"...it is necessary that that we build collective power and self-determination to address the needs of our community..."
A core mission of the Undocumented Women’s Fund is the mobilization of resources and training to Spanish-speaking women and families, and the strengthening of community self-sufficiency. To this end, we have two major initiatives through which we engage with our community.
Care Circles and School Community Preparedness
This project addresses the pitfalls in existing “Know Your Rights”, by taking into consideration the social and organizing conditions needed for effectively protecting immigrant communities, while fostering their self-determination and collective power. Including both teachers and parents/caregivers in the design of its curriculum, it offers training on how to build and sustain a community care network and prepares participants to train others.
The mid-term goal of this project is to create well-informed, self-replicating care circles to defend immigrant students and their families. The long-term goal is to weave an organizing network, grounded on relationships of care and trust, in schools and other crucial sites of social reproduction.
Currently we are growing the first Care Circles in school districts 4 and 6, which will be ready by late Spring. Afterwards, we will expand the network to include other districts and school communities. If you are interested in joining the project, please click on the volunteer form below!
Circulos de Comadres
A community building, collective learning and leadership development space for recently arrived immigrant women.
We build autonomy among immigrant women through a training program on how to become peer-to-peer educators, resource navigators, and organizers.
These Circulos are currently on pause, but we are planning to resume in the future. If you are interested in participating, please contact us.
Click here for additional resources for our comadres