SANTA BARBARA — 805UndocuFund is proud to announce it has received a total of $32,000 in grant funding from The Fund for Santa Barbara to expand its immigrant rights advocacy and strengthen rapid response and disaster relief efforts across the Central Coast.
The first award—a $10,000 Emergent Needs Grant from The Fund for Santa Barbara—will provide general operating support for the 805 Immigrant Rapid Response Network, which monitors and responds to immigration enforcement actions across Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo Counties.
The second award—a $12,000 Donor Advised Grant, also from The Fund for Santa Barbara—provides additional general support for the Rapid Response Network, further sustaining the network’s capacity to verify ICE activity, deploy trained legal observers and community responders, and provide emergency assistance to impacted families.
The third award—a $10,000 Racial Equity Fund grant, made possible with generous support from the County of Santa Barbara—will provide general support for 805UndocuFund’s short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster relief for undocumented and mixed-status families. The grant also supports the organization’s immigrant rights advocacy through the 805 Immigrant Coalition, a regional network that advances equity and inclusion in disaster planning, policy, and community defense.
“Our work is rooted in equity, community, and action,” said Primitiva Hernandez, Executive Director of 805UndocuFund. “These three grants allow us to meet our communities where they are—whether responding to a disaster, confronting a deportation, or advocating for long-term systemic change. We are deeply grateful to The Fund for Santa Barbara and to the County of Santa Barbara for believing in and investing in this work.”
Since 2018, 805UndocuFund has supported more than 6,500 undocumented and mixed-status households—representing over 17,000 individuals—through culturally and linguistically competent disaster relief, grassroots advocacy, and immigrant-led community defense efforts.
805UndocuFund expresses its heartfelt appreciation to The Fund for Santa Barbara for its ongoing support of grassroots leadership and racial equity. We also recognize and thank the County of Santa Barbara for its investment in the Racial Equity Fund grant.
To learn more or to support this work, visit: www.805undocufund.org