THANK YOU TO LDS AND TRAVIS PARK CHURCH
LDS Logistics Volunteers move backpacks to IWC storage at Travis Park Church. A big thanks to our Backpack and Logistics volunteers for keeping the Bus Station Program well-supplied with backpacks…
OUR NEXT MEETING: MEET MARGARET CONSTANTINO
photo by Carlos Javier Sanchez/Contributor: San Antonio Express-News Our guest speaker for the January 11th general meeting is Margaret Constantino, Executive Director of the Center for Refugee Services. A licensed professional…
“DIOS ES GRANDE”—A MEMORY FROM OUR EARLY DAYS
Janice Clayton and her dog. Pepys by Janice Clayton One Saturday in the spring of 2015, I received a call for help from Lenna Baxter, IWC director (and great volunteer.)…
IWC WAYBACK WHEN
In 2014, more than 68,000 unaccompanied minors were apprehended at the border, many of whom came to San Antonio. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and San Antonio leaders scrambled to…
THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING OUT THIS YEAR
In each IWC newsletter’s Take Five column, we ask you to spend a few minutes calling or emailing your legislators in support of those seeking safety in our country. And this year,…
POSADAS: REFLECTIONS FROM THE BORDER
This is a posada story from asylum seekers’ perspective, created by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. This is the eighth in a series of virtual Posadas. You can find the entire…