For nine years, PufCreativ Cares has channeled our team’s energy into causes that matter, raising more than $12 million for organizations doing real work in their communities. Our latest fundraiser supports one of them: RAICES.
Key Takeaways
- Legal representation dramatically improves outcomes for immigrant families.
- PufCreativ Cares is fundraising for RAICES to support legal and social services for immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking families.
- RAICES has a long, established track record and has grown into one of the largest immigration services nonprofits in Texas and the U.S.
- Donations fund high-impact, challenging legal cases that can be transformative for the individuals and families involved.
- This initiative is an investment in a better future for everyone.
Fund the fight for families with RAICES and PufCreativ Cares. Donate today to help us fund the important work RAICES is doing to support immigrant families.
About the Fundraiser
Immigrant families who enter the legal system without representation are at an enormous disadvantage. Legal aid makes families up to 10 times more likely to receive a favorable outcome in immigration court.
PufCreativ Cares is raising critical funds to support RAICES in their efforts to provide legal and social support to the families who need them most.
Each year, thousands of families face immigration court alone, often up against trained attorneys. The system was not built with them in mind. Without representation, families risk separation, deportation, and losing the stability they’ve worked so hard to build.
RAICES steps in to close that gap, pairing families with legal advocates who understand both the law and what’s at stake.
Donate today to give immigrant families the support they need.
About the Cause
We need to come together to protect our communities.
Families with legal representation are far more likely to have a favorable outcome in immigration court than unrepresented families. They deserve a real chance to put down roots in their new home.
Join PufCreativ Cares in supporting RAICES’ mission to create a safe, welcoming environment so people can thrive when they arrive in the United States.
Real-World Results
Since 2018, RAICES’ bond fund has paid out $20 million in bonds averaging $10,000 each to free more than 2,000 people from immigration detention, reuniting them with their families while their cases move forward.
Alongside this work, RAICES’ legal and social services teams help families navigate everything from asylum claims to citizenship applications, ensuring that support doesn’t stop once someone is free.
When you support RAICES, you ensure that individuals and families alike have access to critical legal and social services in the months and years ahead.
Your donation helps RAICES take on challenging cases that can transform the lives of immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seeking individuals and families.
What you choose to fight for today creates the tomorrow we can all believe in.
Learn more about RAICES and their donation policy.
How Your Donation Helps
Every contribution to this fundraiser goes directly toward RAICES’ legal and social service programs.
No matter the amount, your donation advances RAICES’ mission and brings hope to a family that might otherwise face the legal system alone.
Legal Services Provided by RAICES
RAICES provides free and low-cost legal and social services for immigrants, refugees, and asylum-seekers in the following areas:
Removal Defense and Asylum:
- Zealous advocacy and representation for those facing deportation and seeking humanitarian protection.
Detained Family Defense:
- Prioritizes protection and legal orientation for detained children and caregivers.
Family-Based and Affirmative Services:
- Assistance with residency applications, status changes, and naturalization.
Temporary Status Support:
- Helps eligible individuals with DACA renewals, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), and maintaining work permits.
About RAICES
RAICES (pronounced ruh-EE-ces) is an acronym for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services.
Founded in 1986, RAICES has grown from a two-person team in San Antonio into one of the most expansive immigration services nonprofits in Texas and across the United States. For decades, RAICES has served as a frontline witness to the lives and experiences of people and families pursuing safety and dignity.
Now in their 40th year, RAICES’ commitment to the futures of immigrant, refugee, and asylum-seeking people remains unwavering.
Today, a team of devoted advocates works together to defend human dignity. Since 1986, RAICES has believed in a country where everyone has access to legal and social services, regardless of where they come from.
Every family RAICES supports shows resilience. Every donation to this fundraiser helps someone seeking safety, stability, and a fair chance.
Join PufCreativ Cares and RAICES as we work together to support a future we can all believe in.
