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:

1. Legal support: Covering legal representation, defense attorney fees, and bail or bond. 

2. Emergency familial support: Supporting families with basic needs like groceries and eviction prevention during discrimination/harassment cases or when breadwinners are detained. 

3. Lifesaving healthcare access: Funding travel and gender-affirming medical care for Trans Mainers when insurance or federal policies restrict access.