SPEAK OUT FOR DREAMERS
photo cc. by Pax Ahimsa Gethen Advocate on the State Level The Texas 88th Legislature meets through May 29, and the IWC Advocacy Committee is paying close attention. “Any bills…
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…
OUR NEXT MEETING: MEET MARGARET CONSTANTINO
photo by Carlos Javier Sanchez/Contributor: San Antonio Express-News Our guest speaker for the January 11th general meeting is Margaret Constantino, Executive Director of the Center for Refugee Services. A licensed professional…
WATCH: Horror stories at the U.S. southern border
IWC Volunteers, consider this your homework before your next shift! This mini-series gives us a better understanding of how much trauma our asylum seekers have gone through. Series made…
San Antonio Officials: Migrants From Congo With Ebola Were Not Sent to City
“San Antonio officials were forced to hold a press conference on June 11 to dispel false reports from right-wing figures and conspiracy theory websites that migrants from Congo with Ebola…
Trump Dumped Thousands of Immigrants in San Antonio. The City’s Response Was a Lesson in Kindness.
“When it’s up close and personal, people do a better job separating the politics from the people.” “Catholic Charities USA and Interfaith Welcome Coalition had been assisting migrants at an average of…
Network of local churches opening home shelters to support migrants
“A network of local churches that make up the Interfaith Welcome Coalition are helping shelter the influx of migrants traveling through San Antonio. We spoke with a woman from Honduras…
San Antonio City Council approves emergency funding to help migrants
Read the full San Antonio Express-News article here. Reporter: Silvia Foster-Frau
Walk in Love border tour starts in San Antonio
“The humanitarian crisis on the border has drawn Episcopal church leaders from across the country to San Antonio, where they’ve begun what they’re calling the Walk in Love border tour.”…
Volunteers ‘just helping’ immigrants
December 11, 2018 @ 06:34 AM “The cold, cramped storeroom at the West Side church on Monday was buzzing with activity: nearly two dozen people hauling boxes and stuffing backpacks…