KIND, INC

Sophia X Shanell is an editorial-style photographic collection devoted to shedding light upon the culture deeply rooted within the Hispanic and Latinx community through fashion. With second-hand and personally crafted pieces, we strive to pay homage to the vital threads of our family fibers.

With the completion of the collection, we intend to sell the featured designs to raise money for Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), a non-profit organization devoted to ensuring children’s protection and fundamental rights by providing each child with appropriate legal services in immigration court. We understand the reality that only a few achieve the “American Dream”, one currently tangled in unfavorable conditions, but we still choose to fight for the lives of those who need it most.

We create for the families fleeing war derived from greed only to be embraced by cement borders. We design for the children playing with empty stomachs and speaking with hungry mouths. We exist boldly for the generations of people endlessly seeking a new life in this nation, carrying nothing but vague memories of home on their backs and prayers in their pocket, hoping both will remain.

Donate now to make a difference for defenseless children who are all alone. I know you can help, and to thank you for donating you'll be entered to win an amazing bundle of resources valued at over $500! Plus you may win some other fun surprises!

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit KIND, INC, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about KIND, INC: Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the U.S. immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court without representation. We achieve fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child's best interests, safety, and well-being.

DANCE CONMIGO EVENT - An event to fundraise for:  KIND (Kids in Need of Defense).

OCTOBER 3, SATURDAY 4PM PST / 7PM EST

An evening to remember; full of music, dance and comedy and to spread awareness about the things happening in the detention centers. It’s time we bring it home, celebrate our communities and ignite that fire in our souls to create, to vote, to speak out and fundraise for KIND. 

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the U.S. immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court without representation. We achieve fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child's best interests, safety, and well-being.

Our Show:

Erik Rivera (HBO Max - Super White),  Stand-Up Comedian is our MC for Dance Conmigo!

Some of our other confirmed speakers/performers include:
Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows), Arturo Castro (Narcos), Box of Beats, Niko Guardado, Shaheem Sanchez, and Nancy Sacristan, Pinqy Ring, Mariachi Las Alteñas and more.

Stay tuned as we announce on our social media pages. 

Tickets:

Our minimum to the show is $5. Donate what you can.

100% of our proceeds will go to KIND. 

Where/Streaming:

Once you submit your donation. The morning of the show, we will send you a link to the show! 

We'll be streaming LIVE on your computers. Youtube and Facebook. 

Our Team:

My name is Raquel McPeek Rodriguez. I am Deaf, Latina, born an immigrant and made a citizen. With me, we have a whole team of people wanting to make a change in the world.

So here we are, reaching for the moon hoping we'll land among the stars.

To learn more:

KIND https://supportkind.org/ 

Dance Conmigo Event: https://www.danceconmigoevent.com/

Updates:

Facebook/Instagram: DanceConmigoEvent
Twitter: DanceConmigo_Ev

We can't know what we know about the reprehensible living conditions at the US border--particularly with regards to migrant children, and not do anything. We can't unsee, and  can't unread the reports explaining what is happening to migrant children--many of whom did not willingly choose to come to America--and not do anything. To know what we know, and not do anything is a betrayal of human goodness. 

Many have expressed the desire, and even the existential need to help--to somehow alleviate the suffering of those currently in the custody of the United States government. Many people have tried to provide basic sanitation supplies like soap and tooth brushes, but they have been turned away. As of yet, there are no national protests underway to express our concern. And for those that don't live in border states, it can be challenging to feel helpful from afar. It's also overwhelming and time-consuming to find an above-board organization that effectively uses donations to advance its missions. 

 The campaign co-founders, Erin Rackham, Sierra Penrod, and Bethany Lee, have worked hard to find sources that depict what is going on, and to vet organizations that we believe will best serve the interests of families at the border. After painstaking research of many worthy organizations, we have decided to run a donation match with KIND, Inc. We will match up to $4500 in donation to support legal defense for the influx of immigrant children separated from their parents at the US border. 

As part of their mission, KIND, Inc:

-provides medical, mental, and social interventions to immigrant families who have been through the trauma of separation

-provides legal services--and specially trained attorneys to detained children

-works with organizations to support parents who were deported without their children

-and advocates for policy shift that ameliorates the situation at the border and advocates for fundamental human rights for children at the border. 

https://supportkind.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Sam-Bee-PDF-10.pdf

We implore you to be a part of a solution. 

In celebration of becoming a Bat Mitzvah, I'm asking all my relatives and friends to gift to charity instead of to me. 

I'm raising money to benefit KIND, INC, and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about KIND, INC: Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the U.S. immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court without representation. We achieve fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child's best interests, safety, and well-being.

Like so many of us, we are disgusted and heartbroken at the treatment of children and families at the border. We're raising money to benefit KIND, INC, and any donation will help make an impact. This money will go directly to serving children. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to us.

More information about KIND, INC: Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) serves as the leading organization for the protection of children who enter the U.S. immigration system alone and strives to ensure that no such child appears in immigration court without representation. We achieve fundamental fairness through high-quality legal representation and by advancing the child's best interests, safety, and well-being.

We believe to build empathy within our community we need to teach our children to give at an early age. What better way to achieve this than by having our kids give to a child focused charity!

Please donate to our virtual lemonade stand today by supporting KIND (Kids in Need of Defense). Or stop by the real thing at the corner of Merriewood and Silverado Drive in Lafayette on Thursday 8/9 4pm-7pm.  All lemonade sales proceeds will go directly to KIND.

Help #KeepFamiliesTogether

KIND's Mission:
 
Ensuring that no child appears in immigration court without high quality legal representation;
 
Advancing laws, policies, and practices that ensure children’s protection and uphold their right to due process and fundamental fairness; and
 
Promoting in countries of origin, transit, and destination durable solutions to child migration that are grounded in the best interests of the child and ensure that no child is forced to involuntarily migrate.