TO ALL THE IMMIGRANT CHILDREN COMING FROM THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES
I wish I could give you days of joy Bring you pop cycles to cool Your little mouths And water sprinklers To dance in the cool water. I wish I…
Naptime at the Bus Station (Volunteer Poem)
By Cherise Miles Little ones curled up in their mama’s brazos, the safest bed and mas comodo than anything they’ve slept in for the last three months. Even a…
Alone at the Bus Station (Volunteer Poem)
by John Dauer The Greyhound station has people everywhere, noise, luggage of all types, talking, movement, sitting, walking, standing. I look and look and see no one as…
NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Have you ever said I’d really love to help but… I don’t speak Spanish It’s too much of a health risk to go to the bus station or airport I live too…
IWC HIRES FIRST VOLUNTEER RECRUITER – MOLLY HARDWICK
The Interfaith Welcome Coalition (IWC) is pleased to announce the selection of Molly Hardwick as our first Volunteer Recruiter. As volunteers are the heartbeat of IWC, Molly’s job is to…
UMC video highlights long-time IWC volunteer experience
Rio Texas Video taken at the Rio Texas (United Methodist) Annual Conference where Katie Myers shares her experiences as a long-time volunteer with the IWC.
GROCERY TOTES & ZAPATITOS (little shoes)
by Dana Clark I heard through the grapevine that many of the migrants carried their supplies in grocery bags which soon tore. Neighbors and friends helped me collect sturdy shopping bags,…
SAC Center for Civic Engagement Helps IWC Feed Immigrants
On May 27, students of the San Antonio College (SDAC) Center for Civic Engagement made 100 lunch bags for migrants and delivered them to the Mennonite Church on St. Mary’s…
Volunteers Needed
While we have many critical volunteer needs, we have a particularly pressing need for volunteers to help with the following: Food Coordinator We need a Food Coordinator to lead the…
A Demonstration of Love: A Volunteers Story
By Dr. Jan Realini One busy Saturday at the bus station, I heard a noise behind me. A woman had fallen and was moaning, and the other volunteers called me.…