The Arc of Whatcom County supports ALL families, regardless of their situation. We promise to never ask or assume age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status
We are committed to providing a warm and welcoming space for our staff and the families we support, a place where everyone belongs. We have always been and always will be a safe place for those raising or caring for someone with a disability.
We do not collect information for immigration purposes, nor will we do that. Your information is not for sale and is safe with us.
Your civil rights and liberties matter to us. Our goal is simple: we want to provide all families and individuals with connections to resources and services they need to feel empowered, encouraged, and supported.
Our Washington State Constitution ensures access to a basic education for every child residing within our state’s borders. Our Constitution does not identify citizenship as a qualification to receive an education.
- The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) has Red Cards, summarizing rights in many situations, such as when ICE agents go to a home. Cards are available at the ILRC website in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Haitian, Hmong, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalong, Tigrinya, Ukrainian and Vietnamese. ILRC also offers a guide for using red cards in your organization, and an illustrated, multilingual guide for how clients can use red cards. They are available free of charge for organizations.
- The Immigrant Defense Project has created Know Your Rights with ICE flyers in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Tagalog, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Bangla, Punjabi, Arabic, Urdu, Simplified and Traditional Mandarin, Korean, Russian, and Hebrew.
- What You Need to Know if You Do Not have a Green Card or U.S. Citizenship tipsheets for families, in Arabic, Burmese, Dari, French, Haitian Creole, Pashto, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Ukrainian, and Kinyarwanda.
- Boston Medical Center has Family Preparedness Plans available with consideration to young children and children with disabilities.
- The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has quick guides for families warning against the dangers of false promises of Notarios.
- WAISN Deportation Defense Hotline Flyer – WAISN
- Immigrant Youth and Family Resources — Legal Counsel for Youth and Children
