AN IWC FOUNDER HONORED IN FILM BY IWC VOLUNTEER
(Left) Rebecca Flores answers questions from the crowd. (Right) Laura Varela introduces the film with clip of Rebecca Flores on the screen. An IWC founder and labor leader Rebecca Flores…
IWC SERVED OVER 1,309 PEOPLE IN FEBRUARY
In February 2023 IWC served 495 individuals at the airport, and 814 individuals at the bus station for a total of 1,309 people. As of the end of February, IWC…
CONNECT, RECONNECT, AND BUILD COMMUNITY: IWC FIRST FRIDAY PLATICAS
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 NEXT MEETING: Martha Mercado, Director of Welcome Center at Good Neighbor Settlement House
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…
BACKPACK DRIVE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS
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.
IWC BUS & AIRPORT VOLUNTEERS SERVE ALMOST 93,000 PEOPLE IN 2022
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…
¡ALABARÉ! (I WILL PRAISE HIM)
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…
MEET OUR 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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…
EPIPHANY WEEK MESSAGE: PRES. BIDEN’S IMMIGRATION POLICY
“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…
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…