The largest immigration raid in U.S. History has ripped apart families in Mississippi.
Children came home from their first day of school to find their parents had been taken away. Some of their parents were later released. Some weren’t. The experience has left them scared and traumatized.
Living without a parent is hard enough. The financial burden of losing a breadwinner can be devastating.
In Canton, volunteers at Sacred Heart Catholic Church are running a crisis center in their parish hall. They have lawyers, counselors and social workers for impacted families. They are also collecting donations of food, personal care items and school supplies for families in need of support.
They are even making plans for a temporary daycare ministry.
Parents no longer have jobs and with this sudden loss of income families are facing a frightening and uncertain future. Emergency funds are needed, as well as money for rent and the most basic household expenses.
Catholic Extension Society’s Holy Family Fund has already helped 500 families, but the need continues. Your donation to the fund will assist low-income families in the U.S. who are financially dependent on a parent that has been detained or deported for immigration reasons.
