For Faculty, Staff, and Allies
Resources for Staff and Faculty
- Inform students of the resources available to undocumented students & mixed status families attending UC schools
- Refer students to resources including CAPS, Undocumented Student Coordinator, Financial Aid, etc.
- Attend an UndocuAlly Training & Know Your Rights presentations
- Stay informed & connected to recent developments
- What We Know Now
- What Our Community Can Do Now
- Brand-New E4FC Resource! Post-Election: What Educators Can Do To Support Undocumented Students
- Beyond Deferred Action: Long-Term Immigration Remedies Every Undocumented Young Person Should Know About
- My Undocumented Life - Scholarships, Internships, and Other Resources
- United We Dream - Know Your Rights, Political Education, Data, and Other Resources
- NASPA Undocumented Immigrants & Allies Knowledge Community
- What Educators Can Do For Undocumented Students
- United We Dream: DREAM Educational Empowerment Program
- Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Statements of Support
UC welcomes and supports students without regard to their immigration status. The university issued a statement of principles (pdf) reaffirming its commitment to vigorously protect the privacy and civil rights of our undocumented students as we do all members of our community.
Below you will find various statements of support for undocumented students throughout the years.
- I Support Immigrants Day of Action (Fall 2020)
- UC celebrates court order to restore DACA Program (Dec. 4, 2020)
- Chancellor on DACA (June 18, 2020)
- Statement of Support of Undocumented Students at UCSB (May 6, 2020)
- UC Statement on 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision on DACA (November 8, 2018)
- UC lawsuit leads to thousands of DACA grant renewals (July 6, 2018)
- UC statement on federal court DACA ruling (January 9, 2018)
- UCSB Career Services Letter of Support to Undocumented Students (January 23, 2017)
- UCSB Campus Community and UCOP Working Group on Undocumented Student Services (November 22, 2016)
- University of California statement on presidential election results (November 9, 2016)
- UCSB Career Services Letter of Support to Undocumented Students (January 23, 2017)
- UCSB Campus Community and UCOP Working Group on Undocumented Student Services (November 22, 2016)
- University of California statement on presidential election results (November 9, 2016)
- UC Santa Barbara- Spring 2020 In Support of Undocumented Students
- UC Statement Regarding Tuesday's Federal Court Ruling on DACA
- UC urges Congress to pass bipartisan legislation for permanent protection of DACA recipients
- UC Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding DACA
Community Resources
The Coalition works in collaboration with existing community groups to provide workshops and seminars that share resources, create allies, and open dialogue about AB 540.
The California Student Opportunity & Access Program (Cal-SOAP) is a part of the Community Action Commission (CAC) of Santa Barbara. The partnership provides services to local high school students with tutoring and financial aid advising.
A non-profit group in Santa Barbara County whose mission is to provide educational scholarships for the benefit of students who do not have access to federal sources of financial aid.
The 805 UndocuFund is a collective effort among Ventura and Santa Barbara County-based grassroots organizations to assist local undocumented immigrant individuals and families who have been economically impacted by the Thomas Fire and the mudslides in its aftermath and are excluded from many relief programs such as FEMA assistance and Disaster Unemployment Assistance.