COLD FRONT BRINGS SPECIAL CHALLENGES TO IWC VOLUNTEERS
A COLD FRONT BRINGS SPECIAL CHALLENGES TO IWC VOLUNTEERS by Michelle Rumbaut The cold front sweeping the country is making itself known even down south in San Antonio. Friday the…
IWC WELCOMES NEW VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR ALEXANDRIA RODRIGUEZ
Listen to this short video to learn more about IWC’s new Volunteer Coordinator Alexandria Rodriguez and learn why she is so excited to take the position.
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…
THANK YOU BAYLOR STUDENTS
The IWC thanks students from Baylor College’s Service Chapel, who partnered with Interfaith Welcome Coalition to pack backpacks for refugees in San Antonio.
WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
From Linda Lowman, our Backpack Coordinator: “We received 500 backpacks and 500 stuffed animals from a cooperative effort between Baylor University and Lake Shore Baptist Church in Waco, Texas. They…
THANK YOU TEXAS GIVING MACHINES VOLUNTEERS
We would like to thank Texas Giving Machines, our supporters, and our wonderful IWC volunteers for coming out on Sunday, December 3—the final day the Texas Giving Machines were at…
IWC WISHES MOLLY HARDWICK A FOND FAREWELL
Molly Hardwick, the IWC’s second Volunteer Recruiter, will be leaving the IWC at the end of the month to devote herself full-time to pursuing her master’s in social work. Molly’s…
MY SIX NEW GRANDCHILDREN THROUGH IWC
By Minerva Briones I have four Granddaughters. The other day at the Greyhound bus station during my shift (3 p.m. – 8 p.m.), we welcomed 62 children—with their parents, of…
Career Opportunity: Welcome Associate
We are mission-driven. The Interfaith Welcome Coalition is a faith-based movement meeting the changing needs ofasylum-seekers, refugees, and at-risk immigrants in collaboration with others. Our name says it all.The Interfaith…
BACKPACK BRIGADE
For several years now, the Backpack Brigade—a group of three men and six women—has been meeting every Monday morning at Redeemer Presbyterian Church on St. Mary’s Street. The church has been so…