Communities Not Cages action in New York City, March 2022. Photo credit: Cindy Trinh
AFSC works for a world where all people have the power to determine where they live and the opportunity to thrive.
We work to address the economic and political drivers of migration. We also support migrants, refugees, and internally displaced people at each stage of their journey. We offer legal services, training, human rights monitoring, and humanitarian relief. And we support immigrant-led organizing and advocacy.
2,000
People annually receive legal services from AFSC
250
individuals participated in Know Your Rights trainings held by AFSC's LAC Migration Justice program and allies.
Related Programs
Everyone has a role to play in challenging forced displacement and advocating for the rights of all who seek safety and peace. Our programs work in partnership with communities across the U.S. and around the world.
67 Sueños
67 Sueños is an Oakland-based youth organizing program with political education, ARTivism, and trauma-healing work at its center.
AFSC Florida
AFSC Florida coordinates local, statewide, and national campaigns to demand the fair treatment of all immigrants and build collective power. We focus on immigrant justice, immigration legal services, and just economies.
Burundi: Youth & Community Empowerment
AFSC’s Burundi Program aims to create a society where all people can enjoy peace and dignity, meet their basic needs, and make meaningful contributions to peace and community development.
Colorado Immigrant Rights
Taking our direction from people directly impacted by injustice, AFSC Colorado organizes immigrants and allies striving for immigrant justice. By providing leadership development, we resist deportation, lift up positive narratives, and successfully advocate for policy change.
U.S.-Mexico Border Program
The US-Mexico Border Program advances the human rights and self-determination of migrant communities. We do this through base-building, alliance-building, documentation and policy impact.
Somalia: Youth Development and Livelihood
The AFSC Somalia Program works with youth to develop innovative and creative ideas for building lasting peace. We reach past clan and ideology to insure the inclusion of all people.
Migration Justice in Latin America and the Caribbean
The program operates in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico. We work to promote a fair, dignified human migration system that responds to the needs of migrants and people who have been forcibly displaced.
Global Policy and Strategy
AFSC has more than a century of experience working with communities across the globe. In our policy and advocacy work, we bring these perspectives to the U.S. capital, United Nations, and other policy bodies.
Zimbabwe and South Africa
AFSC helps to foster peace, community cohesion, and resilience in Zimbabwe and South Africa. We work with communities and key stakeholders in the following provinces in Zimbabwe – Masvingo and Beitbridge, and in South Africa Limpopo Province. Our partners include local civil society, community, and faith based organisations.
Pan Valley Institute
The Pan Valley Institute (PVI) strengthens the leadership capacity and fosters the civic engagement of immigrants in California’s diverse Central Valley.
Oregon Project Voice
AFSC’s Project Voice Immigrant Rights Program advances human rights and self-determination of migrant communities through base-building, alliance-building, documentation, and policy impact.
AFSC North Carolina
AFSC North Carolina seeks to build a community that values the worth and dignity of every person in our state.
New Hampshire
AFSC’s New Hampshire Program works to nourish a growing movement of people calling for social, racial, and economic justice.
New Jersey Immigrant Rights
The Immigrant Rights Program (IRP) in Newark, N.J., works for policies that respect the rights and dignity of all immigrants, including a fair and humane national immigration policy.
Action Center for Corporate Accountability
Jordan
AFSC supports multiple initiatives in Jordan. We focus on enhancing civic engagement, providing platforms and resources for the support and implementation of community-led initiatives.
