The Work
Behind the Work

Dear {{FirstName or ‘friend’}},

Before anything else — we see you. We see how heavy this year has been for so many of our families, how many of you have carried uncertainty quietly, how many of you have shown up anyway, for yourselves and for each other. We want you to hear this plainly: you are not carrying it alone. We’ve got you.

That’s what this table has always meant. It doesn’t ask for your papers. It doesn’t care how long you’ve been here or how hard the road was to get here — it just pulls up one more chair.

We’re 10 days out from the night we get to say thank you for that, together. Ten days until we pull up a chair for you.

Get your ticket, bring someone with you, and be in the room

But a table is only as strong as the work behind it, and we want you to see that work too. This year, we have carried Louisiana’s fight from Alexandria to the Capitol steps — standing with directly impacted families and advocates as our delegation met with more than 70 members of Congress, pressing for an end to detention expansion and for the legislation that would shut facilities like the one rising in Alexandria down for good. That same fight is the one our pantry carries every second Friday, the one our classrooms carry every time a student learns the English they need for a citizenship interview, the one our youth programs carry every time a young person in this community finds someone in their corner. None of it happens because someone else makes it happen. It happens because this community — you — makes it possible. 

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If you can’t attend, a gift of any size keeps the pantry, diaper bank, and our emergency assistance running all year.

Businesses & Institutions

Sponsor the evening. Five levels put your organization at the center of Louisiana’s most diverse gathering of the year, and every level funds services for families in need.

Maria Griselda Simona Hurslton

Community Leader and Immigrant Advocate
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Grassroots Community Leadership Award 

Jean Gelin

Community Leader
Serving Haitian Communities Across Louisiana

Haitian Community Service and Solidarity Award 

Maria Truett

Community Leader
Hispanic Heritage of Gonzales

Cultural Bridge Builder and Community Service Award