Support our core program
Washington state employees can donate to support Mi Chiantla’s core program via tax deductible payroll contributions (one time or recurring). Our Washington State Combined Fund Drive charity code is 2006764. We will soon add other ways to donate to enhance services we already provide to local families.
For several years running, we have obtained grant funds to carry out specific educational activities around youth cannabis and tobacco use prevention as well as building youth resilience. Read this June 2025 Greater Tacoma Community Foundation feature on some of our grant-funded work. Your donation could help us do additional things that grant funds don’t cover. For example: offer small incentives to increase engagement of our young participants, help participating families meet their needs for transportation, legal services, school supplies, and more. Because we work in community, with the community, and for the community, we are keenly aware of the many challenges local families face. We already connect community members with available resources whenever possible. Your donation will help us do more to directly meet these needs.
Support our child passport initiative
For some of the families in our core program, we’ve learned that family separation is a real risk and source of fear. This is often in families where members have different immigration statuses. Because the U.S. passport application process can be daunting when you have financial and language barriers, we began helping families navigate it. Your donation will help Mi Chiantla staff work directly with more Washington families to address these challenges. We hope to prevent prolonged family separation in case a parent of a U.S. citizen child is unexpectedly deported.
Donations via Venmo @Mi-Chiantla will help cover the following costs for families in need.
– Child passport application fees, passport photo, and medical testing costs
– Related attorney fees
– Providing interpretation and translation services, as needed
– Providing advice on the overall process and filling out required forms
– Providing transportation to passport and photo appointments
