AIDNW
Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest
We welcome and support people affected by immigration detention by connecting them to resources and the community
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How You Can Donate
Both one time and monthly donations are gratefully accepted
Recurring Donations
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Recurring monthly donations help us enormously with operational costs
One Time Donation
Thank you
for showing that you care!
We are pleased to offer a new service for online donations. Through Karma Payments we can accept both one-time and recurring donations, which can be set up at any frequency you choose, using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or your bank account. Donations may still be made through PayPal if you prefer. Through Karma, AIDNW does receive a greater portion of your donation than those made through PayPal, by asking you to pay a processing fee when you donate.
Mail in Donations
Checks may be sent to the office address: 1915 S. Sheridan Ave, Tacoma, WA 98405, and recurring donations can also be arranged through Bill Pay at your bank.
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HELP US HELP IMMIGRANTS DURING COVID-19
Please consider making a donation to AIDNW. Here are examples of what your donation could do:
- $25.00 pays for 2 meals
- $60.00 pays for a hotel room for 1 night
- $75.00 pays for a bus ticket and 2 meals
- $100.00 pays for 1 night in a hotel, with dinner and breakfast
- $250.00 pays for an airline ticket
- $350.00 pays for an airline ticket, hotel and food for one night
- $500.00 pays for 2 airline tickets
Thank you for your support!
Our Wish List
Due to COVID, we are currently unable to accept donations dropped off at the office/Hospitality House. We ask that you order needed supplies from Amazon, for delivery to the House. The list can be found through the following link: Amazon Wish List.
Community Rewards Partners with AIDNW
You can now link your Fred Meyer rewards card to support AIDNW.
Link your card by logging into your Fred Meyer account (or creating an account), then enter “community rewards” in the search box. Or you may click on button below . Under “find (or change) an organization”, type in our full name: “Advocates for Immigrants in Detention NW” to link your card.
Many of these items–and more–can be found on our Amazon Wish List. We will receive extra benefit if you start your purchases at Amazon Smile.
Under the Amazon Smile program you can set your account to donate to AIDNW (using our full name: Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest), at no extra cost to you.
You can do this by going to smile.amazon.com
If you sell items on eBay, you can donate 10% or more of the sale to AIDNW. See https://charity.ebay.com/charity/Advocates-for-Immigrants-in-Detention-Northwest/1536655
News and Events
Changes to our programs under COVID 19
- The AIDNW Welcome Center is working outdoors and we are taking all necessary precautions to protect both our volunteers and our guests.
- Hospitality House is still able to accept guests who need to wait a few hours for transportation. While overnight stays to traveling immigrants are no longer possible, we have started to offer extended stays of 3 – 6 months to immigrants to who plan to make their home in the area (COVID test required) . Residents stay for free in the house anywhere from 1 to 30 days depending on their status. We work directly with World Relief and other agencies to find them permanent housing.
- PDAN volunteer drivers are busy taking released immigrants to the airport or to hotels for overnight stays before airport travel.
- Visits are not allowed inside the Detention Center, but our volunteer visitors continue to connect with detainees by writing letters.
- Clothing and other in-kind donations are being accepted only through our Amazon Wish list and can no longer be dropped at the house.
- Monetary donations continue to be accepted through the mail and the website https://aidnw.org/how-to-donate/
Our New PowerPoint Presentation on AIDNW Services
Community Meetings
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 Meeting
Tacoma, WA September 16th, 2020
Community Meeting featuring guest speaker Sarah Jackson, founder Casa de Paz in Denver, Colorado.
Other panelists include Deborah Cruz, AIDNW Program Manager and Kendall Burke, member of AIDNW Board of Directors.
AIDNW Community Meeting
Tacoma, WA - July 15, 2020
Presentation from Deborah Cruz, Program Manager AIDNW - Provided information on the AIDNW programs that assist the immigrants held and released from the NW ICE Processing Center.
Presentation from Anne Recinos, Staff Attorney, Northwest Immigrants Rights Project - Provided information on the immigrants held in detention.
Presentation from Tonia Honeycutt, AIDNW Board - Provided information on immigration release statuses.
Q&A
AIDNW Community Meeting
Tacoma, WA - May 20th, 2020
Presentation from Jefferson Mok, Chair of the City of Tacoma's Commission on Immigrant and Refugee Affairs - Provided information on the commission's work.
Presentation from Deborah Cruz, Program Manager AIDNW - Provided information on the AIDNW programs that assist the immigrants held and released from the NW ICE Processing Center and how the general public can offer assistance.
Q&A
GiveBIG campaign success!
Through GiveBIG and GivingTuesday AIDNW received $16,600 from 143 generous donors--surpassing our goal by over 50%! We are so grateful for your support, which is the lifeline of AIDNW, a volunteer-driven non-profit organization whose services are funded 100% by donations and grants. Thank you!
AIDNW wins BECU’s People’s Choice Award
See the article on AIDNW in BECU's ConnectPoint News
BECU People Helping People Award
Welcome Center RV Campaign — We did it!
Thanks to generous supporters, we now have a clean and comfortable new place to greet released detainees!
We are grateful for major gifts from
The Ben B. Cheney Foundation
Gary E. Milgard Family Foundation
Norcliffe Family Foundation
Bamford Family Foundation
Alex Baron
Bart Parsley
Meena Menter
Two anonymous donors
Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl
Faith Communities
and
many individuals like you
who welcome immigrants with warmth, dignity and assistance to move on with their lives
Stay in Touch
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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
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Our next Community Meeting Roundtable will feature Najib Nazhat, Program Manager of Refugees Northwest, on the current status of US refugee admissions.
If you would like to attend, please email officevolunteer@aidnw.org. A link will be sent out a few days before the meeting.
AIDNW
Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Northwest
We welcome and support people affected by immigration detention by connecting them to resources and the community.
AIDNW office : 253-572-9659
1915 S Sheridan Ave
Tacoma, WA 98405
Welcome Center (3-7 pm) 253-343-4324
Hospitality House resident phone 253-327-1158
Program Manager:
Deborah Cruz
dcruz@aidnw.org
General information:
officevolunteer@aidnw.org
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