Casa De Luz SD
San Diego, CA, United States
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Casa De Luz SD is a non-governmental organisation based in San Diego, United States working on refugees & migration, lgbtq+, health +1 more.
Casa de Luz SD is a U.S.-based nonprofit that raises funds and support for Casa de Luz Tijuana, a collective shelter for LGBTQ refugees and asylum seekers in Tijuana, Mexico. The shelter offers housing for around 50 people, meals, help accessing dental, medical and mental health services, transportation to appointments, and referrals to legal assistance for the asylum process. The organisation is formally recognised as a 501 nonprofit and was formed as a sister organisation to the Tijuana site to meet legal requirements. It operates between San Diego and Tijuana and relies entirely on donations.
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Casa de Luz shelter
Refugees & Migration · Mexico
A collective house in Tijuana providing temporary housing, meals, transportation to appointments, healthcare access and guidance on the asylum process for LGBTQ refugees awaiting asylum in the United States.
Collective kitchen
Poverty & Hunger · Mexico
Provides meals for shelter residents and, at times, for people outside the shelter, with indoor and outdoor kitchens.
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