Ways to Donate

  • Monetary donations are obviously one of the major needs we have.

    CAIRS is made up of 100% volunteers and therefore overhead and administrative costs are negligible. Your donations will go directly to supporting the efforts to relocate Refugees in the Carbondale area. It will be used to pay for housing, food, transportation, medical care, tuition for English language learning, and all of the other ways you can imagine would be necessary a family would need monetary support. CAIRS currently has zero administrative costs since it is made up entirely by volunteers.

  • Would you like to join our group and donate your time and efforts to CAIRS?

    See below for more information about ways that you can contribute your time.

Monetary Donations

Donate To CAIRS

*Please note - we are not yet a 501(c)(3) organization, our application is currently under review at the IRS.

We are able to accept tax exempt donations by sending a check to:

The First Presbyterian Church of Carbondale
Care of Pat Manfredi
310 S University Ave
Carbondale, IL 62901

In what ways can I donate my time?

Attend CAIRS Meetings - we meet on the third Thursday of every month (except December).

We need people who are willing to jump in and take direct action. For obvious security and privacy reasons, a background check will be required for anyone working with CAIRS. You may be able to volunteer for activities like:

  • finding and organizing housing

  • helping newcomers obtain and understand necessary services

  • collecting, moving, organizing household items

  • providing transportation to appointments

  • publicity and fundraising efforts

  • engaging in advocacy

Join our mailing list for more details about attending meetings.