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Here you can see what’s new for the Protect, Defend and Advance Initiative as well as recaps of any missed conversations or shared resources from trusted partners and from across the Affiliate Network.
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Guidance to Nonprofits Regarding Immigration Enforcement
Access downloadable flyers for different scenarios where immigration enforcement encounters may happen.
Created by the Appleseed Network, this bilingual (English-Spanish) manual guides practitioners in protecting financial and family rights, including child custody, paychecks, bank accounts, property ownership, and government benefits during deportation risks.
On Friday, February 7th the National Council of Nonprofits hosted a webinar covering the recent WH Executive Orders and their impact on nonprofits. In case you missed the webinar, here are the recording and presentation slides. Additionally, a website tracking the impacts will be updated regularly; The Impacts of the Recent Executive Orders on Nonprofits.
UnidosUS has launched a Resource Hub to centralize the sharing of tools, information, and support useful to Affiliates across the Network. Whether it's guides, educational materials, services, or actionable tools, we aim to curate resources that empower, inform, and connect our organizations, helping drive our work forward. By contributing to the hub, you’re helping create a richer, more accessible knowledge base for everyone.
All submissions will be reviewed by our team to ensure they align with our mission and standards. Resources will be shared in the hub at our discretion to maintain quality and relevance for our community.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Affiliate Engagement at AE@unidosus.org.
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What to Watch and Do as We Enter a Chaotic 2025 (video + slides): Strategies to navigate funding uncertainty and political targeting and practical approaches for resilience. Particular emphasis on slides, 3-33, 37-43, 46, and 47 of the presentation slides.
The Latinx Therapists Action Network have published a Care Practices Guide—a resource to support resiliency, mental health, and collective care for people organizing and communities building power and movements together to endure through the most challenging times and in current political conditions. Access the guide in Spanish here!
Working with Your Community
This toolkit was created to empower legal service providers to design and implement rapid response immigration legal clinics that will help migrants and asylum-seekers prepare for challenges and protect their rights in an unpredictable and ever-changing legal landscape.
The Secretary of Education released a letter to all school districts affirming the existing guidance to ensure equal access to education for immigrant students in English and Spanish along with a directory of resources.
Education Leaders' Guide is an immigration-specific resource that focuses largely on student privacy and information-sharing withICE and provides information to education professionals that can be helpful insetting proactive policies and practices around requests or visits from ICE at school.
List of resources UnidosUS designed to help immigrant communities protect their rights including resources on legal assistance, fraud reporting, family preparedness, and responses to immigration enforcement actions. Spanish Version
The Congressional Republican majority plans to make significant cuts to federal public benefit programs as part of so-called "Budget Reconciliation" legislation that can pass without any bipartisan support. To provide you with reliable information about proposed changes to programs that are important to Hispanic families across the country, we will post updates here.
- The IRS has announced tax relief for wildfire victims, including extensions for key filing and payment deadlines until October 15, 2025. For more information, visit IRS Information on Wildfire Tax Relief.
- SBA offers financial relief to Los Angeles County businesses and residents impacted by the devastating wildfires.
- A new grant program from Lift Fund offers a lifeline to LA small businesses affected by wildfires.
- Wildfires and Latino Communities | Latino Policy & Politics Institute
Alliance for a Better Community is one of many leading the response to the immediate needs of those impacted.
We are proud to highlight the launch of the Fuerza Fund, a dedicated initiative created to support and strengthen the Southern California community. This fund will provide essential resources to help those affected by the devastating Los Angeles County wildfires by providing immediate and direct emergency cash assistance to essential workers and households impacted by the wildfires, ensuring no one is left behind.
To apply for assistance, click here.
To contribute, click here.
A minority and women-led architecture, urban planning, and policy non-profit organization based in LA is offering free architectural, planning, and permitting support to people affected by the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Share the form for community members to submit requests (in English and Spanish). Feel free to share with partners, organizations, or others that are impacted. Any questions can be directed to olivia@officeofoffice.com.
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