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Eviction Prevention Match

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Help Our Neighbors Stay Stable and Secure. During November your donation will go twice as far to keep families safely housed. All donations will be matched up to $12,000. Money raised will provide financial support to help families stay in their homes.

Donate today and double your support!

Our mission

The Oregon Community Asylum Network assists and advocates for people seeking safe haven in the United States through grassroots organizing, education, and sponsorship.

Our goal is a safe and secure landing where asylum seekers can begin growing roots.

200+adults and children helped since fall 2018

About 60people we are actively supporting today

OCAN members and neighbors greeting each other at a community gathering, with the OCAN banner on the wall behind them — Neighbors and volunteers at an OCAN community gathering.

We help new arrivals with

Housing
Employment
Healthcare
Food and nutrition
Transportation
Clothing
Education
Legal services

Your gift keeps families housed and together

Rent assistance for a single month can approach $2,000. A bond to bring someone home from detention can be $5,000 or more. Every donation goes directly to the people we serve.

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Online gifts are processed by Donorbox. A 5% card processing fee applies, so checks send 100% to asylees.

Donate by Check

Make your check payable to OCAN.
Mail it to:

OCAN
P.O. Box 5961
Eugene, OR 97405

Grassroots Connect is OCAN’s nonprofit fiscal sponsor and takes no fee, so your donation is fully tax deductible. EIN 87-1766092.

Where the need is right now

Many families we support have lost work or a breadwinner because of immigration enforcement in our community. Donations go to rent, utilities, legal fees, and bonds.

Get involved

There are tasks for every schedule, and many don’t require Spanish.

Ways to volunteer

Accompany or drive asylees to ICE appointments in Eugene and Portland. We provide an accompaniment workshop first.
Pick up food boxes, groceries, and prescriptions, or drive people to collect them.
Provide rides for medical, legal and other appointments.
Bring a potluck dish to the twice-monthly support group.
Share your skills & talents, e.g. household repairs, help a family move, become a school liaison.

Sign up to volunteer

Tell us how you’d like to help and we’ll be in touch. Spanish speakers are especially welcome.

Complete the Volunteer Interest Form

Have items or housing to offer?

Email us at ocancentral@gmail.com and we’ll arrange a drop-off or connect you with a family.

Email OCAN

Stay connected

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News, events, and calls for help, a few times a year.

Read the latest Newsletter

August 2026: OCAN’s new food pantry for our families, and more news from the network.

Read the newsletter (PDF)

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Event announcements and community updates from OCAN members.

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