Our neighbors are in need of help.

There are over 11,000 restaurants in the state of Minnesota, with it being the nation's most diverse industry in America (National Restaurant Association, 2025). Additionally, 9 out of 10 restaurants are small businesses. With the current increase in ICE presence, our small restaurants are closing: out of fear, due to short staffing, due to staff being detained, and so on.

This GoFundMe has been created to help some of those small businesses survive the events we are encountering in our state. The funds will be dispersed to restaurants that have directly been impacted due to increased ICE presence.

Our fight is not over. Any and all contributions will help bring some joy and humanity back. Thank you for any contribution that you are able to provide. Let us stand united for our neighbors in need!

Sources:

National Restaurant Association. (2025). Minnesota state fact sheet 2025. https://restaurant.org/getmedia/ac5c2bd1-120a-41a3-a89b-2d710723c0cb/minnesota-state-fact-sheet-2025.pdf