amplifying the material needs of trans folks in the Twin Cities, Minnesota. Donate, volunteer, or view trans resource directory.
Our Justice Supply Drive: Our Justice is collecting baby supplies and menstrual supplies.
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.
Buy materials for Nenookaasi, a volunteer-run, Indigenous-led Healing Camp in South Mpls inclusive of all unsheltered relatives
Helping Hands MN: We are a group of Latina women in Minnesota coming together to provide essential hygiene products to families impacted by recent ICE-related situations, especially those who have lost work or are afraid to leave their homes. CashApp or Venmo.
Community Art Kits for healing: We are collecting art supplies and distributing kits.
Buy supplies for unhoused folks through Sanctuary Supply Depot: We are a central hub aimed at facilitating the collection and distribution of basic survival supplies for our unhoused neighbors.
Help buy PPE for Minneapolis Rapid Responders: We are members of the Minneapolis Rapid Response teams trying to raise funds to support PPE, and safety equipment for our community members legally observing and defending themselves against unconstitutional federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
Help buy dashcams for legal observers: Buy cameras for legal observers to help keep them safe and protect their rights.
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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.
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Donations support local orgs directly helping pregnant, birthing and postpartum families get the care, supplies, and support that they need and deserve.
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Mind the Movement: Mind the Movement will pay for therapy or tribal care for organizers in MN. Also offering free (virtual) peer support groups or help in finding a mental health practitioner with current availability that meets your financial situation. Organizations are welcome to share with staff, or individuals can request care. Get help, donate, or volunteer as mental health practitioner.
Grander Peace Counseling: Quick access to low/no cost counseling in Saint Paul, White Bear Lake, and Minneapolis.
Mashkiki Studios: Medication co-pays, small space heaters, access to native medicines (sage/cedar/sweetgrass/osha/swamp tea/grieving medicines. Any need our community needs. Especially elder care.
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.
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Legal Funding for Unlawfully Arrested Protesters: I am raising money for legal fees of constitutional observers and protesters who were arrested over the course of Operation Metro Surge.
Help a Family Catch Up on Bills After ICE Raids: A stay at home mom to two twins, one who is medically complex and requires on 24 hour medical care, is trying to raise money to catch up with base needs, rent, utility, and groceries that they have fell behind on since they have been isolating from ICE raids.
Urgent help needed for my wife and newborn baby: Seeking urgent support to protect a wife’s health and give their baby a chance to grow up with her after a complicated delivery, as financial stability has become difficult.
Support Veronica's Fight to Stay with Her Family: Determined, hardworking mother who immigrated to Minnesota from Peru in 2022. Despite a pending asylum appeal, she was fitted with an ankle monitor this week. Based on the pattern of detentions and deportations over the past several weeks, we expect deportation proceedings to begin soon.
Please help a St. Paul mother of two pay rent: Raising funds for me and my two boys since my son father was taken by ICE and got deported back to our homeland on January 2026.
Help me cover my lawyer's fees and household bills: Please help us with our expenses. Honestly, this whole time has been very difficult, having family members detained by ICE, unable to go to work, living in fear and without money. Our world is falling apart.
Support for a Family Facing Immigration Crisis: We are asking for temporary support to help our family stay housed and fed during this crisis.
Abducted in Minneapolis & Jailed for 45 days in New Mexico by ICE: Abducted in Minneapolis & Jailed for 45 days in New Mexico by ICE.Dropped at a bus hub with no resources, paperwork or contact with family.
Support a Trans Asylum Seeker's Fight for Safety: Every contribution, no matter the amount, brings me closer to safety and security. If you cannot donate, sharing this fundraiser would mean just as much.
Family 3 months behind on rent in NE MPLS: months of ICE activity and violence have instilled fear in many families hearts which means people are scared to go to work. this family is nothing short of humble and grateful for any help we can provide as a community.
Standing with Margarita: Margarita and her family have been facing an unimaginable hardship since Margarita was boxed in on 494 by multiple vehicles from immigration authorities, targeted solely because of her last name when her plates were run.
Help Oreo Keep Her Family Safe and Housed in Minneapolis: This fundraiser is intended to keep my fiance and I housed during this crisis in Minneapolis.
Bring a beloved father and husband home to his loved ones: Fundraising for a family whose husband/father was recently taken by ICE
Young family in need of rent and legal assistance: This gofundme is to help a young mother whose husband was detained and and they need assistance with rent and legal fees.
Rent Support for St. Paul Immigrant Families: Recent events in Minnesota have prevented some of Shobi’s Table’s immigrant guests to come for lunch or even go to work. These are people who have a greater faith in America than many of us do at this moment.
