Brownsville Herald: Amid influx, shelter tallies 8,000th client

Brownsville Herald: Amid influx, shelter tallies 8,000th client

BHerald - 8000th ClientBy KAYLEIGH SOMMER

Staff Writer

SAN BENITO — Less than a year after La Posada Providencia reached 7,000 clients, the shelter recently welcomed its 8,000th client during an influx of immigrants arriving in the lower Rio Grande Valley — many of them from Central America.

The surge has more than quadrupled the San Benito shelter’s annual client intake, according to the organization… Click here to read full story on the Brownsville Herald’s website.