Building community is important, and after the pandemic, we all need opportunities to connect and reconnect. For the months of April—June, IWC will host a First Friday Platica at the SA…
Our guest speaker for March 9 is Martha Mercado, Director of the Welcome Center at the Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville and Facilitator for the Rio Grande Valley Welcoming…
If your group wants to join us in raising awareness and donations for this campaign, please contact Backpack Program Coordinator Linda Lowman at llowman@satx.rr.com.
In December 2022 alone, IWC served 10,087 individuals; and almost 93,000 individuals in 2022. As asylum seekers continue their journey to family members and sponsors, IWC will serve them with…
By Terry and Lucretia Burton In the bus station one day, I sang “Alabare” (“I Will Praise Him”) with one of the young immigrant men who had just been released…
2023 Board of Directors: Angelica Avila, Nathaniel Aviles, Terry Burton, Arlanda Cassidy, Sanjuanita Cooley, Barbara Edens, John Feagins, Eugene Hiliman, Mary Grace Ketner, Peter McGanity, Katie Myers, Clemencia Prieto, Karen…
“As followers of Jesus around the world prepare to observe the feast of the Epiphany, we continue to stand in solidarity with those who represent this generation’s holy families fleeing…
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…
This is a posada story from asylum seekers’ perspective, created by the Ignatian Solidarity Network. This is the eighth in a series of virtual Posadas. You can find the entire…
“DACA recipients, who are employed at higher rates than the general US population, fill thousands of jobs in critical occupations like education. One recent academic analysis found that more than…