Help welcome our new neighbors during this humanitarian crisis
Your support to our Tanda Program helps provide direct financial assistance for newly arrived families and undocumented-led families. The assistance is distributed primarily to cover grocery expenses. Assistance is distributed in the form of gift cards for local grocery stores and/or Visa gift cards for purchase of other critical, non-grocery items such as prescription medications and transportation.
Mano a Mano partners with local immigrant-owned grocers to develop gift card systems for their stores. Mano a Mano purchases the cards from these businesses and then distributes them to community members screened and approved for the assistance. The families supported are empowered to take care of their families, who are then able to buy culturally relevant food and other goods for their families.
100% of donations made to the Tanda directly support community members who are facing extreme choices in trying to cover their family’s basic needs.
The funds are limited to undocumented immigrants who live in Lake and McHenry Counties and who are not eligible for other government benefits.
If you or someone you know would like to know more or if in need of support, please call Mano a Mano directly to schedule an appointment with a case worker from our team at 847-201-1521 or email [email protected]
(for email, please include your name and best number and time to call and reach you).
Mano a Mano is extremely grateful for the support that our Tanda has received so far from individuals, family foundations, and larger charitable foundations.
These include, but are not limited to:
