Note from the Chair As I look toward the end of 2025, I cannot help but be filled with gratitude. We have all been witness to the tragic shift in federal posture toward immigration, detention, due process rights, and the escalation of force in cities across the United States. But at AIDNW, we are not just witnesses […]
GiveBIG has become a great annual tradition to support non-profit organizations in Washington State. The early giving period is now underway and culminates on May 6-7. Last year, GiveBIG donors and sponsors raised $11.5 million for 1,518 nonprofit organizations across Washington State. All nonprofit organizations that are based in or serve Washington can join the […]
Important Leadership Changes and Plans for the Future After Dr. Caitlin Boline’s move to the East Coast and subsequent resignation as Board Chair, Ben Jones has stepped into the role, committed to guiding AIDNW in unwavering support of our mission through a period of significant change at the national level. The board also bid farewell […]
I started volunteering with AIDNW because I felt heartbroken by stories of the immigrant experience and wanted to actively help people caught up in a dehumanizing and often deliberately cruel system.
Today we honor Martin Luther King, Jr.’s work, and we encourage everyone to contribute acts of service in the community, especially now and for the next 4 years as immigrant rights are in peril. Dr. King gave us the vision for a Beloved Community emphasizing the importance of unity, love, and reconciliation across racial and […]
By Dieu Est Amour Nsungi, AIDNW Volunteer My journey to start volunteering with AIDNW began in 2015 when I moved here. I didn’t know anyone in the United States, no family or friends. I had been an International Student in Morocco, completing an associates degree there in computer science after graduating from high school in […]
AIDNW extends heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has donated, volunteered, and worked together with us throughout 2024. After a post-pandemic dip in donations, with a low in 2023, we are happy to report a strong recovery in 2024, surpassing even our 2022 levels. We are now aiming to reach our 2021 high point, though the […]
AIDNW was so grateful and honored to be invited by Commissioner Maricres Castro with the City of Tacoma Commission on Immigrant & Refugee Affairs (CIRA) to be part of the city’s proclamation yesterday which affirmed December 18th as International Migrants Day. Commission members Iuliia Didkivska, Maurice Lekea and Thierry Ruboneka were also on hand from […]
Happy Holidays AIDNW Family & Friends! We, the board and staff, are thankful for each and every one of you. AIDNW is you and you are AIDNW. Thanks to all of you who have graciously donated your time, talent, and treasure to make sure this work continues. You demonstrate daily that this mission is larger […]
The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Washington is sponsoring an online Human Rights Day Town Hall with an agenda to “examine potential threats under the next U.S. federal administration, such as promises of mass deportations, the targeting of DEI efforts, and the promotion of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination which all take direct aim at fundamental rights described […]