EMOTIONAL DAY AT THE BUS STATION
Photo Credit: Jo Naylor, Flickr By Heather Nickodem It was an emotional day. We helped a gentleman whose wife had recently died in the jungle. She was seven-months pregnant. He…
IWC SERVED OVER 3K PEOPLE SO FAR IN 2024
The IWC served 3,095 people between January and February 2024. The 2024 monthly average is 1,548. In February 2024 alone, the IWC served 1,124 individuals at the bus station and…
IWC COORDINATING DIRECTOR INTERVIEWED BY SCRIPPS NEWS
Coordinating Director Tori Salas talks with Scripps News about the challenges of providing humanitarian aid to asylum seekers amid national politics, Texas Governor Greg Abbots’ Operation Lonestar, and SB4. As…
TAKE 5 – EDUCATE YOURSELF ON THE ISSUES
It seems every day there is a new piece of legislation or issue to tackle. Please take some time to educate yourself on these issues. A good place to start…
ASK YOUR CLERGY OR FAITH-BASED GROUP TO SUPPORT ANNUNCIATION HOUSE BY SIGNING SOLIDARITY LETTER
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is using the full power of the law to shutter Annunciation House, a faith-based nonprofit from El Paso that has been helping migrants on the…
SONGS OF MIGRATION: RIO GRANDE
Long-time IWC member Mary Grace Ketner has been collecting songs, prayers and poems over the years that speak to the experiences of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. One of them is…
IWC HOLDS PRIMARY VOTING PARTY
The Interfaith Welcome Coalition, in conjunction with Move Texas, Project Quest, and the San Antonio AIDS Foundation, held a Voting Party on Feb. 29; the event started and ended at…
IWC COORDINATING DIRECTOR SPEAKS AT THE “JOURNEY OF RESISTANCE”
From left: IWC members Laura Varela, Communications Director; Rebecca Flores, Advocacy Committee Member and San Antonio Peace Laureate; Yvonne Dilling, Advocacy Chair; and Victoria Salas, Coordinating Director In San Antonio,…