Get free help
Three steps. No paperwork to start. Tell us what is happening in your own words — in English, Spanish or French — and a real person takes it from there.
Tell us what is happening
Use the short request form, or email help@tas-foundation.org, or call. Say what you need and how to reach you. If it is urgent — a death, a shut-off, a court date, no food tonight — say so in the first line.
A real person calls or writes back
Within two business days a Foundation team member reviews your request, asks the questions that matter, and explains your options plainly. Emergencies are flagged and handled first, usually the same day.
We walk with you until it is solved
We connect you to the right program or partner, help with the steps, and follow up. If we cannot solve it, we tell you who can — and we make the introduction.
What to prepare
You need nothing to start. If you have them, these make the first call faster:
- The notice, bill, message or amount involved (a photo is fine).
- A way to reach you and the language you prefer.
- What has changed — a job loss, an illness, a death, an accident, a scam.
- What you have already tried or applied for, if anything.
What counts as urgent
- Someone has died, here or back home.
- A court date, a lock-out date or a shut-off date within days.
- No food tonight, or no safe place to sleep.
- An active scam where money can still be stopped.
- A workplace injury or an immediate danger at work.
- Any situation involving threats, confiscated documents or someone not free to leave.
Put URGENT in the subject line or the first line of the form.
What happens to what you tell us
Requests arrive through secured forms and are read only by the Foundation team. We keep what we need to help you and nothing more. We never sell or share your information for marketing, and we never share it with immigration authorities. When we refer you to a partner, we tell you what we are sharing and why. Privacy & confidentiality.
What we will never ask for
- A fee for a service. All of the Foundation’s help is free; we never ask for payment of any kind.
- Immigration status.
- A Social Security number, a bank login or a full card number.
- Payment by gift card, transfer, crypto or cash.
Who can ask
Anyone with a foreign-born story — people born abroad, whatever their status, US citizens born abroad, the US-born children of foreign-born parents, and their families, relatives and friends. The full scope of our support is free and open to all in need; direct financial relief is given as funds allow. Associations can also ask on behalf of someone in their community.
If you are not in California
We serve requests from anywhere in the United States by connecting you to the right local programs and partners; some programs (the Hardship Fund, workshops, accompaniment) are concentrated where the family is based, and we tell you honestly what we can do where you are.
Languages
English, Spanish and French today. Interpreters help us serve other languages case by case — write in the language you are most comfortable in and we will find a way.
Ask in any language — every request is read by a real person within 48 hours.
Need help today?
Free, confidential, in your language. Or fund the next family's relief.
Free for everyone in need. Always.
The Together and Stronger Foundation was built as a foundation of true compassion for all in need. There is no membership, no card and no price: every person who asks receives a personal reply, and every program below is open to all. Direct financial relief is given as funds allow and prioritised by need.
The open door
- A personal reply to every request, in English, Spanish or French
- All our practical guides and know-your-rights information
- Free scam checks on any suspicious message
- Referral to public programs, clinics and legal aid
- Same-day routing to specialists when someone is in danger
When life gets hard, we walk with you
- Hardship Relief — help paid directly to the landlord, utility or pharmacy
- Family Emergency support, including a death far from home and the Mutual Aid Compact
- Life Milestones — births, weddings, graduations and elder celebrations
- Fair Work case support — from the wage claim to the hearing
- Health Navigation and Housing & Food case support, followed through to resolution
- A named team member who follows your household’s situation through
No payment of any kind is connected to the Foundation’s help. The Foundation never charges a fee for a service and never asks for gift cards, wire transfers, crypto or immigration status. In a crisis, write or call today — emergencies are handled first.