Mission
RAICES ACTION FUND (RAF) IS AN INDEPENDENT SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION CONCEIVED TO EMPOWER IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN THE U.S., AND HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. RAF REPRESENTS THE ADVOCACY ARM OF THE MOVEMENT FOR MIGRANT JUSTICE, ENGAGING CIVILIANS IN EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ACTIVITIES INCLUDING PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, AND LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY.RAF ORGANIZES AND EMPOWERS IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ALLIES IN TEXAS AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITH THE INTENTION OF POSITIVELY SHIFTING THE IMMIGRATION NARRATIVE IN THE U.S., AMPLIFYING MIGRANT VOICES IN ORDER TO HUMANIZE THE DEBATE ON THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SOUGHT SAFETY AND SECURITY AT AND WITHIN U.S. BORDERS. TO ENSURE THAT EVERY NEW MEMBER OF OUR SOCIETY IS TREATED WITH DIGNITY, RAF BUILDS BRIDGES INTO AMERICAN SOCIETY WITH PARTNERSHIPS DESIGNED TO ENSHRINE AND PROTECT THE RIGHT TO COME TO THE U.S. AND TO THRIVE.