Donate to help Estefanía take care of her family and parents: Since both of her parents were detained by ICE in January, Estefanía has had to become the sole provider for all her siblings while her parents are detained, plus the family has to take on all the newly acquired legal fees.
Standing with Naung Latt - Support His Legal Journey After ICE Detention: Helping Naung Latt rebuild and continue his legal process with community support.
Help Sofia get home from detention and reunite with her kids: Sofia, a Chilean single mother who is currently detained by ICE. She is a single mother of two. Her kids are alone in the house that has arrears, and they are on a two-week eviction warning notice. The aim of this fundraiser is to help bring Sofia home so she can reunite with her kids.
Rent Assistance During Business Downturn: ICE activity has been causing downturn in my work and heavily impacting my income, we are already behind on rent and are trying to keep it from getting worse.
Help Displaced Hotel Workers: Coworkers and community members in the Bloomington area are trying to provide safety and dignity for our displaced immigrant hotel workers through rent and food support for March.
Fighting to Stay - Help Me Through This Crisis: Prevent Eviction.
Support Minneapolis Families Facing ICE Raids: We are raising rent relief funds to keep a network of two dozen families across the metro area safe in their homes where they belong.
Urgent Aid for Family Sheltering in Place: Urgent aid needed for vulnerable family sheltering in place & navigating recovery with newborn after experiencing traumatic birth event during ICE surge.
Autoimmune & wheelchair bound and detained by ICE: Autoimmune & wheelchair bound and detained by ICE. Health has deteriorated tremendously.
Help Families Cover March Rent After Ice Impact: Our community is hurting because even as the visible surge slows, the impact of recent ICE presence across the metro continues to keep families out of work, with parents missing shifts, some too afraid to leave home, others losing income entirely, and bills and rent still coming due.
Emergency Rent Relief for 34 Vulnerable Families: Help us support a network of vulnerable immigrant families facing upcoming and overdue rent payments, as they enter their 3rd month of reduced or lost income due to sheltering in place from federal ICE occupation.
Helping a family unfairly devastated by ICE: We are raising funds to help Ms. Blanca Liliana Chávez Luna return home to her family. The money we collect will be used to pay for an attorney and, if bail is required, to cover necessary expenses.
Family Facing Eviction After ICE Presence: I’m running this campaign to help prevent a family from becoming homeless after losing their ability to work due to local ICE presence impacting their income.
Keep Javiera and Her Kids Together: Despite having Temporary Protected Status, Javiera has been detained for two weeks; her sister is seeking these funds to secure legal help to bring her home.
The Home Adventure: A broken but healing family working toward keeping a multi-generational home in the heart of Minneapolis.
Help Thi Ha Min Rebuild After ICE Detention: After being falsely arrested and held by ICE for over a month, an individual lost their job and is struggling to rebuild their life. With ICE still holding their work permit and ID, they cannot work and urgently need help covering rent, car payments, and basic expenses.
I need your help: A father of three young children has been unable to work since ICE persecution began in December, leaving him without income and fearful of deportation. With $75,000 in debt from fleeing violence and discrimination, he now struggles to make payments and support his family.
Help me to pay my rent and bills: A mother and grandmother who worked as a delivery driver stopped working after recent ICE raids in Minnesota left her fearful and without income. She is now struggling to pay rent and basic expenses while her children and grandchildren depend on her support.
My Niece and Her Babies Need Your Help: A six-months-pregnant woman expecting twins is hospitalized with a life-threatening condition that makes it unsafe to carry both babies. As she fights for her life and faces overwhelming medical costs, her family notes broader ICE enforcement pressures affecting their community during this crisis.
Raising funds for our family: Family of six with four children, including a two-month-old baby, is four months behind on rent and utilities after a high-risk pregnancy and lost income. With an open immigration case and mounting legal debt, they fear ICE enforcement could escalate their situation and put their family at risk.
I'm raising funds for a friend whose husband was detained: A woman’s husband was detained by ICE last week, leaving her alone with two children and facing rent and mounting legal fees. The family is struggling emotionally and financially as she seeks support to fight his case and keep their family together.
Help Me Keep My Family Together: After ICE deported my dad, our sole provider, I was left supporting my two young children alone while facing mounting bills and legal expenses. We need help covering rent, utilities, groceries, childcare, and immigration fees.
Help a Mother and Her Twins Stay Safe: My husband was detained by Ice and I don’t work. My family has been helping my twins and I but we are struggling with rent, utilities and some daily needs for the home. Thank you for all you are doing to support.
