10 Year Anniversary Concert Honoring IWC
The Interfaith Welcome Coalition (IWC) is Celebrating 10 Years of service to our community. As part of the 10th Anniversary, IWC will host a free concert, a delightful evening of…
10TH ANNIVERSARY – BE INSPIRED BY IMMIGRANT AND VOLUNTEER STORIES (Coming Soon)
As part of the IWC 10th Anniversary Celebration, IWC will be publishing a book of 70+ stories tentatively titled, Traveling Mercies: Encounters with Asylum Seekers in San Antonio. The stories…
IWC 10TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPHONIC CELEBRATION!
Enjoy a free concert honoring 10 years of IWC and those who have labored for its mission, featuring the South Texas Symphonic Orchestra (Ronnie Sanders, Conductor). Enjoy classic works by…
A MOTHER’S LOVE
By Chili Ornelas I met Elena and her children at the bus station one day as they were getting ready to go to some town further north. As I often do,…
IWC SEEKS SUMMER VOLUNTEERS
IWC always needs and appreciates its volunteers. But over the summer we especially need help as numerous volunteers take much-needed summer breaks. To exacerbate matters, we anticipate there will be…
IWC COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR HONORED FOR UPCOMING DOCUMENTARY FILM
Black Public Media presented Laura Varela (Producer), IWC communications director, and her colleague Andrew J. Gonzales (Producer/Director) with the Jacquie Jones Memorial Fund Award for their upcoming film American Sons. The $380,000 award…
IWC VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR SPEAKS AT TEMPLE BETH EL
Alejandra Rodriguez, IWC volunteer coordinator (right) and Manijeh Huereca, associate director of specialized programs at Catholic Charities Alejandra Rodriguez, the IWC volunteer coordinator, joined Manijeh Huereca, associate director of specialized…
A FLIX FIX
By Minerva Briones One morning, I found a 40-year-old mother from Honduras outside the bus station. She was talking with her sister in a dialect, and later, I saw she barely…
IWC THANKS LA TRINIDAD UMC FOR PUENTE PALS
Photo Caption: Minerva Briones, IWC Welcoming Associate, pictured with Puente Pals. On Sunday, March 17, IWC Board President Katie Myers spoke at La Trinidad United Methodist Church about IWC’s…
EMOTIONAL DAY AT THE BUS STATION
Photo Credit: Jo Naylor, Flickr By Heather Nickodem It was an emotional day. We helped a gentleman whose wife had recently died in the jungle. She was seven-months pregnant. He…