Immigrant Resources
All are welcome at the Sonoma County Library, regardless of immigration or documentation status.
See our Statement of Inclusivity. Libraries are for everyone.
Emergency Hotlines
- Rapid Response (North Bay Rapid Response Network) (707) 800-4544
24-hour hotline to call in event of federal immigration raid. The Network will dispatch trained legal observers to the raid location, provide legal defense to affected communities, and offer accompaniment to impacted people and families following a raid. - United Way 211
Information on housing, food, disaster relief, tax assistance, immigration services, LGBTQ+ services, and mental health services.
Community Resources
- Aliados Health (Bay Area) (707) 792-7900
A regional association of 17 community health centers with sites in Marin, Napa, Sonoma, Contra Costa, Solano, and Yolo counties. Formed in 1994, their mission is to improve access to and the quality of care provided for underserved and uninsured people. - California Human Development (Santa Rosa) (707) 523 –1155
Farmworker services, affordable housing, immigration and citizenship, job training, and community services. - Corazon Healdsburg (North Sonoma County) (707) 615-4567
Assistance with housing, access to food and health care, emergency finances, and legal services. Childcare, adult education, prenatal workshops and support groups, college counseling, parent support and advocacy. - Humanidad (Santa Rosa) (707) 525-1515
Counseling for individuals, couples, teens, and children. - Immigrants Rising (San Francisco) (800) 375-5283
Education for undocumented people, related resources, and support.
- La Familia Sana (North Sonoma County) (707) 669-0289
Assistance with housing, utility bills, mental health, education, and other essential services. - La Luz (Sonoma Valley) (707) 938-5131
Support with financial assistance, housing, access to food and health care, emergency finances, and legal services. - La Plaza (Santa Rosa) (707) 393-8700
Health, housing, employment, education, and social support. - Latino Service Providers (707) 837-9577
Works with community partners to engage, collaborate, and exchange valuable information; to increase awareness of available resources, access to programs and services; to influence public policy, delivery of services, enhance inter-agency communication; and to promote professional development within the Latinx community.
Local Immigration Legal Services
- Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services (707) 528-8712
Offers counseling and support to help individuals achieve citizenship, defend themselves against abuses of power, and ensure they thrive in our community. - Immigration Institute of the Bay Area Petaluma (707) 932-7000 x. 403
Provides immigration legal services, immigration clinics, and citizenship classes for the Bay Area community. - Legal Aid of Sonoma County Santa Rosa (707) 341-6098
Services include immigration emergency preparation, legal assistance with guardianship, protective orders, housing, employment and health, and disaster relief.
- Sonoma County Public Defender (707) 565-2791
Provides legal representation to immigrants during criminal proceedings. They strive to accurately advise their clients about immigration consequences when they have contact with the criminal court systems. - Sonoma Immigrant Services (707) 996-6669
Offers immigration application assistance, affirmative family-based petitions, humanitarian applications, citizenship education programs, representation at immigration interviews, know-your-rights workshops, and notary services. - VIDAS Legal (707) 523-1740
Provides trauma-informed immigrant legal advocacy and community wellness programs.
For more information, see the library’s Citizenship and Immigration page.
National Immigrant Resources
- Center for Constitutional Rights
The Center for Constitutional Rights works with communities under threat to fight for justice and liberation through litigation, advocacy, and strategic communications. - Immigrant Legal Resource Center
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) is a national nonprofit resource center that provides immigration legal trainings, technical assistance, and educational materials, and engages in advocacy and immigrant civic engagement to advance immigrant rights.
- National Immigration Forum
Works to advance sound federal immigration solutions through its policy expertise, communications outreach, and coalition-building work, which forges powerful alliances of diverse constituencies across the country to build consensus on the important role of immigrants in America. - National Immigration Law Center
One of the leading advocacy organizations in the U.S. dedicated to advancing and defending the rights and opportunities of low-income immigrants and their loved ones.
Library Resources
Library services are free, confidential, and available to all, regardless of immigration status. Get a library card today.
- Adult Literacy & English Language Partners (707) 544-2622
One-on-one tutoring to learn English language skills at your local library. - New American Collection
Discover resources to help you be successful as a new American: visas, green cards, citizenship, and more.
Visit your local library for free WiFi, computer use, WiFi hotspot and laptop checkouts, printing and photocopying, and bilingual events for all ages. Call or visit any library for further help.