Our work at the Kino Border Initiative encompasses the following areas:

• Humanitarian Assistance:  On the Mexico side of the border, the KBI offers immediate assistance and pastoral accompaniment to migrants who have been deported from the US.  At the Centro para Atención a los Migrantes Deportados (CAMDEP), the KBI offers meals, basic medical assistance, and clothing to the recently deported.  At the Casa Nazaret shelter, the KBI offers safe room and board to unaccompanied women and children who are otherwise extremely vulnerable to exploitation and abuse.
• Education & Formation: In local parishes on each side of the border, the KBI offers workshops and leads discussions on local border reality in light of the Christian faith and Catholic social teaching.  We have also curriculum appropriate for short-term immersion groups from parishes, high schools, and universities.
• Research & Advocacy:  Working with committed individuals from regional universities and nonprofit organizations, the KBI collects information on the border reality and collaborates with international organizations that advocate on behalf of fundamental human rights and comprehensive immigration reform.