PROVIDENTIAL
By Minerva Briones On a Monday afternoon, Rebecca Flores came to the bus station to drop off some clothing. As we went to the parking lot to put the clothing…
COLD FRONT BRINGS SPECIAL CHALLENGES TO IWC VOLUNTEERS
A COLD FRONT BRINGS SPECIAL CHALLENGES TO IWC VOLUNTEERS by Michelle Rumbaut The cold front sweeping the country is making itself known even down south in San Antonio. Friday the…
IWC AT THE TEXAS CAPITAL
(From left to right) IWC representatives to Legislative Event 2024 – Rebecca Flores, Dre Rodriguez and Tori Salas. Thank you Texas Impact and United Women in Faith for coordinating the…
IWC WELCOMES NEW VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR ALEXANDRIA RODRIGUEZ
Listen to this short video to learn more about IWC’s new Volunteer Coordinator Alexandria Rodriguez and learn why she is so excited to take the position.
IWC COORDINATING DIRECTOR INTERVIEWED BY SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS
Texas National Guard soldiers stop to talk while patrolling the Rio Grande on Tuesday in Eagle Pass. Immigrant crossings in the area have dipped dramatically since a major surge in…
WELCOME KABIBI BAMUAMBA, HOSPITALITY COORDINATOR
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
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
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
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?
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…