After Minneapolis, fear spread fast — and it didn’t stop at the headlines.

Here’s why local care, trust, & community-rooted support matter so much right now, and how we’re showing up for families in Virginia.

👉 www.hagamosvaca.org/news/when-fear-comes-home-why-local-care-matters-after-minneapolis

1/ This weekend, communities all across the country came together for #ICEOutForGood — a nationwide series of peaceful vigils, marches, and rallies responding to the murder of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. And what happens next matters.

Santa Fe is doing a walking vigil around the Roundhouse, Saturday from 2-4. 🚫👑💙🇺🇸

www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Since we're new here, we want to tell you a little more about who we are. So, a 🧵.

Hagamos Vaca started with one teacher and a pair of glasses. Really.

Our hearts are broken for Minneapolis today. It’s a stark reminder of what immigrant communities across the country are living with every single day: fear, uncertainty, and real danger. 🧵

Hagamos Vaca started with one teacher and a pair of glasses.

Helping kids see the board revealed much bigger needs — food, housing, healthcare, safety.

What began as one person helping became a community stepping up together.

That’s how Hagamos Vaca was born: www.hagamosvaca.org/about

Hagamos Vaca means “let’s pitch in.”

We’re a community-led nonprofit in rural(ish) VA, supporting immigrant families with food, housing, healthcare, and education — care that says: you matter here.

We take care of us. And we can't wait to tell you more about our work.

hagamosvaca.org