Education is critical to a functioning democracy. This week, we urge you to Take 5 minutes to understand how complex changes in climate and politics affect migration. Your understanding and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…