$17,227 raised by 85 donors
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$30,000 Goal
Help the immigrant community of the rural Four Corners region by supporting Compañeros, the only organization in the region dedicated to addressing the specialized needs of immigrants.
“ Compañeros helped me not only with resources for my court case but also with finding the psychological support I needed to cope with the stress and uncertainty I was facing. Today, I feel a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I'm not completely back to my best yet, but the assistance I received from Compañeros helped me see a path forward—financially, mentally, and emotionally. Their support was unconditional; if they couldn't help me directly, they would find someone else who could. Compañeros feels like home to me, a place where I found the support I needed. Compañeros was my foundation, my starting point, and even the interviews for my immigration case gave me a chance to release my burdens. The words 'thank you' feel too small—I am grateful from the bottom of my heart. ”
Compañeros is a grassroots organization dedicated to the mission of empowering immigrants and their families through resource navigation, legal services, education and community engagement in order to achieve the vision of a diverse, empowered and liberated community of immigrants thriving in Southwest Colorado.
Compañeros began as a grassroots coalition in 1999 that formed to block the proposed construction of an immigration detention center in La Plata County. The members of this coalition differed in race, ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status, immigration status, and political affiliation but found commonality in their shared values of promoting social justice, equity, and inclusivity for all. Through effective community organizing and power building, they ultimately succeeded and blocked the detention center from being built. Following this victory, the coalition decided to harness its momentum and create a resource center that would serve rather than detain immigrants, formalizing into a program under the fiscal sponsorship San Juan Citizens Alliance, a local environmental justice nonprofit. Thus, Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center was born, and existed in this form before becoming an independent 501(c)3 organization in 2011. While some other local nonprofits do occasionally have clients in common with us, none of them have this same organizational focus on addressing the specific needs of immigrants. With the bilingualism of our staff and volunteers, the cultural competency and knowledge about serving non-English-speaking and undocumented immigrants, and the recognition of our name and awareness of our existence among the immigrant community, we fill a unique niche in our community.
Organization name
Compañeros: Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center
2011
Tax id (EIN)
37-1640345
Category
Human Services
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
1099 Main Ave Suite 215Headquarters
1099 Main Ave Suite 215La Plata County, CO, US
Montezuma County, CO, US
Archuleta County, CO, US
Dolores County, CO, US
San Juan County, CO, US