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Línea Amiga
Program Manager
June 22, 2020
A new Spanish-language helpline, Línea Amiga, has just been launched to provide information for people impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Staffed by trained volunteers, and supported jointly by BIIN, Friends…
Meet a BIIN Intern: Darcey Rydl
Program Manager
June 22, 2020
College Station, Texas has been home for Darcey Rydl for all of her life. As a native of the region attending Texas A&M University, it would have been easy for…
Immigrant Stories: Rosa Lopez
Program Manager
June 22, 2020
Rosa Lopez grew up in Durango, Mexico and has many happy memories of life there. But her life took an unexpected turn when her husband moved to central Texas, joining…
BIIN CARES Update
Program Manager
May 10, 2020
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…
From Worker to Citizen: the Story of Teresa Gonzalez
Program Manager
May 10, 2020
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…
BIIN Helps with Wage Recovery
Program Manager
May 10, 2020
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…