• Presbytery

Legal Aid Fundraiser for Immigration Services Raises Over $30,000

Save the Date: Ceremonial Check Event 

As of March 1st, contributors have successfully secured matching funds pledged by the Peace and Justice Working Group. To honor the organizations that made this possible, the Presbytery will present ceremonial checks to Amigos de Guadalupe and the Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County—each in the amount of $7,500—following the fundraiser deadline on Pentecost Sunday, May 24.

Join us on Wednesday, May 27, at 12:00 pm at Westhope Presbyterian Church in Saratoga. The presentation will feature representatives from each organization for a brief program of remarks and acknowledgement of their collective efforts to support our immigrant neighbors.

A report issued November 20, 2025 by the American Immigration Council indicated that without the benefit of an attorney at immigration court proceedings, people in our Presbytery have a 70% chance of being deported, often erroneously.

In response to this, the Presbytery’s Peace and Justice Working Group has worked with EP Neal Presa to establish a free will offering initiative to support crucial legal counsel for people facing the threat of deportation. The Working Group and Presbytery staff have identified Peacemaking Offering and other related special funds that can provide up to $15,000 in matching funds. This initiative will run through Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026