The Sanctuary Task Force has established an Asylum Seekers Emergency Fund, which supports the immediate needs of new arrivals as they pursue the state benefits and legal status that can put them on the path to independence. The fund was seeded by the $6,776.25 given to the offering at Eucharist at last November’s diocesan convention.

Donations may be used as follows:

• $50 – $100 purchases up to 300 diapers for babies and small toddlers.
• $100 – $300 pays for utilities for 1 to 2 months.
• $300 provides emergency housing for 2 to 3 nights.
• $500 helps to cover some legal fees.
• $1,500 assists with rent for a 1 to 2 bedroom apartment for 1 month.

Donate to the Asylum Seekers Emergency Fund.

Learn about other ways you can help.

Read about the good work Episcopal churches in our diocese are doing as we follow God’s instruction to “welcome the stranger.”

For more information or to get involved, please contact the Rev. Sandra Castillo.