The following are the sponsors for the Alternative Migrant Trail 2026. We are grateful for the diverse support we have, which makes the Migrant Trail possible. If you or your organization is interested in becoming a sponsor of the Migrant Trail, please click here.
Organizational Sponsors
The Tucson Peace Center is the 501c3 sponsor of the Migrant Trail. We are primarily an umbrella organization comprised of many social justice, environmental, immigrants rights and peace groups. We maintain a community calendar of activist events both mailed monthly in hard copy and online. Finally, annually we produce the Tucson Peace and Music Festival ( where member groups and others display their issues) and the annual Spaghetti dinner.
Ajo Samaritans: Humanitarian Aid organization based in Ajo, AZ
American Friends Service Committee, Colorado: Taking our direction from people directly impacted by injustice, AFSC Colorado organizes immigrants and allies striving for immigrant justice. By providing leadership development, we resist deportation, lift up positive narratives, and successfully advocate for policy change.
The Arizona Palestine Solidarity Alliance (APSA) is a solidarity, anti-militarization group working to build a regional movement opposing the ongoing US/Israeli partnership that supports the brutal occupation of the Palestinian people and lands, and the increasing militarization of the US/Mexico border region.
BorderLinks offers experiential learning opportunities that explore the causes and difficulties of migration, as well as the impact of U.S. immigration policies. BorderLinks brings to the forefront the voices of migrants and people who are committed to social change.
Boulder Area Sanctuary and Immigration Coalition: We started as an organization dedicated to supporting a family living in sanctuary. Now we have expanded our focus to help support immigrants and families experiencing detainment or threat of deportation.
Community of Christ of the Desert Tucson, AZ emphasizes action for justice, peace and equality. To fulfill our community’s mission of service to God, one another, and the wider world, we meet once a week to pray, to reflect on Jesus’ gospel message, celebrate a service of the breaking of the bread together and prepare ourselves to act individually and as a group in ways that promote peace and social justice for all people. We are located in the Tucson area.
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church- Houston: Christian Congregation who shares the good news of Christ.
Green Valley/Sahuarita Samaritans: We are compassionate individuals committed to saving lives in the southern Arizona desert. We believe in respect for human rights and one’s ethical responsibility to assist those who are suffering. We were founded in 2005 and work with all the other Southern Arizona Humanitarian Groups.
Humane Borders, motivated by faith and the universal need for kindness, maintains a system of dozens of water stations in the Sonoran Desert on routes used by migrants making the perilous journey to the United States on foot. Our primary mission is to save lives in the Sonoran Desert and transform the border into a space of dignity, justice, equity, hope, and human understanding.
Indigenous Alliance Without Borders: As a collective of Indigenous Peoples, our mission is to affirm the rights of all Indigenous peoples.
Mennonite Central Committee is a global, nonprofit organization that strives to share God’s love and compassion for all through relief, development and peacebuilding.
Migration Trauma Consulting provides seminars, workshops and resources to address migration-related trauma and stress for individuals, services providers, organizations and communities.
Muna Food is a private catering and foodways project featuring Palestinian cuisine and culture, owned and operated by chef Muna Dawn Hijazi, a proud queer Palestinian based in Chuk•son Arizona. Find them @munafoodaz on instagram / MunaFoodAZ on Facebook
No More Deaths and Quaker’s Migrant Action Committee (MAC) of Pima Monthly Meeting (Quakers): NO MORE DEATHS– formed in Arizona in 2004 to respond to a crisis of migrant suffering, death and disappearance in the borderland. That crisis continues to this day. Our mission continues to this day.
Norris Family Fund: A family that supports numerous nonprofits including those that support immigrants, childcare and early childhood education, members of the LGBTQ+ communities.
SOA Watch is a nonviolent grassroots movement working to close the SOA / WHINSEC and similar centers that train state actors such as military, law enforcement and border patrol. We strive to expose, denounce, and end US militarization, oppressive US policies and other forms of state violence in the Americas. We act in solidarity with organizations and movements working for justice and peace throughout the Americas.
Tucson Samaritans: Humanitarian aid in the southern Arizona desert since 2002.
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee: For over 80 years, UUSC has worked to challenge injustice and advance human rights. Through our collaboration with frontline communities and grassroots movements, we are building a better world together.
Individual Sponsors:
Bob Shively and Carol Reilly
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