Alameda County Together for All Ad Hoc Committee

Alameda County Together (ACT) for All is an Ad Hoc Committee created by the Board of Supervisors to uphold a vision of a welcoming Alameda County that prioritizes inclusion, equity, and opportunity for all residents. Modeled after the 2017 Ad Hoc Committee for Immigrant and Refugee Rights by late Supervisors Wilma Chan and Richard Valle, the ACT for All Committee is a vehicle to coordinate a proactive response to protect, support, and lift up communities that are impacted by federal policies and budgets.

The ACT for All Committee will focus on the following outcomes to guide its work:

Effective coordination and information sharing amongst county, community, and government agencies;
Protection of access to critical health programs and social services;
Establishment of a fund, similar to the one in 2017, with county, city, state, and philanthropic resources to support deportation defense for individuals in need; and
Establishment of a fund to protect county initiatives and programs, similar to the one advanced by Supervisor Wilma Chan in 2017.

The ACT for All Ad Hoc Committee will meet regularly to advance this work with Supervisor Nikki Fortunato Bas as Chair and Supervisor Elisa Márquez as Vice Chair. Action items from the Ad Hoc Committee will be heard by standing Board Committees and/or the full Board of Supervisors. Informational meetings in each district will be held with community-based organizations, partner agencies, county departments, and elected officials at the local, state, and federal levels (dates, times, and locations to be determined).

We will keep this page updated with news about ACT for All; you can also sign up for Supervisor Fortunato Bas’ email newsletter here and follow her on social media on Instagram, Facebook, and Bluesky.

$3.5 million for immigrant and refugee justice!

At the March 11, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board approved the final $2.2 million of a $3.5 million commitment to fund critical services to protect Alameda County immigrant and refugee communities. The funding will bolster county efforts in deportation defense, immigrant rights education, and community mutual aid, and preparedness. This critical funding will enable our community organizations to continue their mission of protecting immigrant and refugee communities from unjust deportation, ensuring that their rights are upheld, and empowering them through education and advocacy.

This $2.2 million allocation consists of: $700,000 for Alameda County Immigration Legal Education Partnership for a Rapid Response Hotline, Know Your Rights Trainings, pre-emptive legal services and community volunteer network response coordination,
$500,000 for >Trabajadores Unidos Workers United for coalition building for resourcing and preparing communities with trainings, mutual aid, and neighborhood resources, and
$1,000,000 for California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice for due process legal services in the community.

Two weeks prior, on February 25, the Board approved $1.3 million to increase capacity of the Public Defender’s Immigration Unit which provides crucial deportation defense and legal representation to immigrant clients facing removal from the U.S.

In addition, the Board voted to approve an allocation of $50,000 from our office budget for Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach for Know Your Rights Trainings and pre-emptive legal services.

Meeting information

All meetings are held on the 5th floor of the County Administration Building at 1221 Oak St, Oakland, CA, 94612 and broadcasted virtually. You can watch meetings virtually and find additional meeting information and resources at bos.acgov.org/broadcast.

Next meeting: April 3, 2025, 3:00 PM

March 6, 2025 meeting
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February 6, 2025 meeting
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