Houston Undocumented Communities
An estimated 575,000 undocumented immigrant families live in Houston and its surrounding suburbs. Many have lost it all. Due to their undocumented status, hundreds of thousands don't qualify for government aid, such as FEMA.
SHAPE Community Center | Texas
As one of the most visible and involved community centers in Houston’s African-American community and the Houston community as a whole, S.H.A.P.E. has led the way toward justice, equal opportunity, and institution building in the city, state, nation and world. Because of its deep commitment to the community, S.H.A.P.E. has actively sought ways to oppose injustice and to better the community for all people.” This community center, staple in Houston’s Black Community located in the heart of Houston’s Third Ward, has been there for the community in every kind of way since time immemorial.
Lone Star Legal Aid
Provides Free Legal Aid to people with low income, disabilities, and seniors. Their headquarters were damaged on Monday after an explosion and fire due to Harvey. Please join me in supporting them as they will be actively providing disaster relief services to much needed Houstonians. Thanks! Check out info about this nonprofit: https://lonestarlegal.wordpress.com/
Fe y Justicia Workers’ Center
Fe y Justicia (Faith and Justice) is a Local Immigrant Laborer Rights and Advocacy Group. Houston’s recovery from Hurricane Harvey will be a marathon, and those who will bear much of the weight these coming years in the cleanup and rebuilding of our city will be immigrant laborers. Only this time around, they will be even more at risk of exploitation due to upcoming implementation of state policies targeting them for arrest and deportation, not to mention the added health risks of broken infrastructures, chemical and material debris, a surge in mosquitoes, etc. They will be assembling outreach kits for day laborers to take to labor sites in efforts to inform them of their civil and labor rights and health risks as they are tapped to be the unappreciated labor in our post-disaster recovery.
Trans Advocate
The fund will assist Gulf Coast trans, intersex, and genderqueer survivors recover from this disaster.
Portlight Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Portlight Strategies, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1997 to facilitate a variety of projects involving people with disabilities, including post-disaster relief work.