Family, not just paperwork
Most foundations focus on a single category — refugees, asylum, DACA. We start from the family situation and bring the right specialist around it.
United Immigrant Aid Network
We help immigrants build stability and the foundation to grow from it.
UIAN is a nonprofit working with immigrants and mixed-status families in the United States. We help people resolve documents, protect their families, learn the system, and find a footing that lasts beyond the first crisis.
UIAN
Building Stability. Creating Futures.
- Stability first. Documents, housing, work, family.
- Built with partners. Lawyers, clinics, employers, schools.
- Honest reporting. Numbers we can prove, not numbers we want.
- U.S. based. A foundation in California, working nationwide.
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Real legal pathways
We connect families to immigration attorneys, accredited representatives and clinics — not internet rumors.
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Family-centered work
Most of the people we help carry someone else on their shoulders. Our programs reflect that reality.
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Long-term stability
We don’t just react to emergencies. We help people return to a normal life and stay there.
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Transparent stewardship
Funding is designed to be traceable. Reports, board, registration and donor policies will be published on this site.
An immigrant family with stable documents, stable income and a real plan is no longer a community risk. They become a community resource.
UIAN founding belief
Who we are
A nonprofit built by people who actually walked this road.
UIAN was created by people from immigrant communities who have spent years inside U.S. immigration, document and adaptation systems. We saw the same families being passed between agencies, scammed by unlicensed “consultants”, or quietly left without support after the first urgent appointment.
We started UIAN as a nonprofit foundation, not a service business, because the immigrant community needs an organization whose first priority is stability — not invoices. Donations, partnerships and grants fund the work, and the work is judged by whether real families end up in a better place.
We work with attorneys, accredited representatives, employers, mental-health providers, schools and faith communities. UIAN doesn’t replace them. It coordinates them around one family at a time.
U.S.
Focus area: immigrants and families
Legal
Status details to be published
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Public reports and board page
Tax status, registration details and EIN will be published on the Transparency page once all confirmations are received.
Why UIAN
Why this foundation, and why now.
Many groups help immigrants. UIAN is built around four things people repeatedly tell us they cannot find in one place.
Real licensed help
We work only with licensed attorneys, accredited representatives, registered providers and verified partners. We do not refer people to unlicensed consultants.
Long-term, not one-off
Stability comes from staying. After the first urgent step we keep checking in — work, housing, school, mental health, finances.
Honest with donors
We don’t inflate impact numbers. Reports describe what we actually did, what worked, what didn’t and where every dollar went.
Built around partners
Companies, law firms, clinics and faith communities can plug into UIAN as partners with clear deliverables and reporting on their contribution.
Local, not abstract
UIAN is based in California with field work where most of our families live and work. We are not a remote brand without ground presence.
What we do
Programs that move a family from urgent to stable.
Each program has a clear scope, a partner network behind it and a donor-facing report. Programs grow as funding allows.
Documents & Status
Immigration Relief Program
Connecting families to licensed immigration attorneys and accredited representatives for asylum, TPS, U-visa, VAWA, family petitions and adjustment of status.
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Family
Family Protection & Emergency Support
Crisis support for families facing detention, separation, sudden housing loss or domestic violence. Includes safety planning and referrals.
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Refugee & humanitarian
Refugee & Humanitarian Aid
First-90-days support for refugees, asylees and parolees: temporary housing referrals, ID, school enrollment, health navigation and adult ESL.
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Women & children
Women & Children Support
Confidential support for immigrant women and children, including pregnancy, single mothers, survivors of abuse, school transitions and youth mentorship.
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Career & income
Career & Business Integration
Helping immigrants enter the U.S. labor market and build small businesses with credential evaluation, employer partners and basic financial coaching.
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Future generation
Future Generation Program
Long-term work with children of immigrant families: tutoring, school advocacy, college prep, scholarships and leadership opportunities.
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How we help
A clear path, not a hotline that disappears.
Every family that reaches UIAN goes through the same starting steps. Nothing magical — just a process that does not abandon people halfway.