Support Erica and Her Daughters in Minneapolis: After ICE deported her husband to Honduras, a mother and her daughters were left without his income and unsure when they will see him again. They need $5,000 to cover overdue bills and rent so they can remain in their home during his absence.
Support Nokomis Yoga Neighbor Family in Crisis: Crowdfunding to support immigrant family with small babies and children struggling to pay rent while sheltering in place.
Funds for Legal Aid and Care for 6, 7, and 9-Year-Olds: ICE took three children’s parents from their school, communication stopped and reports indicate the mother was sexually assaulted and the father severely beaten. A local mother is caring for the 6-, 7-, and 9-year-olds while raising funds for legal help, housing, clothing, food, and necessities until their parents return.
Four members of one family detained: We are urgently raising funds to help their families survive and to secure legal representation so they can fight to be reunited.
Help keep our family safe through these fearful times: Fear has engulfed our lives after ICE came knocking on our door and I want to keep my family as safe as possible in these dangerous times.
Hope and support for my husband: Support for the family of a man taken by ICE
Help Reunite Rosa with Her Family: ICE detained my wife inside a courthouse with no warrant, holding her for a supposed interview that became ongoing custody, cutting off contact for days while she became sick and unfed. With four children at home, I am unable to work and need help covering legal fees and basic living expenses.
Support for Our Family During Uncertain Times: Not able to work due to ICE activity, causing income loss and difficulty paying rent and basic needs while preparing for an early delivery due to health concerns. With several young children at home, support is needed for housing, utilities, food, and prenatal care amid ongoing ICE enforcement.
Raise funds to pay overdue bills: Raising funds to pay overdue bills from 2 months ago because we haven't been able to leave the house for fear of being arrested by ICE.
Help a Mom Get Her Green Card: Please donate to help my friend get her green card and keep her family safe and together.
Help Vulnerable Families Stay Safe at Home: Working to crowdsource funding so that people can maintain their housing while staying home and safe but unable to work.
Support Jostin's Long Road to Recovery: A critically ill patient has been hospitalized since December with a severe lung infection, requiring life support and ongoing treatment. His mother lost her job to stay by his side, and another family member was detained by ICE, leaving the family struggling with medical bills and living expenses.
Bring home rural MN Mother to husband and four children: Mother was detained by ICE despite having no criminal record, a work permit, and a pending case. Funds are needed for legal fees as ICE detention has separated their family, transferred her out of state, and left her children without a mother.
Help reunite Manuel with his family: My dad was detained by ICE while going to work, separating our family despite following the law. He was our main provider, working construction to support us, and ICE enforcement has left our household under severe financial strain.
Support Pregnant Latina Women Facing ICE Crisis: Volunteers provide financial and material assistance to pregnant and postpartum Latina women whose families were destabilized after ICE detained or deported primary earners, leaving households without income or stability.
Aid for Families Facing Crisis: We provide services to families with very young children (ages birth to five years) with disabilities and we are seeking funds to support 100+ families whose income and access to resources have been negatively impacted by the federal presence in our city.
Help Free Our Dad from ICE Detention: My dad was taken from our home by ICE during an early-morning raid, leaving our family traumatized and suddenly without his support despite him being a U.S. citizen with no criminal history. Funds will help cover urgent legal fees and household expenses as we try to bring him home.
Support for a Family Facing Eviction: A Mexican family in Minnesota is facing an urgent housing crisis after ICE enforcement caused a sudden loss of income. Funds will provide temporary rent assistance to prevent eviction and help the family stay housed and stable during this ICE-related hardship.
Support a Family's Journey Back to Mexico: A hardworking parent and young child are preparing to return to Mexico after ICE-related enforcement and the current immigration climate made it unsafe and impossible to continue working. Funds will support travel, moving costs, initial housing, and basic needs so the family can leave safely and begin again with stability.
Support for Emilio and His Children: Please help achieve this very attainable fundraising goal supporting a family deeply affected by the Federal occupation in Minnesota.
Provide housing for family until they can be reunited: I am launching this fundraiser to help a person who is putting over 20k of his own money to fix a basement space to offer accommodation to a family of immigrants who were torn apart by the ICE raids. All funds raised will go to the contractor.
Supporting Lizbeth, Franklin, and Their Family: A father in Minneapolis was detained by ICE during a required check-in and transferred to a detention facility in Texas, leaving his family separated. Funds will help support housing, care, and basic needs for his wife and their young daughter with autism as ICE detention keeps him far from home.
Standing with Tanya During This Difficult Time: My aunt has been unjustly detained in El Paso and needs assistance for legal fees and returning to MN.
Help Maricruz Keep Her Family Safe and Housed in Minneapolis: Due to aggressive ICE operations, I am asking for community support to raise funds to cover rent, groceries, phone bills, and other basic necessities.
