TOGETHER RISING
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Organizations Filed Purposes: TOGETHER RISING EXISTS TO TURN OUR COLLECTIVE HEARTBREAK INTO EFFECTIVE ACTION.

REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES SEPARATED AT THE BORDER - 2019:OUR LARGEST PROGRAM IN 2019 SUPPORTED THE PROTECTION OF DETAINED CHILDREN AND THE REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES SEPARATED AT THE US BORDER. THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE A TOTAL OF $4,135,430 IN GRANTS. IN MARCH, TOGETHER RISING ACCOMPANIED 29 FAMILIES PRESENTING AT THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER TO BE REUNITED WITH THEIR CHILDREN WHO WERE TAKEN FROM THEM WHILE LEGALLY PRESENTING THEMSELVES TO SEEK ASYLUM. THIS REUNIFICATION HAD BEEN ORDERED BY FEDERAL COURTS IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THESE FAMILIES IN ORDER TO FULFILL THE COURT ORDER. THEREFORE, TOGETHER RISING FUNDED AL OTRO LADO IN THE AMOUNT OF $375,000 TO HELP (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)LOCATE AND REUNIFY THESE FAMILIES WITH THEIR CHILDREN AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY WHILE THEY AWAIT ASYLUM PROCEEDINGS. AN ADDITIONAL $9,679.91 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THOSE FAMILIES FOR IMMEDIATE AND URGENT PHYSICAL NEEDS. IN JUNE, TOGETHER RISING HELD AN ONLINE FUNDRAISER TO ACTIVATE AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND LONG-TERM LEGAL ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CHILD DETENTION CRISIS. $2 MILLION WAS RAISED IN THE FIRST 2 DAYS. IN TOTAL, $2,700,000 WAS DISTRIBUTED TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: IMMIGRATION LAW CLINIC AT UC DAVIS ($900,000), NATIONAL CENTER FOR YOUTH LAW ($900,000), JUSTICE IN MOTION ($800,000), AND IMMIGRATION DEFENDERS LAW CENTER ($100,000). THESE FUNDS SUPPORTED EMERGENCY INSPECTIONS OF DETENTION CENTER CONDITIONS AND PROVIDED FOR THE PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY NEEDED FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE DETAINED CHILDREN; MOBILIZED A DEFENDER NETWORK TO LOCATE AND ACCESS THE PARENTS OF DETAINED CHILDREN TO FACILITATE THE RELEASE OF THE CHILDREN AND REUNIFICATION WITH THEIR FAMILIES; AND BOLSTERED CAPACITY TO FILE LITIGATION ON BEHALF OF CHILDREN WHO WERE DETAINED ILLEGALLY, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL HABEAS CORPUS PETITIONS IN FEDERAL COURT WHEN CHILDREN ARE ILLEGALLY HELD FOR MORE THAN 72 HOURS IN DETENTION. THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER, TOGETHER RISING DEPLOYED AN ADDITIONAL $850,000 RAISED TO IMMIGRATION DEFENDERS LAW CENTER ($100,000), AL OTRO LADO ($200,000), KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE ($350,000), AND SAFE PASSAGE ($200,000). THESE FUNDS SUPPORTED THE CONTINUATION OF THE VITAL WORK ON BEHALF OF SEPARATED AND ASYLUM-SEEKING FAMILIES, INCLUDING HELPING UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN AT THE BORDER PREPARE THEIR PETITIONS FOR ASYLUM AND ACCOMPANYING THEM WHEN THEY PRESENT TO U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION; MONITORING TREATMENT AND CONDITIONS FOR UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN SEEKING ACCESS TO MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES; AND PROVIDING DEDICATED ATTORNEYS AND SOCIAL WORK SERVICES FOR CHILDREN DETAINED IN HORRENDOUS CONDITIONS AT THE BORDER. IN DECEMBER, TOGETHER RISING FURTHER SUPPORTED THE CONTINUATION OF THIS WORK WITH GRANTS TO ALDEA - THE PEOPLE'S JUSTICE CENTER ($80,000) FOR LITIGATION ADVOCACY FOR DETAINED CHILDREN AND TO AL OTRO LADO ($120,750) FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR REUNIFIED REFUGEE FAMILIES DURING THE WAIT FOR EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION DOCUMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO ENABLE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ADVOCACY EFFORTS.TOGETHER RISING FOR DISASTER RELIEF: OUR SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM WAS DISTRIBUTING CRITICAL ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS. THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE A TOTAL OF $265,991.32 IN GRANTS. IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO HURRICANE DORIAN IN THE BAHAMAS, TOGETHER RISING SENT $50,000 TO DIRECT RELIEF FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND TREATMENT FOR THOSE SUFFERING AFTER DEVASTATING DESTRUCTION. IN ANNOUNCING THE INVESTMENT IN DORIAN RELIEF, TOGETHER RISING ALSO VOWED TO DEPLOY EVERY PENNY RECEIVED DURING THE FOLLOWING 48 HOURS TO THE PEOPLE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF THE STORM IN THE BAHAMAS AND ALONG THE EASTERN U.S. COAST. IN TWO DAYS OF FUNDRAISING, AN ADDITIONAL $135,991.32 WAS RAISED AND THEN DEPLOYED TO DIRECT RELIEF.OTHER NATURAL DISASTER EMERGENCY RESPONSES INCLUDED: $20,000 TO ONE SPIRIT TO HELP INDIGENOUS FAMILIES ON PINE RIDGE RESERVATION FUND FOOD AND WATER DELIVERY AFTER MASSIVE FLOODING CUT OFF DRINKING WATER SUPPLY; $20,000 TO HELP NEBRASKA RANCHERS FUND LIVESTOCK HOUSING ARRANGEMENTS, VETERINARY COSTS, AND EFFORTS TO CLEAR DEBRIS FROM FIELDS, ROADS AND HOMES, AFTER A STORM DESTROYED COUNTLESS RANCHES; AND $40,000 TO DIRECT RELIEF TO DISTRIBUTE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RESPIRATOR MASKS AND PORTABLE OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS DURING THE CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES.TEENS AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE LOVE FLASH MOB - MAY 2018:IN OUR THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM, THE BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE A $200,042 GRANT TO CITY LIVING NEW YORK, RAISED IN A 24-HOUR ONLINE FUNDRAISER, TO PROVIDE YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE WITH SERVICE FOR ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT FROM A SOCIAL WORKER; ESSENTIAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS (INCLUDING POTS, SHEETS, AND BLANKETS); MENTORS FOR COUNSELING, EDUCATION, AND JOB TRAINING PROGRAMS; AND MONTHLY WORKSHOPS FOCUSING ON CREDIT REPAIR AND WORK READINESS.SYRIAN AID EMERGENCY RESPONSE:OUR FOURTH LARGEST PROGRAM WAS TO RAISE AND DISTRIBUTE MONEY FOR BESIEGED PEOPLE IN SYRIA IN RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL ATTACKS AND AIRSTRIKES. IN OCTOBER, THE BOARD APPROVED A TOTAL OF $111,916 (RAISED IN A 48-HOUR ONLINE FUNDRAISER), IN GRANTS TO PREEMPTIVE LOVE COALITION FOR EMERGENCY KITCHENS AND MOBILE MEDICAL CLINICS TO PROVIDE FOOD AND MEDICAL TREATMENT TO THOSE FLEEING THE ONGOING ATTACKS IN SYRIA.

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