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Immigrant Family Emergency Response (IFER) Fund

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Funding Amount

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Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Immigrant Family Emergency Response (IFER) Fund

Overview: A pooled fund providing direct financial assistance to immigrant families during times of crisis, including hardship due to immigration enforcement and anti-immigrant policies.

Geographic Scope: St. Louis region and surrounding counties (10 counties across Missouri and Illinois)

Focus Areas:

Direct cash assistance to immigrant families

Emergency financial support during crises

Support for families facing economic hardship due to immigration enforcement

Pandemic-related hardship (original focus in 2020)

Current focus: heightened immigration enforcement and anti-immigrant policies

Eligibility: Immigrant families in the St. Louis region and surrounding areas facing financial hardship

Background:

Launched in 2020 in response to COVID-19 pandemic

Evolved in 2025 to address increased financial toll of heightened immigration enforcement

Led by the Immigrant Service Provider Network (ISPN) with local partners

Ashrei Foundation serves as lead partner organization

2025 Goal: $1,000,000 in direct support

All donations go directly to families; no administrative overhead

2025 Round 1 Distribution Results:

$100,000 distributed to 200 families

996 applications received in March 2025 in just two weeks

Applications received in 6 languages (50%+ Spanish, 44% English; additional needs: Farsi, Pashto, Kinyarwanda, Dari)

Geographic reach: 10 counties in Missouri and Illinois, 91 unique zip codes

89% of applicants reported current financial hardship due to immigration enforcement

40 volunteers across 19 delivery teams coordinated in-person cash delivery

What They Fund: Direct financial assistance/cash to families

Contact Information:

Housed at: YouthBridge Community Foundation

YouthBridge phone: 314-985-6778

YouthBridge website: www.youthbridge.org

Ashrei Foundation main: 314-252-0717

Email: info@ashreifoundation.org

ISPN updates: www.ispnstl.org

How to Apply

Application Process:
1. Submit application through official channels (application portal specifics vary by round)
2. Applications accepted in multiple languages

2025 Round 1 Details (reference for process):

Application period: Opened March 2025

Received overwhelming response: 996 applications in 2 weeks

In-person cash delivery conducted by volunteer teams

How to Contribute:

Check:

Payable to: YouthBridge Community Foundation

Memo line: "IFER Fund"

Mail to: YouthBridge Community Foundation, 12977 North Forty Drive, Suite 368, St. Louis, MO 63141

Credit or Debit Card:

Visit: www.youthbridge.org

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