We REALLY need continuing donations to directly support asylum seekers and refugees with basic necessities like medical care, food, shelter and transportation. Your contribution helps those affected by devastating humanitarian crises.
Our Santa Cruz Gives Fundraising Campaign begins on Wednesday, Nov 15th!
You can donate any amount, $5 and up. The Volunteer Center and its partners will even provide partial matching funds to make your donation go even further. Last year, the Welcoming Network raised about $60,000. We hope to do as well or better this year. Thank you in advance for your consideration: santacruzgives.org/welcomingnetwork
YOUR DONATIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
The Welcoming Network is a 100% volunteer based organization! Volunteers assist asylum-seekers secure safe rental housing, enroll their children in school, get medical and dental care, work through the immigration courts, and more.
While each family has unique needs, here are examples of how the Welcoming Network puts your generous donations to work.
$20 offsets medical and dental care costs
$50 helps buy groceries
$100 purchases a cellphone and several months service
$500 helps a family pay rent
Refugee Camp in Northern Mexico
The children in this photo and their parents were forced to camp for months in dangerous conditions in Mexico while they awaited their turn to apply for asylum. Now they have rental housing in Santa Cruz and are navigating their asylum claims through our court system.
Credit Card or Paypal
Make a contribution by clicking the donate button. You can choose to make a one-time donation or a monthly donation. Quick, easy and secure!
Donate by CHECK
If you would like to send in your donation by check, please make it payable to:
Welcoming Network
311 Darwin Street,
Santa Cruz CA 95062
Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living
If you would like to claim a tax deduction, you may make a donation through our non-profit fiscal sponsor, the Santa Cruz Hub for Sustainable Living. After clicking the yellow "donate" button, choose "Santa Cruz Welcoming Network" in the drop-down menu. Or, if you prefer to make your tax deductible donation by check, make your check out to "The Hub" and write "Welcoming Network" in the memo field. Mail your check to the address above.
IRA RMD Contributions
Have an IRA? Consider making a donation through your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD). The donation needs to be written to our 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor: “The Hub for Sustainable Living.
