From www.casadecolores.org

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     Casa de Colores is a 501c3 fiscally sponsored organization. We started off as a grassroots advocacy and direct-action organization, a shelter, and a network that helps trans migrant refugees navigate the asylum system with resources, temporary housing, and immigration services to cross the Mexican – United States border (from Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, Texas). At this point in time, Casa de Colores is the only humanitarian, direct-action group in El Paso that helps LGBTQIA+ migrant refugees in need with stipends and resources for clothing, food, clean water, shelter, transportation, and communication (cell phones and telecommunication services). Casa de Colores is filling a necessary gap for this population with our dedication and the support of our donors.

     We are working tirelessly through advocacy, legal and social aid, and by providing resources for migrant refugees that identify as LGBTQIA+, predominantly trans and those living with HIV/ AIDS. These resources include clean water, food, clothing, shelter / shelter referral, telecommunications services, social worker and immigration lawyers on call, medical care, and - for very special circumstances - stipend services (cash in hand). In summary, Casa de Colores gives refugees guidance and an allocation of resources from the time they arrive to Juarez, Mexico to when they cross the border to El Paso, Texas. We are ultimately helping this population attain safety and survival with U.S. citizenship.