{"id":78157,"date":"2025-12-02T13:27:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:27:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78157\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T13:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T13:27:06","slug":"santa-ana-considers-expanding-its-immigrant-support-fund-what-families-should-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/78157\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Ana considers expanding its immigrant support fund. What families should know"},"content":{"rendered":"

Santa Ana\u2019s Ayuda Sin Fronteras<\/a> \u2014 a fund to support immigrant families affected by ICE sweeps \u2014 could more than double with an additional $150,000 influx of city dollars if approved by the City Council Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

The federal immigration sweeps have increased fear among immigrant families, prompting some to avoid workplaces and other public areas. The fund goes toward helping those families pay for up to one month\u2019s worth of housing expenses, including past due rent and utility bills.<\/p>\n

The program was created in July following heavy immigration enforcement that rattled many communities in Southern California, including Orange County\u2019s only sanctuary city \u2014 Santa Ana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When it launched, the city approved an initial $100,000 for housing assistance. In October, the City Council directed the city manager to seek additional funding for approval. Those funds were pulled from several city department employee vacancies<\/a>, including the city attorney\u2019s office, the Santa Ana Police Department and others.<\/p>\n

Ayuda Sin Fronteras has supported 232 residents as of Oct. 21, according to city officials.<\/p>\n

Mayor Valerie Amezcua said she will revisit the fund as much as possible to make sure the city is doing all it can to support community members affected by immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to make sure that we take good care of our community because there is a need,\u201d Amezcua told LAist. \u201cThere’s a need for rental assistance, for food, for utilities. As the mayor and council, we’re committed to helping out our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Who qualifies?\u00a0<\/p>\n

The funds are reserved for Santa Ana families with members who have been detained, deported or financially hurt by immigration enforcement. Families will need to provide proof of immigration enforcement activity or a signed third-party verification form.<\/p>\n

The program requires identification of all household members, but the city says it does not require proof of citizenship.<\/p>\n

Applicants need to be renters at or below moderate income. A family of five, for example, needs to make no more than $177,000 a year. The city\u2019s income chart can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

How to apply<\/p>\n

If you are interested in getting financial assistance from the city, you need to get a referral from one of the city\u2019s partners.<\/p>\n

You can get more information by reaching out to the Ayuda Sin Fronteras team by filling out a contact form.<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also send them an email<\/a> or call at (714) 565-2655.<\/p>\n

Other help is available\u00a0<\/p>\n

In Orange County, Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento created the Orange County Liberty Fund<\/a> in partnership with community organizations, bringing together $1.5 million to support immigrant families in navigating the legal system.<\/p>\n

In September, the Costa Mesa City Council launched<\/a> a $200,000 immigrant legal defense fund to help those detained by ICE within the city.<\/p>\n

Outside Orange County, the cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach<\/a>, along with L.A. County, have asked for support<\/a> from local philanthropists to donate to immigrant support funds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Santa Ana\u2019s Ayuda Sin Fronteras \u2014 a fund to support immigrant families affected by ICE sweeps \u2014 could…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":78158,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164,14776,2871,14,338,45004],"class_list":{"0":"post-78157","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news","11":"tag-assistance","12":"tag-ice","13":"tag-immigration","14":"tag-santa-ana","15":"tag-sweeps"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78157","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78157"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78157\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/78158"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78157"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78157"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78157"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}