Elliot Park Neighbor Support Fund

FUND PURPOSE: In these unprecedented times, please give what you can to help support your Elliot Park neighbors in need. During winter 2026, the Elliot Park Neighbor Support Fund was created during Operation Metro Surge to help support our immigrant neighbors in Elliot Park and/or neighbors in Elliot Park directly impacted by increased federal immigration enforcement activities, requiring them to limit activities to prioritize their safety, with critical needs (groceries, safe transportation, and other financial help). 

Since “Operation Metro Surge” has abated in spring 2026, we continue to support this Fund. We recognize both that the hardships caused by the range of direct impacts on our neighbors continue; and that Operation Metro Surge only worsened existing financial hardships for many neighbors. And even after these most urgent conditions have improved, many neighbors continue to experience multiple layers of economic hardship and food or housing insecurities that may have been exacerbated by various federal actions. 

Elliot Park Neighborhood continues working to connect neighbors with critical needs with neighbors with resources to give. Any amount helps.

Questions, or need translation or other accommodations, or want to volunteer with the Elliot Park Neighbor Support Network? Contact EPNI at hello@elliotpark.org or call/text us at (612) 234-2280. 

If you want to specifically give rent assistance to neighbors, please donate to this city-wide Renter Support Fund, to which EPNI is a collaborative supporter.  Visit: https://www.ppna.org/renter-support-fund .

If you’d like to make an in-kind donation, please review this High Needs Donation List, for needed items. 

Donation Tiers (Below are examples of how we can put your donation to work for your neighbors; financial support will be provided on a case-by-case basis, based on individual needs, and following mutual aid best practices):

• 🛡️ Sanctuary Supporter: $50

Provides a month of secure phone service and prepaid minutes for a neighbor, ensuring they can stay connected to community alerts, legal counsel, and family.

• 🛒 Community Nourisher: $150

Covers a week’s worth of groceries and essential household supplies for a family, delivered discreetly to their home if needed.

• 🚗 Safe Passage Partner: $300

Supports transportation costs for critical needs: rides to legal appointments, court dates, medical visits, or safe relocation assistance.

• 💙 Wellness Sustainer: $450

Funds access to mental health resources, including counseling sessions or virtual support groups tailored for trauma and crisis support.

• 🏠 Housing Anchor: $750

Provides direct utility assistance for one month to help a neighbor maintain stable housing during times of financial or legal uncertainty.

• 🤝 Community Guardian: $1,200

Covers needs for multiple households facing urgent financial hardships—including groceries, basic supplies, medicine, phone bills, housing-related bills or urgent legal fees.

Please give whatever you can. 

Matching Gift Challenge: We are seeking a partner who can agree to match every dollar donated, up to $5,000 generously! Could you double your impact by donating today?

100% of the funds raised will go directly to supporting our Elliot Park neighbors experiencing urgent financial hardship, including immigrant neighbors and/or neighbors needing to limit their activities in order to prioritize their safety, during the continued federal immigration enforcement surge. We’ll provide regular updates on how the money is being used to help our most vulnerable community members.

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We are incredibly grateful for your generosity and support. Together, we’re showing what it means to be a true community. Thank you for helping our neighbors in their time of need.