Home is Here NOLA

10/28/2026

📣 Food Vendors, Bakers, Caterers, Pop-Ups & Home Chefs: We Need You! 🚨

On 12/20, we're bringing together New Orleans' incredible foodie community for a one-of-a-kind International Cook-Off & Bake-Off benefiting immigrant justice.

It's free to enter and you can showcase your best dish, connect with new customers, celebrate culture through food, compete for prizes and ... for crowd favorite bragging rights!

Plus, your participation helps support our efforts to provide free legal services and advocacy for detained immigrants across Louisiana!

👨‍🍳 Limited Chef spots available!

Sign up today through this link: https://bit.ly/NOLAFeedtheNeed and help us Feed the Need!

Join Home Is Here NOLA for Feed the Need, an international cook-off and bake-off celebrating food, culture, and community while raising funds to support immigrant justice.

10/17/2026

🍴 New Orleans, are you ready to Feed the Need?

Join Home Is Here NOLA on Sunday, December 20th at The Broadside for our International Cook-Off & Bake-Off celebrating food, culture, community, and immigrant justice!

🌎 Taste dishes inspired by flavors around the world
👩‍🍳 Enter your best dish and compete for the crowd’s favorite
🗳️ Taste, vote, and help choose the winners
❤️ Help us raise $10,000 to support immigrant justice

Every bite helps support Home Is Here NOLA’s work providing free legal services, advocacy, and guidance to detained immigrants navigating complex legal proceedings.

Early Bird tickets are $20, kids 12 & under are free, and it’s FREE to enter the competition! Home Chef spots are limited to 15, so register early if you want to compete.

🎟️ Register, compete, or donate here: http://bit.ly/NOLAFeedtheNeed

09/30/2026

Two years ago, we screened Caged Dreams - a film documenting the experiences of people impacted by immigration detention and the deep toll it takes on mental health, families, and communities.

Last week, we had the honor of meeting Beatriz, one of the individuals whose story was featured in the film. Amid conversations about resilience, justice, and survival, she offered a simple but powerful reminder: we cannot sustain the work of healing our communities without also taking time to heal ourselves❤️‍🩹

Join us next Wednesday, Oct. 7th from 3 to 7p for light refreshments, body-work and collective care. RSVP here: https://bit.ly/rechargehhnola or click the link in bio.

09/26/2026

What a powerful evening at 'Together in Resistance: Building a Future Beyond ICE'.

Thank you Amnesty International for creating space to elevate the experiences of our immigrant communities - especially for those of us often overlooked in the South - exposing long-standing harm and helping ensure these injustices are seen, heard, and documented.

What a meaningful way to honor community resilience and push accountability forward.

The work continues, and we’re grateful to be in it together. ✊🏽

You can read Amnesty International’s full report, We Had Whistles, They Had Guns: Human Rights Violations in U.S. Immigration Enforcement Operations and the Case to Abolish ICE, by clicking here: https://bit.ly/WeHadWhistles

09/23/2026

As the fight continues, so must our journey to rest & recharge 💞

The work of supporting our communities impacted by incarceration and immigration detention can be heavy.

On October 7th from 3-7p, we're creating a space dedicated to resting, connection, and collective care.

Together with , we're offering free massages and bodywork for individuals directly impacted by immigration detention, incarceration and those who walk alongside impacted communities every day.

Come as you are. Take a moment to rest, connect with others, and receive the care you deserve 💜 RSVP using this link: https://bit.ly/rechargehhnola

09/16/2026

Today, we celebrate a win: in a matter of a few hours, we got our client off a deportation flight. ✈️

The system continues to wrongfully deport people and separate families - that's exactly why we keep fighting - for justice, accountability, and dignity.

We're deeply grateful to the community partners, advocates, and supporters who helped make this possible. This is what collective action looks like.

Donate today to help us continue defending immigrant communities facing immigration detention. 💙

Link in bio or click here: https://bit.ly/sustainbelonging

08/14/2026

📣Our state is moving closer to opening a detention facility in Alexandria, LA designated to detain immigrant families and children.👎🏽

Let's make our voices heard and demand that the contract with ICE be terminated!

💌 Thank you to everyone who joined our first postcard-writing event! It was powerful and inspiring to see community show up for immigrant families and stand against detention expansion.

Let's keep building momentum - join us on August 18th! ✍🏼

✍🏼 Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/EEIDDPostcard (link in bio)

Can't make it? Email [email protected] to schedule a time to pick up a stack of postcards and mail them by 08/19.

08/10/2026

🚨Louisiana is moving closer to opening a 528-bed ICE detention facility in Alexandria that could be used to detain immigrant families and children awaiting deportation.

While ICE has described the site as a temporary "staging area," similar facilities have historically held people for weeks or even months.

Advocates and community organizations are raising concerns about the impact of expanded family detention and are joining the effort to oppose detention expansion. Here are ways you can support:

📢 Sign the petition to end expansion (link in bio) or click: https://tinyurl.com/endICEjailsinLA
🤝🏼Share this information with friends, family, and trusted networks
✍🏼 Attend our postcard-writing events on Wednesday, August 12 or Tuesday, August 18 to help send a message to these decision-makers about how harmful expansion will be (link in bio or click here: https://tinyurl.com/EEIDDPostcard)

Can't make it? Email [email protected] to schedule a time to pick up a stack of postcards and mail by 08/19.

Every voice matters. Let's show up for immigrant families and children and make our voices heard. 📣

07/28/2026

Home is Here NOLA is thrilled to be a partner organization of the COMPACT Cohort, a national pilot powered by Network and the Walmart Foundation. Over the 30-month program, we'll be building deeper belonging and strengthening the ties between all our neighbors in New Orleans and the state of Louisiana through dedicated volunteer leadership.

Interested in Volunteer Opportunities? Reach out at [email protected] or use the link in bio: https://bit.ly/HHNOLAVolunteer

07/10/2026

📣We're growing our board and we're looking for justice-driven leaders! ✊🏼

If you're passionate about building a community where everyone can thrive, join us in expanding our impact! We're seeking people who are dedicated and lead with dignity and equity🔥

📩 Interested or know someone who should be? Reach out to learn more or nominate a candidate ([email protected] | [email protected]).

Let's build a more just future - together. 🤝🏽Link in bio or go to: https://bit.ly/41wrUJY