What we do
We Empower
We empower families by providing critical resources, connecting them with their children, assisting with access to treatment, and helping with difficult decisions about immigration, sponsorship, and care. We do whatever is necessary to get children released from government custody and into safe, loving homes and communities.
We Educate
We educate the public about current and past U.S. immigration policies and their impact on vulnerable children and families fleeing violence. In partnership with research centers and universities, we create data-driven media, articles, and presentations.
We Advocate
We advocate for families by advising lawmakers on the consequences of current policies and the changes required to safeguard the mental and physical wellbeing of children fleeing violence. We do this work in partnership with community and national civil rights organizations.
Commissary
Reports from Dilley ICE detention include worms in food, dirty water that causes stomachaches, and restless nights under fluorescent lights that never fully turn off. Many families rely on what they can buy at the commissary. You can fill a family’s commissary account.
Gallery
These are the first had accounts of detained children. They are painful to experience. You may want to look away. But if they can bear it, surely so can we.
See Our Successes
Children fleeing violence deserve protection and care. They also belong in safe, loving homes and communities—places where they can heal, grow, and thrive. We can get them there.
- Get Involved
- Give a Donation
- Speak Up
- Volunteer Your Time
- Sponsor a Child
Give a Donation
Your donation helps get a child out of government detention, and into a safe, loving home.
Donate4.6 million U.S. citizen children living with a parent at risk of deportation
Source: The Brookings Institution, May 18, 2026
- 145,000
- U.S. citizens separated from a parent
- 22,000
- U.S. citizens separated from both parents
tens of thousands who will never recover from the trauma
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