Start a request1
Reach out
Send a request through the site or call. Tell us who is in the family and what is happening. We do not require status documents to start the conversation.
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First conversation
A coordinator listens for 30 to 45 minutes, identifies what is urgent and what is long-term, and explains in plain words what is realistic and what is not.
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Match to specialists
The case is matched with the right partners — licensed attorneys, clinics, schools, employers — and we stay involved as a coordinator, not just a referral.
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Stability check-ins
After the urgent step is resolved, we keep checking on the family at planned intervals to make sure stability is real, not temporary.
Support the mission
Your donation funds real, traceable work.
UIAN is funded by individual donors, monthly supporters and partner organizations. We publish where the money goes and who it helped.
One-time gift
Direct funding for current cases. Useful when a specific family needs urgent help this month.
Monthly partner
The core of our budget. Monthly partners let us plan, hire coordinators and respond fast when crises happen.
Corporate giving
Companies sponsor a program, a family cohort or matching gifts. We send a real impact report, not a logo collage.
Stories
People we work with, told honestly.
Real stories will appear here once the families involved review and approve the text. We do not publish people without their consent.
A mixed-status family stops being afraid of the mailbox
Story placeholder. After review with the family, this card will describe a real case — what happened, what was done and where the family is now.
From an unsafe relationship to a stable apartment and a job
Story placeholder. The final version will describe how a survivor moved from crisis support into long-term stability, with the family’s permission.
A teenager from a refugee family applying to college
Story placeholder. The published version will describe school advocacy, mentoring and concrete support that led to a successful college application.
Transparency
What we will publish about ourselves.
A foundation that asks for trust must give donors a clear way to verify that trust. UIAN publishes the documents that real nonprofits publish, in plain language.
Open transparency pageLegal status & registration
EIN, IRS determination letter and applicable charity registry details, with confirmation date.
Annual reports & Form 990
Plain-language annual reports plus the actual IRS Form 990 once we have a full reporting year.
Board & leadership
Names, photos and short bios of the board and key staff. No anonymous leadership.
Donor & privacy policy
Donor receipts policy, refund rules, donor privacy and a clear statement that we do not sell donor data.
Conflicts & whistleblower policy
Standard nonprofit policies on conflicts of interest, whistleblower protection and document retention.
Partners
UIAN is built around partners, not against them.
Companies, law firms, faith communities, healthcare providers and schools work with UIAN as partners. Each partnership has a clear scope, a coordinator on both sides and a written impact report.
Corporate sponsorship
Sponsor a program, a family cohort or a matching-gift campaign.
Pro bono legal partner
Law firms and accredited representatives covering specific case categories.
Healthcare & mental health
Clinics offering reduced-cost or free initial visits for our families.
Education & ESL
Schools, ESL programs and tutoring partners for parents and children.
Faith & community
Faith communities, cultural associations and local nonprofits.
In-kind support
Translation, transportation, supplies, professional services.
Partner spaces
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Resources
Practical guides for families who can’t wait.
Free, plain-language materials. Updated regularly. Always reviewed by licensed attorneys or qualified specialists before publishing.
What to do if a family member is detained
Step-by-step actions for the first 24 hours, how to find the person, who to call and which documents to gather.
Open guideDocuments every immigrant family should keep
A simple home checklist of identity, immigration, medical, school and financial documents and where to keep them.
Open checklistHow to recognize a notario or immigration scam
What unlicensed “consultants” say, what real licensed help looks like and how to verify any provider in minutes.
Open guideSchool enrollment for newly arrived children
Rights of immigrant children at U.S. public schools, what schools can and cannot ask, how to get started fast.
Open guideFamily safety plan for mixed-status households
Plan template covering documents, emergency contacts, child-care decisions and trusted people for every scenario.
Open toolkitMental health support that respects culture and language
How to find providers who speak your language and understand immigration stress, including low-cost options.
Open guide
Take one step today
Stability rarely happens by itself.
You can ask for help, support a family this month, become a monthly partner, or bring your company into UIAN as a partner. Every path moves the same mission forward.