Hands & Hearts Fundraiser Finds New Home La Posada Providencia’s E-Newsletter Hands & Hearts Fundraiser Finds New Home Tuesday, August 11, 2015 (SAN BENITO, Texas) La Posada Providencia’s annual fundraiser has found a new home.La Posada, a shelter for indigent immigrants, asylees and asylum seekers, will host its annual Hands & Hearts Brunch and Auction …
Shop Thru the Heart for Back-to-School Season La Posada Providencia’s E-Newsletter Shop Thru the Heart for Back-to-School Season Tuesday, August 4, 2015 Did you know you can give back to La Posada while purchasing your text books and school supplies, getting school clothes, buying everything you need for your new dorm room and even renting …
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 …
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 …
SAN BENITO — Valentine’s Day is about love, and you can multiply your acts of love and kindness when you “Shop Thru the Heart” online. Shop Thru the Heart is an Internet shopping mall that provides an uncomplicated way to shop and support La Posada, all at the same time. When you, your employees and …
By Ted Oberg HOUSTON (KTRK) –Alma Gonzalez had time to sit and talk Tuesday. But it was just weeks ago when this worker at the La Posada Providencia shelter near the Texas-Mexico border in San Benito was busier than she’d ever been. “It was something we hadn’t experienced before,” Gonzales said. “We were not prepared …
By 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 …
By FERNANDO DEL VALLE Valley Morning Star SAN BENITO — A woman who was taken in by a San Benito shelter says she and her 10-year-old son fled El Salvador after extortionists threatened to kill her and her family. Lora is not her real name. She is fearful that her family could be in danger …
