SUPPORT OUR WORK

SUPPORT ALLIED ORGANIZATIONS

We are proud to partner with the following organizations to provide humanitarian aid in the Ajo desert, search for missing migrants and build community along both sides of the US/Mexico border in Arizona. Please click on the links to learn more about the important work that they do…

• Ajo Community Care Network
• Aguilas del Desierto​
• ​Armadillos Busqueda y Rescate San Diego
• Armadillos Ni Un Migrante Menos
• Border Angels
• Humane Borders
• No More Deaths
• O'odham Anti Border Collective​
• ​O'odham Voice Against the Wall / O'odham Rights
• Paralelo 31 / Parallel 31
• ​People Helping People in the Borderlands
• Samaritans Sin Fronteras
• Shelters for Hope
• Tohono O’odham Human Rights Network
• Tucson Samaritans

MAKE A DONATION

Your donation to the Ajo Samaritans provides humanitarian aid to people who travel through the Ajo area; supports search and rescue/recovery efforts for people lost in the desert; and maintains the Ajo Humanitarian Aid Office to engage and educate residents and visitors to our community on the humanitarian crisis at the border.

​Donations can also be made via mail to:
Ajo Samaritans, PO Box 793, Ajo, AZ, 85321

​If you have questions about making a donation please email [email protected] and we will be happy to assist you.

VOLUNTEER

​​As part of a volunteer group that operates on the basis of consensus, each individual chooses to participate in one or more of the following activities according to his or her abilities and conscience.

• We make trips into remote desert areas to provide humanitarian aid such as water, food, and first aid items. 
• We provide first aid as needed under the direction of medical professionals.
• We collaborate with and provide support to individuals and groups committed to humanitarian aid in our area.
• We educate ourselves and the broader community about the humanitarian crisis on our border.
• We believe in and encourage on-going dialogue with local landholders and government agencies to promote humanitarian responses on private and public lands.
• We acknowledge and commemorate individuals who have died crossing the desert in the Ajo region.

HOW CAN I VOLUNTEER?
We are always looking to engage new volunteers. To participate in any of our programs we ask that you:

• Submit a volunteer inquiry form HERE
• Attend a Samaritans General Meeting
• Attend a Working Group meeting for the program/s you are interested in joining
• Attend a Samaritans online training

For more information about specific tasks, time commitment and volunteer requirements please Click HERE