Call for Assistance with Shelter Needs
Donations Needed: Feminine Products for Asylum Seeker Women and Girls
The CalPac Immigration Strategy Group is seeking help to supply feminine sanitary pads and supplies to women and girls seeking asylum in local shelters and family shelters in Tijuana. You can contribute in the following ways: The CalPac Immigration Strategy Group will identify shelters that are in need of feminine hygiene kits and arrange for […]
Update on Asylum Seekers Support Work
In September, we shared an urgent call for clergy assistance for funding and donations for asylum seekers arriving in our area. Over the past months and years, your Justice and Compassion EMT has been hard at work, partnering with churches, clergy, and interfaith organizations to provide essential support to asylum seekers from all over. Whether […]
Financial gifts are also welcome: calpacumc.org/donate.
If you have some space in your fellowship halls or sanctuaries, consider providing similar shelter yourselves. Again, it will only be for 48 hours. You would need to provide food, bedding, showers, clothing, and onward transportation. We have a team of people developing a package that would help explain what would be required of you and what support you could expect from the conference and our partners.
THE LATEST
RESOURCES
01. CURRENT RESOURCES
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- You Are Not Alone / No Estan Solos (migrant children & families)
Welcome Centers:
- Echo Park UMC Immigration Center
- Huntington Park UMC Welcome Center
- North Hills Hispanic Mission Refugee Children Center
03. CONTACT
Rev. Dr. Denyse Barnes
Director of Justice & Compassion EMT
626.568.7356 | dbarnes@calpacumc.org
Pastor Toña Rios
Co-Chair, Immigration Task Force
rararios@yahoo.com
Pastor Rafael Rios
Co-Chair, Immigration Task Force
rararios@yahoo.com