At Mission Action, our programs strive to build community power across the intersections of housing rights, immigrant rights, and worker rights. Through grassroots engagement, community organizing, and advocacy, we confront the root causes of injustice that push our communities to the margins. This work is not only about meeting urgent needs—it’s about creating pathways to long-term change, amplifying the voices of those most impacted, and ensuring they have the tools to lead.
Through the Deportation Defense & Legal Advocacy Program, our attorneys defend unaccompanied minors, parents at risk of separation, survivors of ICE abuses, and community members with complex health and legal needs. In FY 2024-25, our team provided critical aid for 982 immigrants navigating complex legal systems. The Asylee Legal Empowerment Project equips asylum seekers with the knowledge and tools to advocate for themselves, transforming vulnerability into empowerment, with an astonishing 95% successful case rate.
The Rapid Response Network operates 24/7, mobilizing attorneys, interpreters, and volunteers within minutes when ICE activity is reported in San Francisco. In 2025, our hotline responded to more than four thousand calls, each one representing a moment of fear, urgency, and resilience. Every case defended, every call answered, and every family supported strengthens our community’s collective power and keeps San Francisco’s sanctuary promise alive.
Mission Action’s worker-owned cooperatives create dignified jobs, leadership opportunities, and pathways to stability for immigrant workers. Starting as a cooperative in the home care industry in 2023, this effort has grown into a powerful model for economic justice and community empowerment. Through the Home Care Cooperative, members become co-owners of their business, sharing decision-making, profits, and responsibility. With bilingual vocational training, leadership development, and structured governance, members are transforming into leaders with agency and confidence. The co-op has brought vital caretaking services to Casa Quezada residents, while piloting enrichment activities that build community and bring joy.
Starting in 1991, Mission Action has been organizing immigrant workers to build collective power, defend their rights, and pursue dignified employment. Through the San Francisco Day Labor Program and the San Francisco Women’s Collective, this work has become a cornerstone of worker justice in San Francisco.
The Housing Rights Program defends tenants against displacement and neglect, securing safe, stable housing for low-income families and SRO residents in San Francisco. Developed in response to unsafe living conditions and unjust evictions, this program has grown into a vital resource for housing justice in the Mission.
Through the Mission SRO Collaborative, tenants living in Single Room Occupancy hotels are organized to demand dignified housing and resist the forces of gentrification. In partnership with local allies, the collaborative builds tenant leadership, strengthens community power, and holds landlords accountable to their obligations.
Our Tenant Rights Counseling Clinic provides direct support for households facing housing challenges. Counselors meet one-on-one with tenants to share renter’s rights, offer advocacy, and prioritize eviction prevention. These efforts ensure that families and individuals have the tools and support they need to remain stably housed.
