Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest
Supporting Immigrants with Dignity while in Detention and Upon Release
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Welcoming Immigrants Starts with You
Together We Are a Welcoming Community
Volunteer
- Write to a detained immigrant
- Greet immigrants at the Welcome Center
- Accompany an immigrant to the bus station, airport, hotel, government agencies or community services
- Serve on one of our committees
- Share your office skills
- For further details, click here
- Questions? Contact: officevolunteer@aidnw.org
- Complete a volunteer application below
Donate
- Provide food, clothing, toiletries or other needed items
- Make a one time or recurring donation to support AIDNW’s work.
- View our current WISH LIST
Connect
Join our Google Group list to receive notification of news and events, current volunteer opportunities and donation needs
Join by emailing officevolunteer@aidnw.org
Participate
- Attend a bimonthly community meeting
- Invite AIDNW to give a presentation at your work, church or organization by contacting Program Manager Deborah Cruz at dcruz@aidnw.org
Complete the application, then download and email it to: dcruz@aidnw.org, or print and mail it to AIDNW, 1915 S. Sheridan Ave., Tacoma WA 98405. Thank you for your interest in volunteering!
News and Events
ASYLUM SEEKERS BEING RELEASED IN LARGE NUMBERS !
June 2022: Large numbers of asylum seekers are being brought from the southern border to Tacoma and released from the detention center—15 – 25 people each day. ICE has told AIDNW that this is expected to continue through the Summer. This is double the average number of guests normally served at the AIDNW Welcome Center.
Our volunteers are working in shifts at the AIDNW Welcome Center from 2:30 to 7 PM Monday through Friday and sometimes later, helping guests plan travel all over the country to reach their family members.
This uptick in guests is straining our resources, and ICE has told us that this level of releases is expected to continue indefinitely.
We need:
- Volunteer drivers
- Welcome Center volunteers
- Backpacks
To volunteer please fill out a volunteer application here LINK . To donate backpacks or other needed supplies, or funds to assist our operations, please see our Amazon wish list and donation link details: aidnw.org/how-to-donate.
Checks can be sent to our office at 1915 Sheridan Ave Tacoma, WA 98405.
Thank you!
It takes a village! We are grateful for all of our community support.
AIDNW is on Radio Tacoma!
AIDNW Monthly Reports are a new feature on Radio Tacoma.
Tune in to hear the reports, which feature monthly program statistics, excerpts from nightly Welcome Center reports, interviews and more
You can listen to the reports at https://radiotacoma.org/aidnw
or, if you are in the vicinity of Tacoma Mall, tune into Radio Tacoma at 101.9 FM on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 5 pm or Wednesday at 7 pm.
Program archives are available anytime at https://radiotacoma.org/aidnw
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PowerPoint Presentation on AIDNW Services
AIDNW was featured on KGHP Radio's Harbor Chat!
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--currently only by Zoom. If you are interested please contact: dcruz@aidnw.org
Community Meetings
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Join our email Google Group to receive notification of news and events, current volunteer opportunities and donation needs.
Next Community Meeting
September 21
9:30 – 11:00 a.m
Our guest speaker will be Caitlin Wasley of Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) in Seattle. She has worked in refugee and immigrant services since 2009
Please save the date
The meeting will be held on Zoom. Please email officevolunteer@aidnw.org to register and receive a link
Community Meetings are held every two months and feature a short presentation on topics relating to the detention center as well as updates from AIDNW. Community Meetings are currently held via Zoom. Here are recordings from recent meetings.
AIDNW Community Mtg March 16th, 2022
Featuring 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
AIDNW Community Mtg April 21, 2021
"Passages: Immigrant Experiences" by the artist Patti Kilpatrick and poet William (Bill) Fay