Clients celebrate Independence Day La Posada Providencia’s E-Newsletter Clients celebrate Independence Day Tuesday, July 7, 2015 Independence Day weekend has always been a very special occasion for La Posada Providencia clients and staff. A cornerstone of La Posada’s program is teaching immigrants about United States history, culture and current events. The 4th of July provides …
Help La Posada build a pavilion! La Posada Providencia’s E-Newsletter Help La Posada build a pavilion! Tuesday, June 30, 2015 Clients learn about Earth Day underneath La Posada’s carport. The new pavilion would hold such educational activities in the future. In less than two weeks, you will have the exciting opportunity to help La Posada …
Pope’s environmental stance resonates with La Posada La Posada Providencia’s E-Newsletter Pope’s environmental stance resonates with La Posada Tuesday, June 9, 2015 In his widely discussed encyclical on the environment, Pope Francis called upon humanity to have compassion for our “common home.” “The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring …
In his widely discussed encyclical on the environment, Pope Francis called upon humanity to have compassion for our “common home.” “The urgent challenge to protect our common home includes a concern to bring the whole human family together to seek a sustainable and integral development, for we know that things can change,” Pope Francis …
Volunteers make mission possible at La Posada La Posada Providencia’s E-Newsletter Donate to La Posada Help the stranger and give to La Posada online today using a secure server. Make a monetary donation using your credit or debit card DONATE NOW Connect with La Posada F O L L O W on F A C E …
As La Posada approaches the end of the fiscal year, we would like to take a moment to express our gratitude to the many volunteers who have contributed to this year’s success at La Posada. From helping with fundraising events, delivering goods, teaching clients new skills, and many other tasks, hundreds of you have filled …
Welcome to our new Tuesdays e-newsletter La Posada Providencia’s E-Newsletter Donate to La Posada Help the stranger and give to La Posada online today using a secure server. Make a monetary donation using your credit or debit card DONATE NOW Connect with La Posada F O L L O W on F A C E B …
Five years ago, Joseph Rodriguez, current Programs Coordinator for La Posada Providencia, arrived in the U.S. after fleeing his native country of Cuba. In a church in Brownsville, Rodriguez asked for help. A woman by the name of Sister Zita Telkamp, CDP, picked him up and took him to La Posada. As some say, “The …
By ANANDA ROSE I have only just arrived at La Posada Providencia, an emergency shelter for homeless migrants and asylum seekers in San Benito, Texas, when Sr. Zita Telkamp receives a call from a Homeland Security center in the neighboring town of Harlingen. “They’ve got another mother and child for us,” says Sr. Zita. A …
By KAYLEIGH SOMMER | STAFF WRITER SAN BENITO — All Saba wanted for herself and her three children was freedom. Facing civil unrest in her home country of Ethiopia, she said, that dream had seemed almost unattainable. Her husband, an outspoken civil rights advocate, had been jailed, she said. Fearing for the safety of her …
