Mutual aid is a love letter: Donating directly to immigrant and refugee families right now
There are moments when “support” can’t be abstract. When neighbors are afraid to leave their homes, when paychecks disappear overnight, when groceries and rent become impossible math — the most meaningful thing we can do is move resources, quickly and with care.
That’s why we’re sharing a list of GoFundMe campaigns we gathered during our time in Minnesota last week, supporting individual families in immigrant and refugee communities, including families from the Southeast Asian community. These fundraisers aren’t charity in the distant sense. They’re a direct bridge: person to person, household to household — the kind of support that helps someone stay housed, keep the lights on, buy medicine, get to work, or feed their kids this week.
We’re also including a few trusted community-led organizations supporting the Somali American community — mutual aid and food access efforts that are showing up every day to protect neighbors, share resources, and keep families fed. Links to the family GoFundMe campaigns and the Somali community charities are listed below.
Isuroon Halal Food Assistance is a Somali woman–led, community-rooted food shelf that’s become even more essential amid the current crisis in Minnesota. As more families face sudden instability and food insecurity, demand has surged across Isuroon’s four locations (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Roseville, and Burnsville), stretching resources thin—but they continue to provide halal, culturally familiar food while also helping people navigate overlapping needs like transportation, benefits systems, and health support. Donate to Isuroon Halal Food Shelf: https://www.givemn.org/organization/Isuroon
Read + share the “Mamas of Cedar” story:
https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/minneapolis-ice-observers-mothers-cedar-riverside-protection-alliance/
GoFundMe mutual aid links: direct support for immigrant & refugee families (Minnesota)
Support for Our Family After Deportation — https://gofund.me/d65eee2f8
Reunite Our Family: Help Bring Dad Home — https://gofund.me/1lc05ca74
Keep Norinh Home! Families Belong Together — https://gofund.me/76216a7f4
Support Tai and His Family During Their Time of Crisis — https://gofund.me/577f51785
Urgent Support Needed for a Hmong Family in Threat of ICE! — https://gofund.me/a77d0d97e
Help Bring Kita Der Back Home — https://gofund.me/204b7bbc1
Help Kobe Rebuild His Life in Laos — https://gofund.me/7dfb516a6
Support for a Family Torn Apart by ICE — https://gofund.me/678699b40
Help Toun’s Family After Immigration Raid — https://gofund.me/f2be8d464
Help Reunite Mao Nhean with His Family — https://gofund.me/48b30668b
Support Naly and Blong During This Crisis — https://gofund.me/9a40b0283
Donate to Help Chew Thao & His Family Torn Apart by ICE — https://gofund.me/105739a66