Friends with the El Paso Monthly Meeting offer this message to those who may want to help migrants now seeking asylum (minor edits made by IMYM for clarity).
Greetings –
We’ve gotten some emails from meetings across the US asking how they can help migrants who are spending some time here in El Paso on their ways to locations where they can await their asylum hearings. This article has been especially helpful, so I’m just passing it along in case you or others get similar requests. https://elpasomatters.org/2022/12/16/how-to-help-migrants-el-paso-texas-organizations/
I note that it mentions one organization accepting used clothing–the Opportunity Center. It’s important to note that many people coming north will wear clothing sizes smaller than many people in the US wear these days. Because needs change daily, money is always needed by these organizations to buy what’s needed at the time promptly.
Here is some information about the Deming shelter, a project of Silver City Unitarians:
“We collect donations on the first and third Wednesdays of each month, 3:00-3:30, at the UUFSC building, 3845 N Swan (not our mailing address) in Silver City. You can drive straight down on either side of our collection vehicles. We will get you unloaded and then you can drive out easily. If you are bringing any of the above GoBag items, please let the crew unloading your car know about them. If you would like to read my last 3 posts they are available on our UU website uufsc.com. It might give you ideas of other needed supplies. Click on the Palomas/Deming 2022 link on the left side of the page. Or you can dig deeper on our fellowship’s Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/UUFSC all the way back to May 2019 when our project started. To contribute financially you can mail checks made out to UUFSC (Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Silver City) with ‘Border’ in the memo line to UUFSC, PO Box 4034, Silver City, NM 88062. Thank you to everyone for your ongoing compassion and generosity! Enjoy the holidays and give everyone you love an extra hug. ~Barbara” Now for just one more link: https://www.npr.org/2022/12/20/1144311598/u-s-supreme-court-extends-border-rule-shelters-fear-migrant-surge-if-its-lifted It’s to today’s NPR interview with Reuben Garcia of Annunciation House. Among other things, he notes that religious organizations that can house and care for migrants at many locations throughout the US would be helpful. So, just in case you get inquiries and think that these might help . . . .