Help a family without work due to immigration to pay rent: A family of four with two young children has been unable to work in Minnesota as ICE activity and enforcement have made it unsafe to leave home. Funds will help cover rent and essential bills for the month while ICE involvement continues to disrupt their ability to provide.
Help Maria's Family with Bills and Food: A family with a 2-year-old is out of work and struggling to cover basic expenses and food amid ongoing instability in Minneapolis. They report hardship during broader ICE enforcement activity affecting their community and need help paying bills and meeting daily needs.
Support a Family in Immigration Crisis: My family is experiencing hardship and is in need of support after my partner’s detention by ICE in early January.
I need your support to be able to help my family: Struggling to work and meet basic needs as my family faces hardship amid ICE enforcement affecting their stability. Funds will help cover rent and support my family in Colombia, including elderly parents who depend on limited income, while ICE involvement continues to create uncertainty.
Help reunite a father with his family: We are raising money to support the legal battle of our neighbors who need their father to return home to their family.
A cry for Emergency help from an ICE victim: My wife was arrested by ICE while going to work, despite having documentation, and the trauma led to hospitalization and her leaving home, separating our family. This fundraiser helps cover legal and living costs as I care for our two young daughters alone after ICE enforcement upended our stability.
Help me bring my dad back home & family expenses: While driving to work, my parents were surrounded by federal agents, handcuffed, denied the chance to show documents, and separated when my mom was released and my dad was detained under ICE enforcement. Funds help cover bond, legal costs, and support our family while my dad, a devoted father, is held by ICE.
Bring Alex and Kimberly Home: Two of my employees had been taken on their checking appointment with ICE. Your donation goes directly toward legal fees, bond, and the immediate support needed to fight for their release.
Hope to Hug Our Dad Again: Our dad was recently arrested by ICE, and our lives haven’t been the same since. Every donation, big or small, brings us one step closer to hugging our dad again and regaining the stability and happiness we so desperately need.
Help My Brother Rebuild His Life: Gathering funds to fight against ICE facility and legal fees to fight current ongoing case. He is also a victim of brutal force while he was having a seizure.
Emergency Support Needed for a Family in Crisis: Mother was detained by ICE and sent to Texas, leaving behind two special needs children. Oldest daughter is caring for the younger children, but their mobile home has frozen pipes and no money for repairs. Right now, one small space heater is being used to warm a single bedroom shared by her and four children.
Energy CENTS Coalition: Help Our Neighbors Afford Their Utility Bills: Donations will help affected people pay their electricity and heating bills.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
ICE TOOK HIM: I am collecting funds so that a loved family member is able to come back to us
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.
Help us cover our rent and bills: Necesito ayuda para mi y mis hijos estamos totalmente desesperados con mucha tristeza, necesitamos su apoyo
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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Here is a list of fundraisers vetted by the Minneapolis Federation of teachers. Some of these are duplicated below.
Mounds View School District Area Housing Support: Offering financial aid for housing for families with a student attending Mounds View School District.
Hornet Cares Fund: The Hornet Cares Fund provides direct support to Edina Public Schools' families and staff facing temporary hardship, helping ensure stability, dignity, and continued access to school and community resources.
Folwell Families March Rent: This fundraiser is for rent and utilities payments for families connected to Folwell school. Specifically, this is for families who are not able to access other rent assistance programs, most often because they do not have a formal lease agreement.
Roseville Family Rent Relief Initiative: To support district families during this time of need, the Roseville Area Schools Foundation (RASF) is launching the Roseville Family Rent Relief Initiative; donations to this program provide housing stability for families who have been unable to earn income due to safety concerns.
Aid for Families Facing Crisis: We are a team of early childhood community members, and educators, who provide services to families with very young children (ages birth to five years) with disabilities. We are seeking funds to support 100+ families whose income and access to resources have been negatively impacted by the federal presence in our city.
Support Rent Relief for Anoka-Hennepin Dist. 11 Families: This GoFundMe is to support the ongoing rent relief work being provided to Anoka-Hennepin School District families who are sheltering in place during the ongoing Metro Surge operation in Minnesota.
Supporting Northside Students Beyond the Bell: North Minneapolis teachers raising rent money for students impacted by ICE.
MN EGG Donation Link: We're EGG (Educators Giving Groceries), a small Minneapolis-based group of public school teachers and parents feeding our students and their families.
Support Columbia Academy Students and Families: Columbia Academy is a public middle school in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, serving more than 700 students in grades 6–8. Our school community is vibrant, diverse, and resilient, but many of our families are facing significant challenges due to conditions in the Twin Cities right now.
