Rise for RAICES

REUNITE AN IMMIGRANT PARENT WITH THEIR CHILD

Clear Flour Bakery and Cafe Madeleine are raising money for RAICES, the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, and all donations make a HUGE impact by directly funding bond for a detained immigrant parent so they can be reunited with their child.  We are hosting Rise for RAICES, a Summer Block Party at Lamplighter Brewery in Cambridge on SUNDAY AUGUST 18th from 2:30-8:30 with a huge bake sale with donations of pastries from all of Boston's best pastry chefs and James Beard award winners, a beer garden by Lamplighter, cold brew by La Colombe, delicious tacos and quesadillas from Chilacates, ice cream, games, prizes, a silent auction with amazing prizes like Red Sox tickets (really good seats) and a baseball autographed by Jackie Bradley Jr. as well as gift cards to all of Boston's best award-winning restaurants. All proceeds will go to RAICES and we hope you can make it to the party! However, if you cannot make it, you can still donate here and help us make our goal of donating a total of $20,000 to RAICES between the block party and this fundraiser to help reunite immigrant children with their families.

Please consider donating just $10 and any amount goes directly electronically to the non-profit RAICES.  The number of immigrant children separated from their detained parents has reached an all time high, some reports are as high as 12,800. Currently there is NO plan to reunite families and the more time that passes, the less likely it is that these children will be correctly identified and reunited with their families.  

RAICES has been working with some of the most vulnerable members of our society to ensure they receive advocacy and fair legal representation. RAICES directly funds bond to allow parents to reclaim their detained children. They will ensure legal representation for every separated family and every unaccompanied child in Texas' immigration courts. 

Currently, there is no plan to reunite the more than 2,300 families already separated. Children continue to live in incarcerated conditions and this is unacceptable. In today's political environment, RAICES' work becomes more important than ever and they need the support to move fast. These families need legal representation, counseling, and other crucial services that RAICES will be able to provide directly because of these funds. 

More information about Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services: RAICES is the largest immigration organization in Texas. Serving asylum seekers, immigrants, families in detention, and providing education and support to our community, RAICES has staff in San Antonio, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Houston, and Washington, D.C. RAICES closed over 70,000 cases in 2016 and provided shelter to 6,000 asylum seekers.