Come celebrate with the BIIN Board Members as we recognize our amazing, dedicated volunteers, interns, and Partner Liaisons. We will introduce our outgoing and incoming Board Members and our Program Coordinator. Learn about the many Read more…
Love shopping online with Amazon? Love supporting BIIN and immigrants in your community? Thanks to AmazonSmile, you can now do both at the same time! AmazonSmile is operated by Amazon and features all the same Read more…
“BRYAN, Texas — Every Saturday, for three hour intervals, immigrants looking to become US Citizens gather in a re-purposed space at the Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network (BIIN). The class helps green card holders prepare for Read more…
“More than 250 adults and children in Bryan on Saturday joined hundreds of thousands of marchers who took to the streets nationwide to show opposition to President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance immigration policy. The group gathered Read more…
This month’s partner spotlight shines on the Clara B. Mounce Public Library, which has supported BIIN since 2013, when the library partnered with us to recruit volunteers for our first citizenship classes and we helped Read more…
BIIN is raising money to support students in our summer classes, which help people prepare for the interview and test portions of the naturalization process. BIIN’s free citizenship classes are an important service not available Read more…
We are so proud of our current citizenship class students and everything they have accomplished these past few weeks. We cannot wait to meet our new students and help them achieve their goals. Sign ups Read more…
On Saturday, March 24, BIIN hosted local lawyers who helped families develop a safety plan in case of detention and deportation. In one day we were able to assist 25 families with drawing up power Read more…
Here a little bit about our new Program and Office Coordinator, Jaimi Washburn: “My husband and I moved to College Station in 2016 for his job and to be closer to my parents in Lufkin, Read more…
As an active member in the community, BIIN has developed relationships with various organizations that not only sponsor us through their generous donations but also through their overarching support and partnership. This month, we want Read more…
Below is the transcript of the presentation given by our Program Manager, Anna Carro Abernathy, at our Annual Meeting on August 19. “When I hear the word sanctuary, I often tense up. Read more…
Join us at our new location to meet with Board Members, community partners, and volunteers, meet our new staff, celebrate BIIN’s accomplishmenets this year, and discuss the year ahead!
Volunteer Spotlight: María José Rosales by Stacy Eisenstark In 2011, María José Rosales was a sophomore at Texas A&M University, pursuing degrees in biology and Spanish language. However, she also wanted to get involved in the Read more…
Summer Citizenship Classes Saturdays, June 2nd to August 4th Classes in English: 9:00 am-11:00 am Classes in Spanish: 11:30 am-1:30 pm Come join us for this 10-week session as a great way to prepare for Read more…