Your mailing address could be a P.O. box, or any address where you receive your mail or feel more comfortable receiving it. The mailing address must be in Washington State.
- communityleaderswa@gmail.com
- 2850 SW Yancy ST #104, Seattle, WA 98126
You must live in Washington State at the time that you apply, and the money can only be sent to a Washington State address.
1 - We strive to increase civic engagement through advocacy. You must be 18 at the time that you apply. 3 - We increase 2020 US Census awareness and drive voter registration. 5 - We maintain a healthy relationship with our funders.
This could include losing hours at work, losing your job, contracting the virus, or caring for a family member who contracted it.
Refugees, people granted asylum, COFA migrants, DACA recipients, and other people who have legal authorization to work in the United States are not eligible for this fund.
If you applied to the fund in 2020 or 2021, you can apply again for more funding—whether or not you received funding last time.
Everyone who is eligible for the fund and is over 18 can apply. Each person in a household must complete their own individual application.
You can apply online now in 14 different African languages.
The application should take about 20 minutes to an hour to complete.
To apply, you will need to have a clear picture or PDF copy of one of these documents. It cannot be expired, and it must have your full name and your current residential address in Washington State:
your full name and your current residential address in Washington State:
If you don’t have one of these documents, you can submit this form instead. Ask someone from a community organization that you currently receive direct services/volunteer/work at or, your landlord, or a religious leader to fill it out and sign it. They will need to get it notarized.
After you apply, you will receive a confirmation email and text in English or Spanish. You will receive another email and text update when your application is processed.
Between December 2022 and January 2023, you will get an update on whether your application is accepted or not. If you’re accepted, then a check or prepaid card (depending on which option you choose) will be mailed to you.
Your mailing address could be a P.O. box, or any address where you receive your mail or feel more comfortable receiving it. The mailing address must be in Washington State.
No personal information in your application will ever be voluntarily shared with the government, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), or law enforcement.
This money should not prevent you from getting a green card in the future.
All payments are made as grants and classified as disaster relief under the IRS. They should not count as taxable income.
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) and dozens of other community organizations help support and manage this fund. You can see them here.
If someone asks you to pay them to help you fill out the application, it’s a scam. Do not respond to them. You do not need to pay for help in applying for the fund.
Support African community organizations by providing a platform where African community organizations can share resources and information to enable collaboration and be the Voice for African communities in Washington State
# | Language | Applicant Assistant’s Name | WhatsApp/Text Phone# | |
1 | Amharic | Nigisti Hailemariam | (206) 557-0805 | nigistiha@yahoo.com |
2 |
| Wodenesh Ayele | (206) 550-3999 | wodenesh2016@gmail.com |
3 | Arabic | Fathia Hammad | (253) 737-3786 | fathiaafrica@gmail.com |
4 | Bemba | Modester (Mo) Chatta | (253) 569-6540 | mochatta@gmail.com |
5 | Chichewa
| Wezi Longwe | (206) 313-5818 | nyalongwe@yahoo.com |
|
| Victor C. Mhoni | (206) 488-7448 | Victor.mhoni@outlook.com |
6 | English | Sibongile ( Sibo) Chadyiwa | (206) 581-4406 | minouv02@gmail.com |
|
| Ken Chikonzo | (310) 591-4007 | kenchikonzo@fuller.edu |
|
| Hnede Dorbor (Nelly) | (952) 994-6985 | garjayehnede@gmail.com |
7 | French
| JEANPAUL KAMARI | (832) 641-0463 | kmazimpaka@yahoo.com |
|
| Nida Ntita | (240) 437-2843 | |
|
| Jean-Paul Yafali
| (206) 981-6911 | Jean-paul.yafali@nc-us.org |
8 | Igbo | Andrew Ashiofu | (404) 832-0245 | andrew.ashiofu@live.com |
9 | Kibembe
| Jean-Paul Yafali | (206) 981-6911 | Jean-paul.yafali@nc-us.org |
10 | Kiboa
| Nida Ntita | (240) 437-2843 | nntita87@bethelu.edu |
11 | Kikongo
| Nida Ntita | (240) 437-2843 | nntita87@bethelu.edu |
12 | Kikuyu
| Bernard Kamau | (510) 861-1161 | bnkamau2000@yahoo.com |
13 | Kinyarwanda | JEANPAUL KAMARI | (832) 641-0463 | kmazimpaka@yahoo.com |
14 | Kisii
| Denis Maronga
| (425) 389-9505 | dubaidenis@gmail.com |
15 | Kitetela
| Jean-Paul Yafali | (206) 981-6911 | Jean-paul.yafali@nc-us.org |
16 | Koloqua
| Hnede Dorbor (Nelly) | (952) 994-6985 | garjayehnede@gmail.com |
17 | Liberian English | Hnede Dorbor (Nelly) | (952) 994-6985 | garjayehnede@gmail.com |
18 | Lingala | Jean-Paul Yafali
| (206) 981-6911 | Jean-paul.yafali@nc-us.org |
|
| Nida Ntita | (240) 437-2843 | |
20 | Luganda | Nansare Consolata | (206) 228-2845 | africanprinttakeover@gmail.com |
21 | Luo
| Denis Maronga | (425) 389-9505 | dubaidenis@gmail.com |
22 | Mandinka
| Awa Drammeh | (425) 750-7106 | jaitehawadrammeh@gmail.com |
23 | Ndebele | Sibongile ( Sibo) Chadyiwa | (206) 581-4406 | minouv02@gmail.com |
24 | Nyanja | Modester (Mo) Chatta | (253) 569-6540 | mochatta@gmail.com |
25 | Portuguese | Nida Ntita | (240) 437-2843 | |
|
| Jean-Paul Yafali
| (206) 981-6911 | Jean-paul.yafali@nc-us.org |
26 | Shona | Ken Chikonzo | (310) 591-4007 | kenchikonzo@fuller.edu |
|
| Sibongile ( Sibo) Chadyiwa | (206) 581-4406 | minouv02@gmail.com |
27 | Spanish | Bryan Rincon-Ochoa | 509-731-7825 | bryan@modernhost.co |
28 | Swahili | Lina Stinson-Ali | (206) 251-4783 | linatwala@gmail.com |
|
| Denis Maronga
| (425) 389-9505 | dubaidenis@gmail.com |
|
| Claire Mmbone | (253) 632-1384 | mmbone.claire2@gmail.com |
29 | Tigrinya | Nigisti Hailemariam | (206) 557-0805 | nigistiha@yahoo.com |
|
| Wodenesh Ayele | (206) 550-3999 | wodenesh2016@gmail.com |
30 | Tshiluba
| Jean-Paul Yafali | (206) 981-6911 | Jean-paul.yafali@nc-us.org |
31 | Wolof | Adam Dibba | (425) 351-0665 | adamdibba@gmail.com |
32 | Zulu | Phetheni Ndhlovu | (206) 779-2488 | pjjmandhlovu@hotmail.com |