BACKPACK BRIGADE
For several years now, the Backpack Brigade—a group of three men and six women—has been meeting every Monday morning at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on St. Mary’s Street. The church has been so…
IWC HOLDS VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION DINNER
About 50 volunteers and staff members broke bread at the annual IWC Volunteer Appreciation Dinner, held at the San Antonio Mennonite Church on Nov. 10. While enjoying a chicken dinner…
IWC AND TEXAS GIVING MACHINES: HOLIDAY GIFTS WITH A PURPOSE
We are thrilled to announce that the Light the World Texas Giving Machine in San Antonio is partnering with the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. The Giving Machines will be at the Pearl from Nov. 20 –…
Career Opportunity: Volunteer Recruiter
We seek to hire a Volunteer Recruiter to raise awareness of our efforts and bring more mission-driven people into our ranks.
Career Opportunity: Hospitality Coordinator
Employment Opportunities at IWC: Hospitality Coordinator
EVELINE AND SANTIAGO’S STORY: THE POWER OF COMPASSION
Image by Juanita Foucault from Pixabay By Jo Pendelton Jessica, the lead pediatric social worker at University Hospital, called me a few weeks ago about Eveline and her son Santiago, a ten-year-old with severe…
URGENT ACTION NEEDED TODAY: Bills Criminalizing Immigrants—and Those Who Help Them—Are Up for a Vote.
SB 11 would make improper entry into Texas a criminal offense, violating migrants’ right to asylum by arresting them rather than allowing federal immigration authorities to process them. This would…
TELL CONGRESS: FUND REFUGEE SUPPORT SERVICES IN TEXAS TO HELP NEWCOMERS
Photo by Sgt. Kyle Larsen, U.S. Army Reserve, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Even as a small group of extremists in the House of Representatives holds federal funding hostage, we…
LITTLE AMAL COMES TO SAN ANTONIO
Little Amal is the 12-foot puppet of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. She has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. She will visit San…
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROPOSED DIGNITY ACT
Photo Credit: Brett Jordan Jeff Edelstein, a Policy Mediator who has worked with Maria Salazar (R-Florida) and Veronica Ecobar (D-Texas) to craft the Dignity Act, offered an overview of the…