Fund Purpose
The Maine Solidarity Fund (MSF) is an initiative of the People’s Coalition for Safety & Justice (PCSJ), a collective of frontline organizations, cultural anchors, and direct service providers with deep ties to Maine’s Black and Brown immigrant, and Trans communities. This statewide fund is one arm of the coalition’s broader community defense strategy, designed to provide rapid, direct, and equitable support to community members facing increased detention, targeted harassment, policy rollbacks, and systemic discrimination under the new Trump administration. Rather than scrambling to crowdfund every time a neighbor is detained or faces a medical emergency, our fund pools resources from across communities into a shared fund we can draw from immediately when urgent needs arise.
This community care takes shape in the following ways:
Legal support: Covering legal representation, defense attorney fees, and bond.
Emergency support: Supporting community members with basic needs like groceries and eviction prevention during discrimination/harassment cases or when household members are detained.
Lifesaving healthcare access: Funding travel and gender-affirming medical care for Trans Mainers when insurance or federal policies restrict access.
Eligibility
This fund is only able to issue aid to Maine residents, as defined below.
The impacted party must live and/or work in Maine.
If seeking Trans-related healthcare, the Impacted Party must be 16 years of age or older.
Request Support
Click the button in your preferred language to request support from the Maine Support Network.
We offer wraparound support including:
Locating a detained loved one
Hiring an attorney
Signing up for food delivery
Organizing transportation home after release from detention
Information on Trans-friendly providers
Assistance with vital documents
Risk & safety planning
And more
Request Funds
If you have all of your invoices and other needed documentation ready, click the “Submit Payment Info” button below to request payment.
The only service MSF provides is payment. If you require multiple forms of support, please fill out the form above to request support from the Maine Support Network.
MSF unfortunately only has capacity currently to support families with a household member who is or recently was detained, but not families who are sheltering in place.