Charlotte Volunteers Deliver Hundreds Of Free Grocery Boxes To Immigrant Families Fearing Ice Raids

Charlotte Volunteers Deliver Hundreds Of Free Grocery Boxes To Immigrant Families Fearing Ice Raids
Charlotte Volunteers Deliver Hundreds Of Free Grocery Boxes To Immigrant Families Fearing Ice Raids Last weekend, Immigration and Customs Enforcement was deployed to Charlotte, North Carolina in an effort to ramp up operations at the behest of the Trump administration.  With over 250 arrests in the area over the past few days, and tens of thousands of students absent from school, the community has rallied to take care of its immigrant neighbors. OurBridge For Kids, a local nonprofit that provides afterschool programming and support for refugee and immigrant families, paused its daily operations after ICE and border patrol agents were seen on-site.  But, with students and families encouraged to stay safe at home, the nonprofit quickly mobilized to help in other ways, hosting a food drive and volunteer-run grocery delivery service for families afraid to leave home. “Charlotte shows up for their immigrant community!” OurBridge shared in a social media post just two days after they announced t…