Brazos Interfaith Immigration Network – BIIN's mission is to promote the human dignity and well-being of all immigrants in our community and to advocate for and facilitate better access to legal, educational and social services.

What's New?

BIIN will have a Volunteer Orientation on June 7, 2019 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM at the BIIN office, 107 Williamson Drive in Bryan. We are located in the gymansium behind St. Michael’s Episcopal School. Read more…

Previous Events

We Received a Grant!

Thank you Mays Business School! Students in the Strategic Philanthropy course chose BIIN to be a recipent of its Community Grant. We received $10,500 for operational support.

Volunteer Spotlight

Mark Lacey moved to Bryan, TX from the Washington D.C. area in 2017 after retiring. His parents are missionaries and he grew up in a part of Belize that speaks Spanish where he mastered his Read more…

Spotlight

Immigrant Stories: Maria and Alfonso

A couple that went through our classes and became citizens share their story!

Spotlight

Immigrant Stories: Socorro

One of our Citizenship Class students Socorro tells us about her dreams and experiences!

Volunteer Spotlight

BIIN’S New Volunteer Appreciation Program

BIIN is launching a new volunteer appreciation program. Eligibility for the gifts is determined by the accumulative hours that have been logged in our online volunteer software starting January 1, 2019. So if you have Read more…

Spotlight

Client Spotlight

Socorro Hernandez is originally from Zacatecas, Mexico and moved to the U.S. in 1995. When she heard about BIIN’s citizenship classes through a local newspaper, La Voz, she immediately signed up. She completed the 10 week Read more…

Newsletter Article

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR SEVERAL UPCOMING EVENTS!

April 27 or April 28 and May 3, 2019 -We have a client that has a court hearing on 5/3/19 at 10AM and needs an INTERPRETER. The volunteer interpreter will need to meet with our Read more…

Updates

We need to purchase more textbooks!

We need your help to purchase an additional 26 textbooks and 26 workbooks for our two English class programs, which will cost the organization $434 dollars. Conversation Partners was revamped in May 2018 with just Read more…

Volunteer Spotlight

Janet Morford moved to the BCS area in 2017 from Illinois. She learned about BIIN through St. Thomas Episcopal Church and was excited to get involved and contribute to a positive and constructive organization. She Read more…

Updates

LIGHT OF LIBERTY FUNDRAISING DINNER

BIIN is hosting its second annual Light of Liberty fundraising dinner on May 15, 2019, and we need help filling 80 seats. Our goal is to raise $600 to $1,000 a year from each guest Read more…

Volunteer Training

Volunteer Orientation

BIIN is holding a volunteer orientation on March 23, 2019 at 2:30 pm at our office. We are located in the gymnasium behind St. Michael’s Episcopal School, 107 Williamson Drive, Bryan, TX. The orientation will Read more…

Spotlight

Meet a BIIN Citizenship Class Student!

Maria Villanueva immigrated to the U.S. from Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico because “it is the country of opportunity”. Her hope is to provide a better life for her children. Independence Day is her favorite holiday because Read more…

Updates

BIIN IS LOOKING FOR NEW OFFICE SPACE!

BIIN is looking for a new place to call home! St. Michael’s Episcopal School is currently for sale so we are on the hunt for a new location. We are looking for a space that Read more…

Updates

Mark Your 2019 Calendars with BIIN Events You Can Help by Donating or Volunteering!

Spring Citizenship Classes on Saturdays February 2, 2019 – April 6, 2019 English – Saturdays, from 9:30 to 11:30 AM Spanish – Saturdays, from 12:00 – 2:00 PM Conversation Partners on Mondays and Wednesdays Read more…

Newsletter Article

Citizenship Class Students Thank You Letters to Volunteers

“Thanks to all of the volunteers who helped us in the citizenship classes. Thanks for dedicating your time to motivate us. We started our citizenship application. Thank you! Thank you for your help and dedication. Read more…

Previous Events

Congratulations to New U.S. Citizens!!

Two of BIIN’s Citizenship Class teachers, Mary Campbell and Nancy Plankey-Videla, were excited to attend the swearing in ceremony of 10 former Citizenship Class graduates on December 20, 2018.

Volunteer Spotlight

The Faces of BIIN

Originally from Brownfield Texas, Greyson Holt is an outstanding volunteer for our Conversation Partners program. He first found out about BIIN from a friend after revealing his hope to possibly volunteer somewhere he could speak Read more…

Updates

#GivingTuesday Sponsor a Student Campaign Success!

This week on Tuesday, we held our very first #GivingTuesday campaign! Every donation made was matched 1:1 by a kind donor. Thanks to all of your support and generosity, BIIN was Read more…

Newsletter Article

Spring Citizenship Classes for 2019!

On February 2nd, 2019, we will begin the spring’s free Citizenship classes in both English and Spanish. The class takes course over 10 weeks, every Saturday. They will take place from February 2nd to April Read more…

Volunteer Spotlight

The Faces of BIIN

Ricardo Gonzalez is the volunteer-coordinating intern for BIIN. He is a senior Sociology major with a minor in Latino Studies and Japanese from Dallas, Texas. Ricardo has helped with the management of volunteers’ accounts and Read more…

Previous Events

Naturalization Workshop Update

This month, BIIN co-sponsored a Naturalization Workshop with Catholic Charities on Saturday, October 20th. With the assistance of immigration lawyers and trained staff on site, many members of the immigrant community were able to receive Read more…

Updates

Sponsor a Student!

Our Conversation Partners program is where aspiring citizens practice speaking English and answering interview questions. But… our students need textbooks! Please consider sponsoring a student. For $31 you can sponsor one student’s textbook and workbook Read more…