Contact Us
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AIDNW office :
253-572-9659
1915 S Sheridan Ave
Tacoma, WA 98405
Welcome Center (3-6 pm)
253-343-4324
Executive Director:
Deborah Cruz
dcruz@aidnw.org
General information:
officevolunteer@aidnw.org
News and Events
Join the Team!
We are looking for additional Welcome Center and PDAN (drivers) volunteers.
Please fill out a volunteer application here and RSVP to officeassistant@aidnw.org.
It is a richly rewarding experience to be part of a team providing vital services to people as they are released from detention.
Thank you!
It takes a village! We are grateful for all of our community support.
Seeking Board members, including a Board Chair, to guide this vibrant, vital organization as we work to expand our presence in both the online and local community.
To express interest, please fill out a volunteer application LINK and check "board" at the top
2022 Newsletters
Archive Newsletters
PowerPoint Presentation on AIDNW Services

AIDNW is on Radio Tacoma!
Tune in to hear our monthly reports that feature interviews and heart-warming excerpts from the nightly Welcome Center action. You can listen to the reports at https://radiotacoma.org/aidnw or on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5 pm, Wednesday at 7 pm on 101.9 FM
AIDNW was featured on KGHP Radio's Harbor Chat!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=395209735827197
AIDNW Speaker's Bureau
Want to learn more?
Would your school, church or community group like to learn more about immigration, detention, the Northwest ICE Processing Center and the work of AIDNW? AIDNW Speakers Bureau volunteers are available to make presentations-in person or by Zoom. If you are interested please contact: dcruz@aidnw.org
Tacoma Arts Live video
“Reflections in the Shadow of Tahoma: Welcoming Immigrants” https://vimeo.com/755754981 AIDNW is featured at minute 3:41)
AIDNW was featured on KGHP Radio's Harbor Chat!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=395209735827197
AIDNW Community Mtg September, 2022
A presentation from Refugee Women's Alliance
AIDNW Community Mtg March 16th, 2022
A presentation from Lutheran Community Services Northwest
AIDNW Community Mtg January 19, 2022
Guest speaker Julie Braker, Staff Attorney Northwest Immigrant Rights Project (NWIRP)
AIDNW Community Mtg August 18, 2021
Three presentations on the immigrant detainees held and released from the Northwest ICE Processing Center
AIDNW Community Mtg June 16, 2021
Guest Speaker Stephanie Murray, detention center post release coordinator for World Relief