NE Minneapolis Students and Families: On average, communities are helping support 50 families per Minneapolis Public School. Help our Northeast Minneapolis School community provide rent and grocery relief for impacted middle school students and their families.
Relief for Harding High School Families in Crisis: At Harding High School, our students and families have been directly and adversely impacted by Operation Metro Surge. We hope to offer relief and remind these families that they are not alone, and that Harding is still a place of support, dignity, and hope.
Help Como Park Kids Stay Safe and Fed: Help for vulnerable Como Park, Saint Paul families including food, diapers, formula, and cash assistance for rent and utilities or other basic needs.
Help Minneapolis Families Impacted by ICE Operations: Several preschool families were upended by ICE enforcement, including a father detained and held far from his spouse and children, leaving families without income, afraid to leave home, and missing school. Funds support food, basic needs, emergency aid, and legal costs to challenge ICE detention and reunite families.
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.
Community Support for Wolfpack Families: We are supporting families of our Minneapolis elementary school currently unable to pay rent or obtain groceries.
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.
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Frogtown Food Support: Keep MN Families Warm and Fed: Frogtown Food Support, a group of neighbors in Frogtown, St Paul coordinating secure deliveries for 80+ families across the Twin Cities metro area, is raising money to help these families afford rent, utilities, and basic needs.
Essential Aid North Metro Families: Spring Lake Park, Fridley, Columbia Heights: We are raising funds to pay rent for families in the Spring Lake Park school district who are sheltering in place due to ICE presence in our communities.
Support Local Columbia Heights Families: Rent and grocery assistance do families in Columbia Heights.
Bloomington MN Mutual Aid Fund: For residents of Bloomington, MN, this fund assists with rent and housing stability.
Central Neighborhood March Rent Support: The Central neighborhood of Minneapolis is raising funds for March rent support. In February, we raised $350,000 and met many neighbors' needs, but we were not able to provide full support to everyone who asked for help. For March, we are doing our best to help all our neighbors choosing to protect their families by sheltering at home.
Support Whittier Families Rebuild & Thrive: We are MN Angels Next Door, a grassroots organization helping over 250 families who have been directly affected by "Operation Metro Surge" in Minnesota. We represent the Whittier neighborhood in South Minneapolis with rent/ utility & grocery support.
Golden Valley Mutual Aid Collective - Rent Relief Fund: Providing food delivery/reimbursement, rides, and rental relief to impacted families in Golden Valley, Crystal, New Hope, and Robbinsdale.
Aid for Regina Neighbors Affected by Raids:Funds will be used to support Minneapolis neighbors in Regina and surrounding neighborhoods affected by raids via pantry supplies, grocery shopping, and overall rent support.
Support West Metro Neighbors in Need: This mutual aid fund provides urgent rental assistance to families in the western suburbs who are experiencing financial hardship. The goal is to cover overdue rent, prevent evictions, and stabilize households. Donations go directly to community members in need.
Support Albi Kitchen, Innocent Victim of Viral Right-Wing Attack: Supporting a Somali cafe in Minneapolis that is facing financial struggles after their building was featured in the viral Nick Shirley video from December.
Immediate Help for Fathers & Families Under ICE Stress: We provide emergency food, rent assistance, and emotional support to immigrant fathers, and families in Brooklyn Park /Northern suburban facing increased ICE enforcement and economic hardship.
Highwood Hills Community: Raising funds for 80 families from our Highwood Hills of Saint Paul, MN community’s elementary school to cover rent, food, and supplies.
Emergency Mutual Aid in Frogtown, MN: We are providing short-term aid to neighbors facing sudden financial hardship due in part to increased ICE enforcement activity, policy changes, and job and housing instability. Funds will cover urgent essentials like food, rent, utilities, and basic needs during critical moments.
Support Local Columbia Heights Families: Raising money for rent, groceries, legal aid, household supplies, and other direct support for neighbors impacted by ICE in Columbia Heights and bringing neighboring towns.
Help Northwest Suburbs Families in Crisis: Social worker is raising funds to support families in the Northwest Suburbs who cannot work or meet basic needs due to ongoing ICE raids. ICE enforcement has forced parents to choose between food, rent, and utilities, and donations will help families cover housing and essential bills during this crisis.
Stevens Square & Loring Heights Rent Relief Fund: The funds will be given to anyone who lives in the Steven’s Square and Loring Heights neighborhoods whose income or ability to work are affected by the federal occupation.
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.
