East King County Immigrant Community Responders
Highlighting East King County, WA nonprofits responding to the rise in detention and deportation actions.
Africans on the Eastside
AOE serves the diverse needs of youth and their families through crisis intervention and referral, outreach, engagement, education, culture-affirming programming, advocacy training, and leadership opportunities. We elevate the voices of the forgotten ones, those who have difficulty accessing information and services.
Ayan Maternity Health Care Support
Ayan Maternity Health Care Support (AMHCS) is dedicated to advancing maternal health equity by providing culturally responsive, community-based care for immigrant, refugee, and low-income families. We support women and families through the full continuum of care—prenatal, birth, postpartum, and early childhood—by offering doula services, maternal education, home-visiting programs, and advocacy. Our mission is to ensure that every mother and family has access to safe, respectful, and empowering care that honors their culture, language, and lived experiences.
Immigrant Women's Community Center (IWCC)
IWCC’s mission is to provide community building, training, and direct services, primarily for immigrant women and their families, promoting financial independence, emotional health, and physical well-being.
Indian American Community Services
Indian American Community Services (IACS) is the longest-serving Indian immigrant organization in the Pacific Northwest, founded in 1984. Over 40 years, IACS has grown from cultural celebrations to an essential provider of wraparound services: youth leadership, women’s career support, legal aid, crisis response, senior wellness, wage worker support, and small business resilience. IACS is infrastructure, not charity. It is a trusted backbone of community stability that fills gaps mainstream systems often overlook.
Issaquah Cultural Circle [The Circle]
The Circle provides a safe space where individuals and families are empowered to gain knowledge, celebrate their cultures, and engage with their communities.
King County Promotores Network
KCPN is a diverse network of over 800+ community members and service providers that represent more than 95 programs in the Eastside, King, and neighboring counties. KCPN focuses on staying connected to the “pulse” of the community and strives to elevate social justice, community organizing, and equity integration.
4 Tomorrow
Our mission is to ensure our community’s overall well-being by providing culturally sensitive support and coordination. Our goal is to provide assistance and resources that help our community members navigate systems, overcome barriers & build self-sufficiency.
Eastside Legal Assistance Program
Everyone should have access to legal help. We are a nonprofit dedicated to working with people facing domestic violence, housing, financial, healthcare, immigration, and other issues that need a legal solution. We also educate communities about their legal rights. We work for free to solve legal issues and provide resources for our community members because not everyone can afford a lawyer.
Friends of Youth
Friends of Youth provides critical support for youth, young adults, and families facing challenging circumstances by offering shelter, safe housing, mental health care, education and employment opportunities, and family-focused services. From transitional housing and foster care to counseling, parent support, and pathways to long-term stability, we create opportunities for resilience, growth, and thriving communities.
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Immigrant organizations and community based groups are serving as "first responders," providing critical support to East King County neighbors who are directly impacted by the rise in detention and deportation actions. This is a place to learn more about local resources and donate to support response efforts.
RESPONSE SERVICES
- Organizations are taking care of individuals who have been detained and their family members, offering a range of services within their areas of expertise. All the organizations listed are deeply rooted in the community and provide more services beyond tending to those who are impacted by immigration enforcement. To find all their programs and services, click on the "Learn More" links for each nonprofit.
- Legal Advice (expert consultation, immigration law)
- Legal Navigation (referrals to attorneys, support and logistical help for families attending court dates or visiting detention centers)
- Care Coordination (housing, food, transportation, post-detention support)
- Humanitarian Aid (financial assistance, food, and other basic needs for detained people)
- Mental Health (trauma informed, culturally nuanced support)
- Family Preparedness (safety planning, custody arrangements, and legal documentation in case of detention)
- Rapid Response (emergency aid and coordination during enforcement actions)
FEATURED NONPROFITS
- To support equity in philanthropy, this directory includes a spotlight for organizations with smaller annual budgets (under $1M). With fewer financial resources and staff, smaller nonprofits face unique challenges to expand their services and hours of operation in order to meet growing needs. We aim to recognize and address systemic disparities in access to funding and infrastructure, while ensuring that all participating organizations, regardless of size, are included and celebrated for their impact.
Is your nonprofit also providing important response services for immigrant neighbors who are being impacted by enforcement actions in East King County? To be included in the directory, please complete this form.
SYSTEMIC ADVOCACY
- Many of the organizations listed work together to coordinate response services as part of Safe Haven, a coalition of over 35 different groups and organizations.
- Eastside For All convenes Safe Haven and leads joint advocacy efforts with the community-based organizations to transform local policies and increase investments in communities most impacted by social injustice and racial inequities. | Donate to Eastside For All |
- Safe Haven is grateful to Indivisible Eastside, a local chapter of the Indivisible Movement, whose members have been co-leading protection and response efforts with community-based organizations | Donate to Indivisible |