IMPORTANT CHANGES TO IWC VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS
Several external factors will be impacting our volunteer programs: The new administration has largely closed off all asylum reception at the border. Essentially no one is being released from Border…
AUTHOR READING OF ‘ TRAVELING MERCIES’ HELD AT THE TWIG BOOK SHOP
Terry Burton reads a story from Traveling Mercies at The Twig Bookshop. (Photo Credit: Robin Raquet) On Tuesday, January 28, five Traveling Mercies authors read their moving, personal stories of encounters with…
IWC COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR SPOKE AT TEXAS DEMOCRATIC WOMEN LECTURE
IWC Communications Chair, Joan Plotnick, spoke to about 50 women at a Hill Country Texas Democratic Women’s (HCTDW) luncheon on Feb. 3 in Kerrville. The presentation focused on IWC’s history,…
IGLESIA CRISTIANA ROCA DE REFUGIO HIGHLIGHTED IN WASHINGTON POST
IWC’s friend and collaborative partner, Pastor Dianne Garcia of Iglesia Cristiana Roca de Refugio, a Mennonite church in San Antonio, was quoted in an article by the Washington Post titled, ‘What ending…
TAKE 5 TO CONTACT ELECTED OFFICIALS
Here’s some advocacy advice excerpted from a staffer for a senator. (The advice can also apply to state and local representatives.) The take home message – Call or visit. Phone…
TRAVELING MERCIES RECEIVES PUBLIC PRAISE
MEET THE EDITOR/AUTHORS ON JAN. 21 Mary Grace Ketner, IWC volunteer and editor of Traveling Mercies: Encounters with Asylum Seekers – as well as several of the stories’ authors – will…
IWC SERVED ALMOST 17K PEOPLE IN 2024
The IWC served 16,907 people between January and December 2024. The 2024 monthly average was 1,409. In December 2024 alone, the IWC served 1,434 individuals at the bus station and…
YEAR-END MESSAGE – THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!
Photo Credit: Gurmit Singh, Flickr As we reflect on 2024, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters, collaborators, donors and volunteers. Frederic Ozanam, founder of…
“TRAVELING MERCIES” AUTHORS TO READ AT THE TWIG BOOKSHOP
Update, Due to inclement weather the event has moved to January 28, 2024. Mary Grace Ketner, IWC volunteer and editor of Traveling Mercies: Encounters with Asylum Seekers – as well as…
TEXAS IMPACT AND IWC JOIN FORCES FOR ADVOCACY TRAINING
Bee Moorhead and Bobby Watson from Texas Impact offered IWC staff and volunteers a four-hour training on how to effectively advocate on behalf of immigrants. The training, held at The San Antonio…