Postville Raid Solidarity Request:
Where to send your donation of cash or supplies
Dear PPEHRC members and supporters,
In solidarity, we ask you to consider making donations of cash or supplies to the various organizations/institutions that are directly working with the detainees and their families. The list of needed items comes directly from people working with the affected community in Postville and neighboring Waterloo.
Supplies Needed:
- reams of white paper for copying/printing
- staplers
- Staples
- Xerox toner
- Pens
- Paper clips
- Diapers (for infants-toddlers)
- infant formula (Simulac and Enfamil)
- Gas cards (Recommended for IA: Kum & Go, Hy-Vee, Casey's General Store)
- Hygiene products for men and women (shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrush)
- Food (non perishable)
- Phone cards (long distance to Latin America)
Cash Donations for Immigrant Families:
- For sending checks and cash, the address is:
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Veridian Credit Union
P.O. Box 6000
Waterloo, IA 50701
- If making a donation via credit card, please call:
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1-800-235-3228
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*** Please include Account Number for the Postville fund when sending either form of payment.
The account number-- 5830490
- Cash Donations for El Centro Latinoamericano (general operating):
- El Centro Latinoamericano
500 E. 4th Street Ste. 321
Waterloo, Iowa 50703
Phone: 319-287-6400
- Cash Donations for St. Bridget's Catholic Church:
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Saint Bridget's Hispanic Ministry
Att'n. Paul Real
PO BOX 369
Postville, IA 52162
