Assistance For Families
Emergency Assistance Fund
PLEASE READ BEFORE REFERRAL OR APPLICATION
The Emergency Assistance Fund (EAF) provides direct financial assistance to undocumented and mixed-status families living in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties who have loved ones currently in deportation proceedings, detained, or already deported.
How Does It Help?
EAF support helps families meet urgent financial needs during moments of crisis providing a one-time stipend—so they can remain housed, access essential services, and navigate the immediate impacts of enforcement with dignity and community support. The stipends have been reported for use on costs like rent, utilities, medical, or even putting meony into the books of their loved ones to keep in contact.
Contact:
Beatriz Basurto,
Programs Manager
(805)538-7070
beatriz@805undocufund.org
To qualify for 805Undocufund's Emergency Assistance Funds, the sole requirements are that:
1. The person's family who seeks to qualify has had their loved one detained and/or deported by ICE on or after January 1st, 2025.
2. The person was detained in one of the following:
a. In one of the counties we serve: Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo
b. Was en route to travel home to one of the counties we serve from an out-of-state trip
c. En route to travel home to one of the counties we serve but was detained along the US-MEXICO border.
What Are the Requirements?
The Disaster Relief Fund provides direct financial assistance to undocumented and mixed-status families in Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties who are impacted by natural disasters including home fires. The fund supports households facing displacement, loss of income, unsafe living conditions, or other disaster-related hardships—ensuring families can meet immediate needs and begin recovery with dignity and community support.
Important Note: To qualify for our funds, at least one person in the family must be undocumented. Families where all members have permanent residence (including DACA) or are U.S. citizens are not eligible for our funds.
Required Documentation:
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Proof of identification: Driver's license, passport, or CA consular ID card.
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Proof of address.
Disaster Relief Fund
Contact:
Leslie Marin Juarez,
CA Undocufund Network Coordinator
(805)865-5025
leslie@805undocufund.org
Home-Fires are the most common disaster in the US. They destroy dwelling conditions and property for a population that already experiences housing insecurity. Home-fires destroy important documents such as Identification Card, Birth Certificates, Consular Identification Card, etc. Also, it can cause the death, injury, or illness of a major breadwinner in a family unit. Lastly, it can cause economic insecurity when undocumented immigrants cannot go to the workplace due to exclusion from unemployment services, health insurance (until Medical for all kicks in 2024), as well as limited or no sick leave benefits.
Even during a Small-Scale Disasters, many undocumented residents don’t qualify for financial assistance, unemployment, health insurance, and don’t have the basic financial needs to recover from small-scale disasters such as home-fires.
Relief for Home-Fires
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Undocumented or mixed-status family
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Resident(s) of Ventura or Santa Barbara County
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Affected by a Home-Fire such as:
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Material losses (property, belongings)
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Human loss (loss of life of someone in your immediate family)
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Documents required:
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Identification Card/Consular Identification Card
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Proof of Address (cable bill, rent bill, car insurance, etc.)
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Proof of images/videos of the material losses caused by the Home-Fire
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Optional referral by the trusted organizational partners.
Requirements:
Text "805PREP" to 50155
Mutual Aid Fund
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Our Mutual Aid Fund exists to provide immediate, flexible, and community-led support to immigrant families and individuals facing harm due to immigration enforcement, detention, displacement, and other urgent crises across the Central Coast.
As enforcement escalates, families are being torn apart with little warning—leaving loved ones without income, transportation, childcare, food, or access to legal support. Mutual aid allows us to respond quickly and humanely, meeting people where they are, without unnecessary barriers or delays.
Funds raised will go directly to feeding families on the ground, supporting trusted grassroots groups such as Collectivo Mariposa (North Santa Barbara County), Red Esperanza (South Santa Barbara County), RideAlliance (Oxnard/Ventura), Monarchs del 805 (Ventura County), and other community-led efforts responding to the immediate harm caused by ICE terror and family separation.
This fund is rooted in collective care, dignity, and solidarity. It recognizes that when systems fail our communities, we take care of each other. Every contribution is tax deductible and directly strengthens our community’s ability to respond, protect one another, and survive moments of intense harm with dignity.
Contact:
Stella Alvarez,
Executive Assistant
(805)200-8471
stella@805undocufund.org
805 Undocufund is dedicated to providing relief for immigrant families in the central coast of California, particularly for those affected by natural disasters and families with loved ones detained by immigration. Our mission is to support these vulnerable families during difficult times. Join us in making a difference by contributing to our cause and helping us create a positive impact in the community.
Community Organizing Program
At 805UndocuFund, we believe in the power of community-driven change. Our Community Engagement and Organizing Program aims to involve undocumented residents of California’s Central Coast in advocating for fair access to culturally sensitive disaster response and preparedness information, financial aid, and recovery resources during disasters. Furthermore, it seeks to raise awareness among the public about the heightened vulnerability and disproportionate effects experienced by undocumented immigrants during climate-induced disasters.
Contact:
Darlene Villanueva, Community Organizer
(805)294-6174
805 Immigrant Coalition
805UndocuFund is proud to announce we’re the new host organization leading community organizing efforts for the 805 Immigrant Coalition! As the torchbearer of this esteemed coalition, we are committed to amplifying the voices and advocating for the rights of undocumented immigrants in Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties. With a strong foundation built on grassroots activism and years of dedicated service, 805UndocuFund is poised to drive impactful change in our communities. Through collaborative efforts and strategic initiatives, we aim to empower undocumented residents, advocate for equitable policies, and build resilience in the face of adversity. Join us as we work tirelessly to create a more just and inclusive society for all.
The 805 Immigrant Coalition was developed in 2014, with the support of the California Immigrant Policy Center (CIPC), to serve as a sustainable and growing network for ever-more effective long-term immigrant rights advocacy work at the local, regional, state and even national level.
California Undocufund Network
This webinar explores the critical intersection of air quality monitoring, wildfire evacuation policies, and the safety of farmworkers, featuring expert insights, research findings, and policy recommendations to protect vulnerable communities.
Contact:
Leslie Marin Juarez,
CA Undocufund Network Coordinator
(805)865-5025
leslie@805undocufund.org
Over the last decade, California has experienced extreme shifts in weather and climate that have contributed to several major natural disasters including wildfires, storms and a global pandemic. Understanding the power and ability to create change through collaboration, UndocuFund and 805 UndocuFund brought together over 25 undocumented and immigrant serving organizations from across California in September of 2022 for the first California UndocuFund Summit.
Relationship building, sharing lessons learned in each region, exploring advocacy models, and healing were all part of the two and a half day summit in Sonoma County. For many, the Summit was the first time they had attended an in-person convening since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Summit attendees expressed the urgent need for, and overwhelming commitment to building a coalition or network that will work towards a focused disaster and emergency response and policy change through an immigration lens. As a result, the California UndocuFund Network was formed.
Fiscally sponsored by the 805UndocuFund, The California UndocuFund Network is a statewide mutual aid network of organizations serving undocumented immigrants impacted by disaster, with a mission to transform systems, policies, and practices to meet the needs and guarantee the safety of California’s immigrant and undocumented communities impacted by disasters. View the 2023 California UndocuFund Network Impact Report.
