DIRECT MIGRANT SERVICES
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Medical
Nurse/EMT, Pancho, along with our Migrant Services Team, coordinates and provides medical care to everyone we serve. This includes emergency medical and dental care, doctor visits, medications, lab work, diagnostic testing and procedures. We provide medical equipment when needed (i.e. wheelchairs, oxygen tanks, blood pressure machines, etc.) as well as transportation to and from medical appointments.
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Housing
We provide safe, comfortable housing in apartments in Nogales, Sonora, We prioritize families, and our apartments are often at capacity.
As of late January, 2025, all U.S. asylum requests were denied, which has created a population of refugees. Additionally, there is a growing population of recent deportees in Nogales whom we help pay for rent and utilities in rentals across the city.
Volunteers visit our apartments to provide ESL classes, arts & crafts, fellowship and emotional support.
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Support
We provide food, clothing, and daily necessities to everyone we serve.
We help families and deportees navigate Mexican bureaucracies to get their necessary IDs and access to health care and school systems. For adults, we offer resources and guidance regarding trade schools and other educational opportunities that will set them on the path to financial independence and success in this unexpected chapter in their lives.
We connect non Mexican Nationals with the legal services they need to pursue their refugee status in Mexico.
We also help with transportation costs for those who decide to return home or relocate to other areas in Mexico.
CREATIVE ACTIVISM
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Awareness
In the second branch of our mission on the US side of the border, we strive to change the narrative about migration by building awareness and deepening understanding through shared stories from "our families" in Nogales, Sonora, providing accurate information and credibly-sourced journalism.
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Artistic Events
Using the arts as a vehicle for creative activism, we organize events that create a more holistic and empathic understanding about the lived experience of migration and the effects of immigration policies on human lives. See our portfolio here.
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Online Platforms
Using our social media platforms, Facebook and Instagram, we seek to reach a wider US audience and create a more compassionate and informed society. We also publish monthly newsletters that provide updates about our work in Nogales, Sonora as well as our creative activism on the US side of the border. Sign up for our newsletter here.