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WELCOME KABIBI BAMUAMBA, HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR

Breaking News, Latest News, StoriesBy Joan PlotnickJanuary 19, 2024

Welcome Kabibi Bamuamba, Hospitality Coordinator IWC welcomes our new Hospitality Coordinator Kabibi Bamuamba! We met Kabibi when she first arrived in the United States and applied for asylum. She speaks…

THANK YOU TO LDS AND TRAVIS PARK CHURCH

VolunteersBy Joan PlotnickJanuary 5, 2024

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…

THANK YOU BAYLOR STUDENTS

VolunteersBy Joan PlotnickJanuary 5, 2024

The IWC thanks students from Baylor College’s Service Chapel, who partnered with Interfaith Welcome Coalition to pack backpacks for refugees in San Antonio.

WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER PROJECTS

VolunteersBy Joan PlotnickJanuary 5, 2024

From Linda Lowman, our Backpack Coordinator: “We received 500 backpacks and 500 stuffed animals from a cooperative effort between Baylor University and Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco, Texas. They…

TAKE 5 – WHAT IS YOUR MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR ADVOCACY?

AdvocacyBy Joan PlotnickJanuary 5, 2024

Despite all our efforts, Texas legislators recently passed some of the harshest anti-immigrant legislation in recent history (Lawsuits challenging these bills are pending.) The only real solution for the humanitarian crisis…

THANK YOU TEXAS GIVING MACHINES VOLUNTEERS

VolunteersBy Joan PlotnickDecember 15, 2023

We would like to thank Texas Giving Machines, our supporters, and our wonderful IWC volunteers for coming out on Sunday, December 3—the final day the Texas Giving Machines were at…

IWC WISHES MOLLY HARDWICK A FOND FAREWELL

Latest News, VolunteersBy Joan PlotnickDecember 15, 2023

Molly Hardwick, the IWC’s second Volunteer Recruiter, will be leaving the IWC at the end of the month to devote herself full-time to pursuing her master’s in social work. Molly’s…

IWC SERVED OVER 40K PEOPLE SO FAR IN 2023

Breaking NewsBy Joan PlotnickDecember 15, 2023

The IWC served 40,279 people between January and November 2023. The 2023 monthly average was 3,662. In November 2023 alone, the IWC served 4,314 individuals at the bus station and…

Designated by the United Nations, December 18th is International Migrants Day

Latest NewsBy Joan PlotnickDecember 15, 2023

“Holy Family of the Streets,” by Kelly Latimore. Image courtesy of Kelly Latimore Need some inspiration for the coming Holy Days? Need something to ground you, something to widen your spiritual…

TAKE 5 – WE’RE SENDING FORTH TINY RIPPLES OF HOPE

AdvocacyBy Joan PlotnickDecember 15, 2023

“Each time a [hu]man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, [they send] forth a tiny ripple of hope…”…

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