Community Support for Families & Workers in the Twin Cities: A grassroots group in Minneapolis is raising funds for Twin Cities families targeted by ICE and CBP, including those facing detention, deportation, or forced to miss work for safety. Support helps replace lost income and stabilize households impacted by ongoing ICE enforcement and federal occupation.
Support Bancroft Neighbors Helping Neighbors: Mutual aid fundraiser stood up by a cohort of Bancroft residents to address needs with living expenses in the Bancroft neighborhood of Minneapolis due to the current immigration enforcement activity. This was created to be able to assist folks who may not be tied into the school system to help fill gaps in neighborhood assistance so people don't fall through the cracks.
Support Rent Relief for Cedar-Riverside Neighbors: Raising funds for impacted families targeted by federal government agencies to cover unmet housing costs, serving both the renter occupants and their housing providers.
East Side Partnership Rental Aid: We are fundraising to support families on the East Side of St Paul who have school aged children with rental relief.
Support Grassroots Organizing and Immigrants Across Central Minnesota: We are a Latinx led grassroots organization supporting immigrants on the front lines across 8 counties in Central Minnesota with mutual aid, rapid response, legal support/services and more in this time of crisis.
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.
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.
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!
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Emergency Rent Relief for Plaza Mexico Businesses: We are asking our community, our neighbors, and our supporters to help keep Plaza Mexico's doors open. 100% of the funds raised will go directly to the tenants of Plaza Mexico to cover rent costs.
Minnesota Community Health Center Rapid Relief Fund: Support the 17 Community Health Centers across Minnesota who provide primary medical, dental, behavioral health care, and support services (pharmacy, legal, housing, food) to anyone regardless of income, insurance status, background, or language, with services offered on a sliding fee scale.
Sustaining Farmers, Healing Communities: Supporting immigrant farmers as they face fears of ICE out in their fields and markets and strengthening food systems for families in crisis.
Arte House Needs Help with Rent: I am an artist and small business owner who has been out as a rapid responder for 6 weeks, and unfortunately due to our close proximity to ICE activity, we have seen a severe decrease and we are very behind on our rent and bills. We are hoping the community will be able to donate a little more towards our goal!
Help Eclipse Beauty Salon survive the crisis: A mother of two closed her Lake Street beauty salon after ICE raids left her without income, putting her home, business, and employees at risk. She is struggling to cover rent, utilities, basic needs, and support her sick mother while fearing further ICE enforcement.
Support Albi Kitchen, Innocent Victim of Viral Right-Wing Attack: Supporting a Somali cafe in Minneapolis that is facing financial struggles after their building was featured in the viral Nick Shirley video from December.
Mutual Aid for teachers impacted by ICE presence in MN: Our group of parents and community members is helping staff of our kids' South Minneapolis Spanish immersion daycare with food and transportation needs.
March Rent Relief for Daycare Staff: A group of parents and community are supporting the staff of our kids' Spanish immersion daycare in South Minneapolis.
Help The House Foundation: Support for folks in the hospitality/food service industry. In addition to grocery packaging and deliveries, they can offer resources to help cover gas, rent, utilities, medical/mental health bills, etc. Even part-time workers qualify. Donate or nominate a service industry worker who needs support today. (Be cautious when sharing sensitive information on behalf of someone.)
Stand with Burritos El Patron and Its Employees: Help El Burrito Patron keep paying their employees and their rent/other bills as their business has been substantially impacted by the federal occupation & they've had to keep their doors locked during business since ICE arrived.
Help TequeArepa Team During Temporary Closure: Raising funds to support restaurant staff, families, and community members who need emergency aid during temporary business closure and ICE raids in the area.
Help Rinconcito Latino Restaurant In Fridley MN: After 18 years as a community staple, my aunt’s Salvadoran restaurant closed because staff and customers feared being targeted by ICE. The ICE-related shutdown left her family and workers without income or resources, and funds will help cover rent, bills, inventory, and reopening.
Help Save Mercado Central from Closure: This situation has driven customers away from Mercado Central, which houses 35 small family businesses that serve not only latino immigrants in the area and throughout the state, but also the broader South Minneapolis community.
Bring Alex and Kimberly Home: Two of my employees had been taken on their checking appointment with ICE. Your donation goes directly toward legal fees, bond, and the immediate support needed to fight for their release.
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.
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.
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.
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Gethsemane Lutheran Church: This fund helps pay rent and bills for families & vulnerable folks in MN who have not been able to access financial assistance in other ways. (based on past months, we have to raise about $150k/mo to continue supporting the people we have been helping.) Request support or donate.
St Anthony Village Community Mutual Aid Fund: Providing rent and food relief to our neighbors along with other mutual aid. We have provided $130,000 in relief and need an additional $70,000 to get through April. Primary focus is the community of St. Anthony Village and closely adjacent neighbors.
