Frequent Asked Questions

    1. Transportation within the Greater Cincinnati area to appointments and other activities like medical appointments, legal appointments, court hearing, and food banks. We cannot guarantee providing any rides.

    2. Transportation outside of the Greater Cincinnati area to immigration court hearings. We cannot guarantee providing any rides.

    3. Delivery of essential items like shelf-stable food, diapers, and hygiene products. We only supply short-term emergency aid that is not meant to be a long-term solution. We cannot guarantee delivery of any of our items.

  • To request aid click here.

  • To start volunteering with us please fill out the information in the submission box under the ‘For Volunteers’ tab.

  • Donations to CIMA through CAIN are tax- deductible. All other donations are not.

    To donate to CIMA through CAIN click here.

  • Email us at cincyrapidresponse@proton.me

  • CIMA is now a separate and independent group of volunteers, that partners with the IDC and other local non-profits and mutual aid groups.

  • Anyone that is at risk of being targeted by ICE or DHS.

  • The turnaround time for receiving items requested and receiving confirmation we have found a volunteer to complete your transportation request fluctuates. We monitor our request forms daily, but aren’t always able to find volunteer drivers for up to multiple days.

    We need at minimum one week before the transportation date to be able to find a volunteer driver.

  • We need at minimum one week before the transportation date to be able to find a volunteer driver. Once we have found a driver, they will call or text you to confirm details.