Today is #GivingTuesday!
Today is the day, Tuesday November 28, #GivingTuesday! Please support La Posada as we continue to care for our brothers and sisters in need from around the world! Thank you.
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“The earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.” Psalm 33:12
As we experience “the goodness of the Lord” each moment of our lives, Thanksgiving Day, is a perfect time to pause and reflect on the gifts we cherish and for which we are most grateful to God. Before our La Posada’s family of many cultures gathers around our table to celebrate on Thanksgiving Day, I …
#GivingTuesday is Only Two Weeks Away!
What is #GivingTuesday? #GivingTuesday is a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in all 50 states and in countries around the world. Millions of people come together to support and champion the causes they believe in and the communities in which they live. When is #GivingTuesday? #GivingTuesday …
One In a Million
Guatemala suffers from widespread povery that is extreme even within Latin America. And it is also from there that immigrants are arriving at La Posada, desperate for a new life. Immigrants everywhere are usually on the move, like Mabel Laura and her four-year-old child from the Guatemalan border. Mabel Laura’s story is like so many …
La Posada’s New Van
With Gratitude Thanks to several generous supporters, La Posada Providencia clients are now able to be transported to various appointments and activities in a new 2017 Ford Transit Connect van. Heartfelt gratitude goes to The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation, the Sisters of Divine Providence, the Sisters of Providence—Washington State, Boggus Ford-Harlingen …
VMS: Journey just beginning: Cuban woman starts new life at La Posada
Staff Report SAN BENITO — Last September, Yirandis Yaneisy Rodriguez Hernandez joined La Posada Providencia’s family as a weekend supervisor and cook. In March, she accepted a promotion to serve as La Posada’s food specialist, taking responsibility for all meal planning and preparation for the week. Her journey with the shelter started way before that. …
La Posada Welcomes Our 9,000th Client
We shall call her “Isabel,” (a pseudonym for security.) Isabel left Somalia in August 2016; She arrived in the U.S. in November 2016 and arrived at La Posada May 4, 2017. Isabel fled Somalia because of the oppression against women that she suffered. In Somalia, women have no rights or say in what goes on …
Former La Posada Client Becomes U.S. Citizen
Six years ago, Victor Escalona left his home in Venezuela with the dream of starting a new life in the United States. Like the majority of our clients, he arrived to La Posada with few possessions and hope in his heart. Last January, La Posada received an exciting call from an overjoyed Victor informing us …
2017 La Posada Client Video
La Posada’s 2017 Hands & Hearts Brunch and Auction had many exciting and memorable moments. One of the event’s highlights was the presentation of our newest client video. Produced by Enrique Leal, the video features interviews with La Posada staff, board members, and Cucu, an Ethiopian asylee and former client. The video gives viewers an …
Blanca Rosa
The January 10, 2017, issue of Tuesdays in Texas features a story published in the Valley Morning Star newspaper on January 8, 2017. Honduran woman recounts her journey to the U.S. By Benjamin Trevino, Staff Writer, Valley Morning Star SAN BENITO — It was a quiet Monday morning when the phone rang at La Posada Providencia, …