Mount Olive Lutheran Church, South Minneapolis: Progressive faith community in south Minneapolis providing food, household goods, pet food, and rent help to families who are sheltering or unable to work because of the Federal occupation of Minnesota.
Zion Lutheran Church - Love Your Neighbor Glencoe Area Mutual Aid Funs: Rural Minnesota is uniquely affected by the threat of immigration enforcement- mutual aid funds will be used to care for our neighbors’ basic needs.
Zion Lutheran Church - Litchfield Neighbor Support: We are helping our immigrant families with any food, housewares, rent, financial assistance they may need.
St. John’s Community Immigrant Support: We are a small team of volunteers partnering with St. John’s Episcopal Church to support 16+ Minneapolis households with food and rent relief.
N/NW Metro Mutual Aid in collaboration with Brooklyn United Methodist Church: The mutual aid team in the north and northwestern metro has teamed up with Brooklyn United Methodist Church to keep our neighbors safe, fed, and comfortably in their homes and away from danger. Please select “immigrant support fund” in the drop-down menu.
Christus Victor Lutheran Church - Helping Our Neighbors in Need:We are helping our Apple Valley immigrant neighbors with rental and housing assistance.
Immigrant Connection Mosaic: 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. Get legal supportordonate.
Mashkiki Studios and Life Faith Spiritual Community Mutual-Aid (Minneapolis, St. Paul, surrounding suburbs): Request support with food, supplies or medication pick up. We will review requests and coordinate support based on capacity and volunteer availability. All information is confidential and will only be used for coordination of this effort. THIS IS A WAITING LIST. Signing up means you are in queue, and we are working as quickly as we can! Current wait time is 1 week. Request support here.
La Vina (Burnsville): Serving over 1,000 metro at risk families with weekly food distribution. Donate, volunteer, get food support, or request rent support by calling 612-567-9777 or filling out the Contact Form.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Donate to the BBN Business Stabilization Fund
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Emergency Financial Assistance for Families with Down Syndrome.
This program provides fairly immediate assistance for groceries, diapers, utilities, rent or mortgage payments and more for families with individuals with Down syndrome.
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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
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To provide emergency financial aid to referred local families in crisis with a one-time bill payment.
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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
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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.
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Quick access to low/no cost counseling in Saint Paul, White Bear Lake, and Minneapolis.
Grander Peace Counseling is a group psychotherapy practice made up of individual practitioners who focus on collaboration and wellness.
Are you struggling with anxiety or depression and would like to make changes in your life? Have you been faced with transitions such as relocating, career shift, or relationship struggles? Leaving a partner or community can be painful and isolating. By working together in a supportive environment we can find positive solutions to life’s problems.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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The mission of Keystone Community Services is to strengthen the capacity of individuals and families to improve their quality of life.
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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.
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We are feeding 5,000 immigrant families per week. Help us increase this number to 10,000!
In Minnesota, many of our neighbors are living in terror: too afraid to be in public to work, attend school, worship, or even buy groceries.
At Manna Market, we cannot provide safety for our neighbors in all the ways they deserve, but we can provide food. In fact, that’s exactly what we do.
We acquire food from Second Harvest, grocery stores, and restaurants. We package it and deliver it to families who need it.
Our costs are very low, but they are not zero.
With our one delivery truck running full time, we deliver food to 5,000 families each week. If we raise $250,000 we will serve an additional 5,000 families per week.
If you believe that families deserve food, there is no more impactful way to give.
Please consider investing in our work. Whether or not you’re able to donate today, please help us spread the word by sharing this page with your network. With your support, we can continue delivering food to our beloved neighbors.
Love will carry the day. Thank you for everything you have done, are doing, and will do to love our neighbors in this desperate moment.
The Need:
$250,000 Covers the cost of purchasing a delivery truck and the annual salary of a full-time driver.About Manna Market:
Manna Market is one of Minnesota’s largest food distribution nonprofits and a key partner in hunger relief and mutual aid during the current ICE emergency. We have reconfigured our operations to meet urgent needs, collecting rescued food from Second Harvest, FarmLink, grocery stores, and others. Food is packaged into balanced boxes of grains, meat, dairy, and produce, and delivered through trusted neighborhood partners (schools, churches, mutual aid groups, and nonprofits) to families in need.
Nearly all staff have shifted into emergency operations. In January 2026, we provided food to approximately 15,000 households through our distribution partners.
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We are a grassroots, volunteer-led mutual aid collective based in St. Paul, comprised of young trans Mexicans supporting our community through direct action and solidarity.
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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!
