The majority of volunteers support the different areas of our migrant aid center (el comedor):
• Humanitarian aid
• Education
• Advocacy
• Orientation to asylum
• Intake interviews and providing clothes to recent arrivals
• Serving food
• Making phone calls
• Psychological support
• Spiritual accompaniment through listening
Kino Border Initiative is a space to support people who have been deported and those who have the need to migrate.
We ask that volunteers make a long-term commitment to service and that you have a passion for social justice. We can make a placement for you depending on your interest and experience.
For more information, please direct your questions and communication in Spanish to Sister Maribel Lara Hernández, Missionary Sister of the Eucharist at: iniciativakino@gmail.com
BASIC REQUIREMENTS:
• 21 years of age or older
• At least an intermediate level of Spanish
• An application and interview with the volunteer coordinator
• Emotional maturity and in good physical health
• Responsibility in your personal commitment and the ability to relate well to others and to different cultures
• The desire to find and serve God, present in every person, and particularly in the migrant
• Out-of-town volunteers are responsible for finding their own housing while in Nogales
WE OFFER:
• Food/meals
• The opportunity to serve vulnerable people and those in the migratory journey
• Being part of a community of people committed to service, justice, and accompaniment of migrants
• Training related to self-care in the context of border and migratory realities