Orange County Justice Fund

🌟 Big welcome to our newest board members: Nam-Giao Do, Maribel Reyes, Sergio Rodriguez Camarena, Yesenia Altamirano, and Estefania Cruz! 🌟 We are thrilled to have such inspiring leaders join the OCJF team. Your dedication and vision will undoubtedly make a meaningful impact in our mission. Thank you for your commitment to serving our community — we can’t wait to see all that we’ll accomplish together!

This #GivingTuesday, we invite you to join us in advancing justice and empowering our communities. If you can’t make it to our Seventh Annual Fundraiser, you can still make an impact by donating to the Orange County Justice Fund. Your support directly sustains programs that transform lives: 💵 Bond Fund: Helping reunite families and allow people to fight their cases outside detention. ⚖️ Legal Empowerment: Providing vital tools and knowledge to our community. 🌟 Youth Council: Developing the next generation of leaders and advocates. 📢 Advocacy: Championing immigrant rights and meaningful policy change in Orange County. Together, we can create lasting change. 💌 Donate today and help us build a stronger, more inclusive community. #GivingTuesday #OCJF #ImmigrantJustice #CommunityImpact

Cheers to 7 Years! Join us as we celebrate 7 incredible years of serving our community! Your support has made it possible for us to uplift families, fight for immigrant rights, and create change in our community. We couldn't have done it without YOU! Date: December 5, 2024 Time: 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM Location: Cervezacito, 309 W 4th Street, Santa Ana, CA. Enjoy a special musical presentation by Mariachi Puño de Oro and DJ Yellow Blackbird.

We are excited to announce OCJF's 2024 Summer Fundraiser, Searching for Justice - A Local Scavenger Hunt. It's more than just a scavenger hunt—it's a quest for immigrant justice, community, & connection. Join us for an afternoon of raising awareness for community impacted by detention and deportation, fundraising, and adventure. If your are interested in becoming an event sponsor, or know a Downtown Santa Ana business interested in becoming and in-kind sponsor & location stop, please find more information on our ticket page, or email info@ocjusticefund.org

This week OCJF board members and staff came together for an annual retreat in the middle of a thunderstorm! We all got in touch with OCJF's mission, got to know each other better, shared pertinent information about OCJF's history, and strategically thought about OCJF's future amidst the ongoing immigration crisis. It was truly empowering to have such bright bold leaders in one room. Thank you to the OCJF board for making space and time to invest your energy and care into OCJF's mission, we appreciate you all so much and were all happy to see the sun come out! If you or someone you know has a special interest in transforming the immigration legal system that is considering supporting a unique nonprofit board please email inquiries to info@ocjusticefund.org.

For the past two years OCJF has released an annual report highlighting the impact of our immigration bond fund, which is the only one in Orange County. OCJF's 2023 Bond Fund Report is now available on our website and at this link: https://lnkd.in/dvzrnaGb Every year, we meet incredible people through this program and their stories of resilience have always informed our advocacy efforts. From supporting long-term residents navigating detention to aiding recent asylum seekers, we are honored to continue to work with community members and other advocates committed to freedom. While we are thankful our communities support makes this work possible, we are ultimately steadfast in our belief that the need for bond fund's should not exist. We strongly believe in the closure of detention centers, emphasizing the importance of a humane and compassionate approach to immigration. Head over to our partner OC Rapid Response Network (https://lnkd.in/dSZdXvMF) to learn about the imminent closure of the Adelanto detention center! As an institute of inhuman treatment many of our community members have dealt with, we are fiercely advocating for its closure. Follow the link in our bio to help ensure it's closure. You can access an email template to urge your representatives to ensure its closure too! #FreedomForAll #ImmigrantJustice.