Dear friends, Wow! ¡Carramba! Ouf! We did it! Thanks to your generosity, we have reached our goal in the BIIN CARES campaign: raising $50,000 to support our neighbors impacted by COVID-19 and the economic downturn. In particular, this fund is being used to support those who received no stimulus check or other Read more
Article written by Yvonne Reyes (KYR Intern) Mrs. Teresa Gonzalez is originally from Pachuca Hidalgo, Mexico. She arrived in the United States in 1998, looking for a way to support herself. She first lived in El Paso, Texas, working for 18 years as a housekeeper. Having fled an abusive relationship in Mexico, she was able to obtain a visa, Read more
Article written by Ana Balderas (IRA Intern) Recently, a man who works in construction came to BIIN, to ask for help recovering wages for a job he had done. To make it easier to tell the story, we will call him “Mr. Perez” (not his real name). One day on Read more
Carlos Espina is a familiar face to many who have been involved with BIIN. Since 2016, Carlos has found ways to share his time and talents with the organization and the community. Born in Uruguay but having lived and gone to school in the U.S. since the age of 5, Carlos Read more