JOIN US FOR IWC 10TH ANNIVERSARY ADVOCACY CONFERENCE
IWC, founded in 2014, will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. As part of the celebration, IWC will be co-hosting with Texas IMPACT an informational and training conference focused on…
TAKE 5 TO TELL PRES. BIDEN YOU OPPOSE HIS EXECUTIVE ACTION IMPOSING ASYLUM LIMITS
(Photo Credit: Raimond Spekking, Newsletter of the European Union) This Take 5 is adapted from a Facebook post by the Young Center for Immigrant Children’s Rights. Recently, the Biden Administration…
Changing the Narrative: A Firsthand Account from a Venezuelan Migrant
At the Interfaith Welcome Coalition, we are committed to sharing the voices of those we serve. Today, we bring you a firsthand account of a Venezuelan migrant who experienced the…
IWC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR HONORED FOR UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY FILM
Black Public Media presented Laura Varela (Producer), IWC communications director, and her colleague Andrew J. Gonzales (Producer/Director) with the Jacquie Jones Memorial Fund Award for their upcoming film American Sons. The $380,000 award…
IWC VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR SPEAKS AT TEMPLE BETH EL
Alejandra Rodriguez, IWC volunteer coordinator (right) and Manijeh Huereca, associate director of specialized programs at Catholic Charities Alejandra Rodriguez, the IWC volunteer coordinator, joined Manijeh Huereca, associate director of specialized…
TAKE 5 – WRITE LETTERS TO SUPPORT THE MIGRANT RESOURCE CENTER
Migrants walk in a line to a van outside the Migrant Resource Center on San Pedro Avenue.Photo Credit: Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-News This past April, the lone Republican on the…
FEDS TO PROVIDE $18 MILLION TO MIGRANT SERVICES AGENCIES, INCLUDING IWC
(Photo Credit: KSAT) The federal government will distribute $18 million in grants to five agencies in San Antonio and Bexar County that are providing services to migrants seeking asylum, including…
IWC RECEIVES $12,631 FROM TEXAS GIVING MACHINES
(From left) Don Larson, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, IWC Coordinating Director Tori Salas, Dre Rodriguez, IWC Volunteer Coordinator and San Juanita Cooley, Church of Jesus Christ of…
IWC SERVED OVER 4K PEOPLE SO FAR IN 2024
The IWC served 4,102 people between January and March 2024. The 2024 monthly average is 1,367. In March 2024 alone, the IWC served 1,007 individuals at the bus station and…
TAKE 5 – SEND A LETTER TO CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF HR 1325
Image by Rawpixel.com on Freepix.com The U.S. is currently amid a severe labor shortage. Many articles (such as this and this) argue that immigration is part of the solution. Meanwhile, asylum seekers must wait…