About    General    Loss of Income    Immigrant Rights    Food & Nutrition    Technology Resources    Detention Centers

About

SB ACT is working diligently with our partner agencies to ensure support for various marginalized communities in SB during this difficult time. Please visit this page for updates about responses to COVID-19 with regard to the local immigrant community.

 

General

  • SB County Public Health COVID-19 Public Information Portal - Click here

  • SB City Council Meetings Online - Click here

  • Open Letter with Recommendations for Local Government Response - Click here to sign

  • #FreeThemAll Toolkit - Click here

    • Resources, letter templates, and more for pressuring government agencies at all levels to support immigrant communities during this time

  • Poor People’s Campaign - Petition to the Federal Government for provisions for marginalized populations - Click here

Loss of Income

  • 805 Undocufund - Disaster Relief funds for Immigrant families - Click here to donate or apply for funds

  • United Way / SB Foundation Financial Resources - Click here to donate or request funds

  • Faith community Benevolence Fund - Email diane.martinez@immigranthope.org to join this effort

    • Resources to assist with utilities, rental assistance, food and necessities, etc.

Immigrant Rights

  • Coronavirus & Public Charge - Click here

    • “USCIS encourages all those, including aliens, with symptoms that resemble Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (fever, cough, shortness of breath) to seek necessary medical treatment or preventive services.  Such treatment or preventive services will not negatively affect any alien as part of a future Public Charge analysis.”

  • Labor Rights

Food & Nutrition

  • Free Food Resources

    • Groceries & Fresh Produce (Foodbank SB County) - Click here

      • Includes updated list of SB County food distributions

  • SB Unified School District Meals Program - Click here

Technology Resources

Detention Centers

  • RAICES Texas

    • Tell ICE: Release All Immigrants at Risk of Coronavirus - Click here

    • Webinar re: Current Detention Center Conditions - Click here