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$30 provides one detained person at Batavia with phone access for a month

$50 pays for gas and tolls for four volunteers to visit Batavia

$100 covers transportation to reunite one released detained person with her or his family

$250 helps provide food and shelter to an immigrant family for a week

$1,000 helps connect one asylum seeker with legal resources

$10,000-20,000 pays for bail to release one Batavia inmate

Batavia Visitation

We visit individuals who are detained at Batavia Federal Detention Facility. We provide emotional support and connect detained persons and families with legal information and religious counseling. We do not offer legal advice. A training session is required before volunteers begin visitation. 

Court Support

Accompanying our friends to court hearings and ICE check ins can affect how they will be treated by lawyers and judges. It also provides much-needed emotional support during experiences that may be intimidating or frightening.

LGBTQ Solidarity

LGBTQ immigrants are particularly vulnerable to the immigration system. They often have more to lose if deported, and experience higher levels of discrimination and threat, both in daily life and in dealing with immigration officials. Please let us know if you are interested in helping with our UndocuQueer team.

Volunteer Opportunities

In addition to the opportunities listed above, we need: lawyers; accountants; translators with Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Arabic proficiency; graphic designers; drivers for families and volunteers; fundraisers; volunteer coordinators; educators. We welcome volunteers of all abilities and statuses.

Pen Pal

The people inside the detention center often request pen pals. They are isolated from their families and communities and it costs a lot of money to make phone calls so writing letters and having someone to connect to on the outside can be very important to them.

Interested in Getting Involved?

Please fill out this form and someone from our office will contact you soon. Please let us know if there is a particular volunteer opportunity that interests you.