Fear and anxiety have become a recurring theme in the conversations of thousands of homes in the Bay Area, especially those inhabited by undocumented immigrants or those with mixed status, all in the face of threats from Donald Trump, the president-elect of the United States who will take power again in January, which is why organizations in the Bay Area have joined together to protect the rights of those who see their future uncertain in the "land of opportunity."
Among those organizations isCoastside Hope, a non-profit foundation that serves as the Central Coast's human services agency to benefit residents of coastal San Mateo County through support in the form of food, clothing, housing assistance, online application for government benefits, referrals and other support when neighbors are most in need.
In turn, it provides opportunities in the form of free citizenship classes, free tax preparation services and connections with programs and services of other organizations, and even in the support of some immigration services such as DACA permit renewal, green card renewal or knowing your status to apply for citizenship.
As told by Judith Guerrero, executive director of Coastside Hope, who in an interview for Por La Libre, the mobile community radio station Pen 360 Press, I know that the organization that he leads has already started to work with others such as BRIDGE, AT