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Home is Here NOLA

We build community-based systems of support
with newly arriving immigrants in the Gulf South

08/10/2026

🚨Louisiana is moving closer to opening a 528-bed ICE detention facility in Alexandria that could be used to detain immigrant families and children awaiting deportation.

While ICE has described the site as a temporary "staging area," similar facilities have historically held people for weeks or even months.

Advocates and community organizations are raising concerns about the impact of expanded family detention and are joining the effort to oppose detention expansion. Here are ways you can support:

📢 Sign the petition to end expansion (link in bio) or click: https://tinyurl.com/endICEjailsinLA
🤝🏼Share this information with friends, family, and trusted networks
✍🏼 Attend our postcard-writing events on Wednesday, August 12 or Tuesday, August 18 to help send a message to these decision-makers about how harmful expansion will be (link in bio or click here: https://tinyurl.com/EEIDDPostcard)

Can't make it? Email [email protected] to schedule a time to pick up a stack of postcards and mail by 08/19.

Every voice matters. Let's show up for immigrant families and children and make our voices heard. 📣

07/28/2026

Home is Here NOLA is thrilled to be a partner organization of the COMPACT Cohort, a national pilot powered by Network and the Walmart Foundation. Over the 30-month program, we'll be building deeper belonging and strengthening the ties between all our neighbors in New Orleans and the state of Louisiana through dedicated volunteer leadership.

Interested in Volunteer Opportunities? Reach out at [email protected] or use the link in bio: https://bit.ly/HHNOLAVolunteer

07/10/2026

📣We're growing our board and we're looking for justice-driven leaders! ✊🏼

If you're passionate about building a community where everyone can thrive, join us in expanding our impact! We're seeking people who are dedicated and lead with dignity and equity🔥

📩 Interested or know someone who should be? Reach out to learn more or nominate a candidate ([email protected] | [email protected]).

Let's build a more just future - together. 🤝🏽Link in bio or go to: https://bit.ly/41wrUJY

06/19/2026

Volunteer Interpreters Needed🚨

Do you speak a unique language? Your voice can make a life-changing difference.

We’re seeking volunteers to interpret during phone calls and intakes with people in detention. While we’re covered for Spanish, Haitian Creole, Arabic, French, and other common languages, we need support in underrepresented languages like Twi or Wolof.

🌍 Use your multilingual skills for impact 🤝🏽Get involved (link in bio): https://bit.ly/HHNOLAVolunteer

Questions: Email us at [email protected]

06/17/2026

✨A Moment Worth Celebrating✨

Today, we are beyond thrilled to share some incredible news - after months of waiting, our client has officially been granted asylum! 🙌🏼

We’re honored to have supported them in this journey and celebrate this powerful victory - wishing them continued strength and success in their next chapter towards safety, stability, and a brighter future! 🏳️‍🌈

06/04/2026

📣 Rescheduled!!!

Join us next Wednesday and help build a community of Young Leaders coming together to support detained community members and asylum seekers across our state. 🤝🏼

Your support does more than bring people together - it helps sustain critical work on the ground - providing advocacy, resources, and support to individuals navigating detention and the asylum process.

📍 Sports Drink Comedy Club (1042 Toledano St.)
📅 Wednesday, June 10
⏰ 6:30 PM
🎟️ RSVP to save your seat (link in bio or click here: https://bit.ly/YLForJustice)

Come connect, learn, and take action - stay for Community/Trivia Night 🤔1st drink is on us!

05/20/2026

Postponed 😩🕣

Hi everyone - we wanted to let you know that our event scheduled for tonight has been postponed. We’re in the process of locking in a new date and will share an update as soon as we can.

Thanks so much for your understanding 💛

05/15/2026

Celebrating a big win today 🎉

After nearly a year, one of our asylum seekers has officially received her work permit - opening the door to stability, independence, and new opportunities. 💙

Wins like this matter even more right now. In a shifting and often uncertain policy landscape, progress can be slow, barriers higher, and outcomes harder to secure - making every step forward hard-earned and deeply meaningful.

This milestone is more than a document - it’s a step toward safety, dignity, and building a life here.

Here’s to resilience - and to everything that comes next. ✨

05/13/2026

📣Join us next Wednesday and help build a community of young adults coming together to support detained community members and asylum seekers across our state. 🤝🏼

Your support does more than bring people together - it helps sustain critical work on the ground - providing advocacy, resources, and support to individuals navigating detention and the asylum process.

📍 Sports Drink Comedy Club (1042 Toledano St.)
📅 Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 6:00 PM
🎟️ RSVP to save your seat (link in bio or click here: https://bit.ly/YPForChange)

Come connect, learn, and take action - stay for Community/Trivia Night 🤔1st drink is on us!

05/08/2026

We’re launching commissary funds to support people in detention. 📞💙

Commissary is about more than phone calls — it’s about refusing a system that extracts labor, compliance, and silence through deprivation.

People in detention deserve real choices, dignity, and the freedom to meet their basic needs without being forced to work for crumbs.

Link in bio or click here: https://bit.ly/commissaryHH

This is collective care. This is resistance. Thank you for standing with us. ✊🏽🔥

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