TOP 12

RAICES 2023

1

Initiated support for 1,300-plus parents and children as part of our Refugee Client Services — more than doubling our capacity and representing our most diverse population to date from Afghanistan, Burma/Myanmar, Cuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Haiti, Iraq, and Ukraine

2

Filed and prepared to file more than 12,600 active cases on behalf of nearly 6,000 people from Honduras, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Venezuela, Afghanistan, Cuba, Nicaragua, Colombia, Cameroon, Nigeria, and Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as various countries including but not limited to China, Ecuador, Iraq, Peru, Nepal, and Ukraine

3

Launched pro bono collaborations with multinational firms including DLA Piper and Morrison Foerster, expanding the expertise accessible to our clients and for their cases

4

Established a new Legal Leadership and Legal Operations infrastructure to equip team members with the information needed to succeed

5

Empowered school-aged children across Texas, distributing approximately 1,300 backpacks and school kits, as well as over 1,100-plus toys for more than 200 clients and their family members at year-end

6

Disbursed over $1.5 million in direct support across our client financial assistance, bond, and refugee resettlement programs

7

Inspired more than 97,600 private philanthropic contributions from over 13,000 supporters nationwide, increasing the average contribution size by 5%

8

Initiated more than 43,400 advocacy actions and over 1,685 community volunteer hours — 70% of which were in support of Refugee Client Services

9

Sounded the alarm on the threat to asylum nationally with Liberty: At Times, a seven-story-tall billboard in Times Square depicting Lady Liberty and her torch shackled by the buoys, razor wires, and bloody waters in the Rio Grande faced by people today on their journey to safety in the U.S.

10

Revealed refreshed branding and a new website, nearly tripling search click through rates and more than doubling the average visitor time spent on the website

11

Rolled out new management training across the organization to establish cohesive standards for accountability and alignment with our shared values: Proactivity, Inclusion, Empowerment, Compassion, and Excellence (PIECE)

12

Found RAICES’ new flagship campus in San Antonio, moved into a new office in Corpus Christi, and upgraded facilities in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Houston to make them more welcoming for staff and clients alike