The KBI welcomes our new Casa Nazareth coordinator to the staff, and celebrates the collaboration of the Sonoran grocery store chain Super del Norte for their donation to KBI through their “round-up at the register” campaign. We also share details about the Kino Teens retreat in St. David, Arizona; the upcoming World Day of Migrants and Refugees; and recent immersion experiences. Súper del Norte collaboration: The Sonoran grocery store chain “Súper del Norte” presented a check to KBI on … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2019
Contribute to KBI’s New Migrant Outreach Center
The Kino Border Initiative has addressed the immediate material, psychological, and spiritual needs of over 75,000 migrants in our current facility over the last 10 years. Now, after years of planning, the KBI is preparing to move into our new facility that will better meet our mission. Your support of the Migrant Outreach Center will enable the KBI to better meet the increased needs of migrants on the border and accommodate those who want to witness the realities of the border through education … [Read more...]
Updates on the KBI’s Migrant Outreach Center
It has been a longtime vision of KBI to expand the services we are able to offer migrants. After years of searching for the right place, we are delighted to be nearing completion on our new migrant outreach center. In the new center, we will be able to offer a greater variety of services to accompany migrants. Recent visitors to KBI are likely aware of the progress being made on the migrant outreach center. Located directly across the street from our current facility, it will greatly expand … [Read more...]
Engracia’s Story: Commitment and Humility at the Comedor
Sister María Engracia Robles Robles, M.E., has been present at KBI since the very beginning. She has worked with migrants in Nogales even before the formal inception of KBI, and here she shares what the work looked like prior to the official inauguration of KBI. Engracia Robles is a Missionary Sister of the Eucharist who has been at KBI since its inception. She is familiar to migrants, volunteers, and the broader community for the many roles she plays within KBI: in education and human … [Read more...]
KBI Media Report: August-September 2019
Our report this month includes disturbing updates about the vastly expanded “Migrant Protection Protocols,” dangerous conditions in Mexican detention facilities that hold migrants from countries other than Mexico; and reflections from KBI’s education coordinator on reacting to injustices at the border. Expansion of Remain in Mexico: Remain in Mexico, a practice that forces asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while they seek asylum, has expanded rapidly since its formal inception in January. … [Read more...]