Since its founding in 1990 as the first Latino serving organization in North Carolina, the Latin American Coalition has provided vital support to thousands of individuals and families in need, offering a suite of human services including food and essential supply donations, low-cost health care referrals, workforce certification programs, legal assistance, small business development, job search assistance, and youth workshops and mentorship.

In the current climate around immigration and the recent ICE/CBP Operation Charlotte's Web, hundreds of families have been deeply affected by having a loved one detained or deported, or through fear of that happening causing them to avoid public places. This has resulted in physical and mental healthcare gaps for these families as well as trauma for children with deported relatives. Some families have had their main or only provider detained or deported, resulting in loss of income and a much greater need for assistance for their basic needs.

Our newly established Family Wellness Center (FWC) will now take the lead in connecting low-income and immigrant families with our many partners and direct services so that they can receive mental health support, healthy food, clothes and hygiene supplies, baby bundles to provide care for infants, assistance for domestic violence survivors, low-income and free health screenings, consultations, vaccinations, and exams.

To inaugurate the FWC, we are kicking off this 90-day fundraising campaign to raise $90,000 dedicated to this center to help provide these services to the most vulnerable families in our region.

We are asking that individuals make a contribution to this campaign, no matter how small, to show those with the most need that their community is here to support them!

Help Immigrant Families in Crisis

90 Days to Show Immigrant Families Their Community is Here for Them.