where to donate

posted on Feb 3, 2025

danny caballero

Some of y’all might be stirred to action. There are many communities in the US and across the world that are in need of support. Here are a few organizations that are doing work that impacts the communities that I care about. Note that this is not an exhaustive list, but a starting point.

I grabbed text that describes each, but please visit their websites to learn more about their work and how you can support

Our Unhoused Neighbors

• National Alliance to End Homelessness
  Nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. https://endhomelessness.org
• Coalition for the Homeless
  The nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless individuals. https://www.coalitionforthehomeless.org
• Volunteers of America
  National organization that works to prevent and end homelessness through a range of support services, including eviction prevention, emergency services, transitional housing, and permanent affordable housing. https://www.voa.org/homeless-people
• National Low Income Housing Coalition
  Dedicated to achieving racially and socially equitable public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes have quality homes that are accessible and affordable in communities of their choice. https://nlihc.org/

Undocumented Folks and Immigrants

• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Immigrants’ Rights Project
  Dedicated to expanding and enforcing the civil liberties and civil rights of immigrants. https://www.aclu.org/issues/immigrants-rights
• National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
  Advocates for the rights of low-income immigrants through policy analysis and litigation. https://www.nilc.org
• Asylum Seeker Advocacy Project (ASAP)
  Provides asylum seekers with legal and community support, believing that asylum seekers can make great change by standing together. https://asylumadvocacy.org/
• Immigration Advocates Network (IAN)
  Dedicated to expanding access to immigration legal resources and information through collaboration and technology. https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/

Folks of Color

• NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. https://www.naacpldf.org
• Color Of Change
  Progressive nonprofit civil rights advocacy organization. https://colorofchange.org
• The BIPOC Project
  Offers resources, custom support, and workshops for BIPOC leaders, organizations, movements, and groups seeking to integrate an intersectional analysis within BIPOC racial justice organizing. https://www.thebipocproject.org/

LGBTQIA+ Folks

• The Trevor Project
  Provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth. https://www.thetrevorproject.org
• Lambda Legal
  National organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of LGBTQ+ people. https://www.lambdalegal.org
• The LGBT Asylum Project
  Provides accessible legal representation for LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or HIV status. https://www.lgbtasylumproject.org/
• True Colors United
  Implements innovative solutions to youth homelessness by focusing on the experiences of LGBTQ+ and BIPOC youth. https://truecolorsunited.org/

Poor and Working Class Folks

• Economic Policy Institute (EPI)
  Nonprofit think tank that researches the impact of economic trends and policies on working people. https://www.epi.org
• Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Institute
  Improves the lives of California’s traditionally underserved residents, including communities of color, low-income and working families, and the undocumented population, by fostering leadership development, policy creation, and community empowerment. https://www.acceinstitute.org/
• Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)
  Largest social democratic organization in the United States. https://www.dsausa.org/
• Working Families Party
  Political party that fights for the interests of working-class families. https://workingfamilies.org

Disabled Folks

• Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
  Leading national civil rights law and policy center directed by individuals with disabilities. https://dredf.org
• American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
  National cross-disability rights organization. https://www.aapd.com
• The Arc of Texas
  Believes in self-determination by empowering people with the supports needed to make informed decisions and choices. https://www.thearcoftexas.org/

Indigenous Folks

• Native American Rights Fund (NARF)
  Provides legal assistance to Indian tribes, organizations, and individuals. https://www.narf.org
• First Nations Development Institute
  Works to strengthen American Indian economies to support healthy Native communities. https://www.firstnations.org