Advocacy & Ways To Help | Defensa y formas de ayudar ؛༊

Educate your audience on DACA, detention policies, and share accessible posts like infographics
Spotlight nonprofits doing impactful work and like to donation or volunteer pages
Stay informed and respectful
Share your own personal experience and story
Amplify immigrant voices, community organizers, and those directly affected
Tag them and credit their words to center their voices

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🔶 Donate Basic Needs…

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How to Help Refugees and Immigrants in Los Angeles | The IRC

Immigrant Defenders Law Center | nonprofit immigration legal provider | 634 South Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA

United We Dream | The Largest Immigrant Youth-Led Network

Immigrant Legal Resource Center | ILRC |

Support the Detained Immigrant Bond Fund - Clue Justice

Home - California Immigrant Policy Center

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🔶 Organize own community meeting…

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Set a Clear Goal.
Choose Time, Format, and Location
Promote the Meeting
Create a Simple Agenda
Facilitate with Inclusion
Follow Up

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🔶 Send letters and call legislators…

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Find your representatives:

Find Your Representative | house.gov

✅ Example Script (Immigration Support):

"Hi, my name is [Your Name], and I’m a constituent from [City or Zip Code].

I’m calling to ask [Rep/Senator Name] to support policies that protect immigrants, especially those in detention and those applying for asylum or citizenship.

I believe we need humane, fair treatment and expanded access to legal services for immigrants in our community.

Please support legislation that helps families stay together and protects vulnerable people from deportation.

Thank you for your time."

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🔶 Support immigrant owned businesses

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Yelp & Google

Search by keywords like “family-owned,” “immigrant-owned,” or by cultural cuisine and neighborhoods.
https://www.yelp.com/

Neighborhoods Rich in Immigrant-Owned Businesses (LA & OC)

Little Saigon – Westminster & Garden Grove
Cambodia Town – Long Beach
Little Ethiopia – Fairfax District, LA
Historic Filipinotown – Los Angeles
Thai Town – East Hollywood

Social Media

Utilize hashtags like #ImmigrantOwned, #ShopSmallLA, or #SupportLocalLA on platforms like Instagram and Twitter to find businesses.

Local Chambers of Commerce

Reach out to ethnic chambers of commerce, such as the Asian Business Association or the Latinx Chamber of Commerce, for directories and recommendations.

Community Events

Attend cultural festivals and community events, which often feature booths and stalls from local immigrant-owned businesses.

Latino-Owned Businesses

Coppelia’s Bakery and Restaurant

Location: 10825 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90034

Description: A family-run spot serving delicious Peruvian and Cuban dishes, renowned for their tres leches and quatro leches cakes. dolosangeles.com+1amodrn.com+1
Komal Molino

Location: Mercado La Paloma, Los Angeles

Description: Chef Fátima Juárez brings Mexico City-style street food to LA, featuring dishes made with Indigenous Mexican corn, nixtamalized on-site. la.eater.com

Black-Owned Restaurants

Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen

Location: Multiple locations in Los Angeles

Description: Serving hearty soul food since 2001, known for crispy fried chicken and classic sides. la.eater.com cozymeal.com
The Serving Spoon

Location: 1403 Centinela Ave., Inglewood, CA 90302

Description: A neighborhood staple for over 40 years, offering some of the best brunch in the county. cozymeal.com

Asian-Owned Businesses

Mandarin Noodle House

Location: Monterey Park, CA

Description: A family-run establishment known for its scallion pancakes and beef noodle soup, serving the community for decades. apnews.com
Berbere

Immigrant and Refugee-Owned Initiatives

Flavors From Afar

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