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Mind the Movement will pay for therapy or tribal care for organizers in MN. Also offering free (virtual) peer support groups or help in finding a mental health practitioner with current availability that meets your financial situation. Organizations are welcome to share with staff, or individuals can request care.
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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.
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Minnesota 8 is doing direct deportation defense and participatory defense for Southeast Asian communities, particularly those who are justice-impacted.
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The MNACHC Rapid Response Fund supports community health centers (located in 80+ neighborhoods for over 60 years) around the state that provide direct access to primary medical, behavioural health, and dental care to anyone who walks in the door - regardless of income, insurance status, language, background, or geography.
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We are reaching out to support the Minnesota Immigrant Movement (MIM MN), a community-led organization guided by bilingual leaders of color and rooted in grassroots efforts across Minnesota. MIM works directly with families impacted by immigration policies, providing rapid response, emergency support, and mutual aid with care, dignity, and cultural understanding in families’ preferred languages.
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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.
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MIWRC is empowering American Indian Women & Families While Advocating for Justice & Equity.
They operate a critical warming center for vulnerable people in Minneapolis.
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The Minnesota Voice Community Relief Fund, a fund of Minnesota Voice, is organized to fill a much-needed gap in direct aid for life-saving immigration lawyers, bail funds, mental health support, rental assistance, food and other direct support for families across Minnesota. Donate Here
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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]
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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.
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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
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Stand with Sabathani is a community campaign to protect and nourish vulnerable neighbors by keeping Sabathani Community Center safe, welcoming, and fully resourced—ensuring food, security, outreach, and essential support remain available when fear and uncertainty are growing.
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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.
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Support Sex Workers Impacted by ICE Presence.
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Largely immigrant faith community providing assistance with legal costs, rent, utilities, food and general community support for immigrant families since 2014.
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The Uptown Association brings neighbors, businesses, and partners together to support local commerce and build a thriving community.
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Providing rapid response for our neighbors from the Myanmar diaspora who have been impacted by Operation PARRIS and Operation Metro Surge.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Organizations Providing Legal Support
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Providing legal assistance to those detained.
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Supporting people who have had their first amendment rights violated by federal agents
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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WILD is organizing and coordinating lawyers, legal resources, and rapid-response capacity to protect Minnesotans’ rights and access to justice.
Funders Distributing Emergency Funding
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Moving money to AANHPI organizations serving families and communities in crisis
Since December 2025, the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area (also known as the Twin Cities) has been the site of "Operation Metro Surge, " the largest immigration enforcement deployment in U.S. history. Over 3,000 federal agents have made more than 3,400 arrests across the region.
The Twin Cities is home to the largest urban Hmong population in the United States and home to the largest concentration of Karen in the country. We are experiencing the greatest rise in large-scale detention and deportations of Southeast Asian groups (Hmong, Cambodian, Vietnamese, Lao, Karen) in U.S. history. Many other Asian Minnesotans, including people from South Asian communities have also been detained. Asian Minnesotans make up the largest immigrant population of any racial group in the state.
AANHPI-led and AANHPI-serving organizations are responding: providing legal defense, food assistance, know-your-rights education, and emergency support. These organizations speak the languages of these communities, understand the cultural nuances, and most importantly are trusted in their communities. However, they have been consistently under-resourced with only 0.13% of philanthropic dollars in the Twin Cities supporting AANHPI causes and organizations. Most AANHPI community organizations operate with fewer than five staff and budgets under $500,000.
Our AAPIP Twin Cities Chapter Leaders and other AANHPI local community leaders asked AAPIP to create infrastructure that could move money quickly to AANHPI organizations. This fund is our response, a temporary rapid response fund built in partnership with those leaders to fill an urgent funding gap.
How the fund works:
Grants will go directly to AANHPI-serving nonprofits in the Twin Cities.
Funds will be distributed with urgency.
An Advisory Committee of local community leaders guides distribution decisions.
All grants are unrestricted, allowing organizations to deploy resources where they're needed most.
Your gift supports organizations providing:
Urgent, basic needs: Organizations providing immediate support such as food, housing stabilization, transportation, health care access, and other essential services.
Legal support and protection: Organizations offering legal defense, due process support, rights education, and navigation assistance, particularly for individuals and families facing deportation orders.
Offering wrap-around and adaptive support: Organizations delivering holistic services such as know-your-rights education, mental health and wellness support, community safety planning, and other emerging or unmet needs as conditions evolve.
Working collaboratively within community ecosystems: Organizations that coordinate with partners and informal networks to ensure services are responsive and culturally appropriate, recognizing that deep collaboration during this moment is needed.
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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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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.
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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.