UPDATE 11/5/2025: in October 2025, in less than 10 days, we raised $26,874.41 - THANK YOU so much!! 100% of these funds will be distributed in the form of mutual aid mostly deliveries for food/ medication and basic needs, our volunteer team and the Chicagoland Rapid Response Network are using your October donations to fulfill needs from directly impacted households by raids at this time. The goal for November has reseted and we hope YOU consider making a donation. Even with our guidelines of providing $300 support per household, the total raised in October summarizes to 89 households that we can support, so we need more donations this month of November to keep meeting the need.
MUTUAL AID: All donations to this fund support recently arrived migrant families and long term immigrant families in Chicago IL who:
have been directly impacted by deportations,
are at risk of deportations due to ICE raids or
have a loved one detained.
We use your donations in two ways:
1.) Direct Cash assistance:
We provide direct cash assistance for:
Food/ groceries
Other essentials such as utility bills like gas, electricity , diapers and medication
2.) NEW MUTUAL AID Program: Delivery of food/ groceries and other essentials
As of 2025, we also buy and deliver food and necessities directly to families who are sheltering in place due to aggressive ICE raids targeting immigrants in public spaces in Chicago IL under Midway Blitz ICE/ CBP Operation that started on September 8th and that has led to hundreds of Chicago immigrants to be detained by ICE. After a detention families have less income for the household.
We Keep Each Other Safe!
To learn more about OCAD visit www.organizedcommunities.org
If you have questions about how your donation will support recently arrived migrants and immigrant families please contact us at info@ocadchi.org
OCAD is a 501c3 nonprofit organization and your donation is tax exempt.