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San Antonio nonprofitās van used to deliver meals to unhoused people vandalized
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofitās van used to deliver meals to unhoused people vandalizedCorazon Ministries and Travis Park Church need help repairing a van used to deliver meals to the unhoused in the area. The van is the second vehicle vandalized in a week.
Jewish community volunteer to feed homeless on Christmas morning
Read full article: Jewish community volunteer to feed homeless on Christmas morningPeople from all walks of life broke bread together at Travis Park Church as volunteers served hot meals to people in need on Christmas day and the eighth day of Hanukkah.
Providence Place history of service had āfascinatingā start, CEO says
Read full article: Providence Place history of service had āfascinatingā start, CEO saysProvidence Place could very well be the only nonprofit in the city with pieces of antique furniture that were once part of the dĆ©cor in one of San Antonioās many brothels more than a century ago.
Second expected surge of Haitian migrants not surprising, San Antonio pastor says
Read full article: Second expected surge of Haitian migrants not surprising, San Antonio pastor saysThe foreign minister of Panama, Erika Mouynes, has alerted the U.S. government that as many as 60,000 mostly Haitians could be heading to the border.
Broadway show āCome From Awayā brings Newfoundland to San Antonio
Read full article: Broadway show āCome From Awayā brings Newfoundland to San AntonioSAN ANTONIO, Texas. North Park Lexus Broadway in San Antonio is hosting a special donation drive at the Majestic Theatre along with the Broadway show āCome From Awayā for the Corazon Ministries at Travis Park Church. The musical is about strangers coming together to help one another during a difficult time, so itās fitting this donation drive is happening alongside this fantastic musical. The donation drive runs from Tuesday, Feb 25 to Sunday, March 1. Donation drops will be located at the entrances of the Majestic Theatre, and inside the box officeFor information on Broadway in San Antonio, visit BroadwayInSanAntonio.com.
Local pastor: Refugees are not asylum seekers
Read full article: Local pastor: Refugees are not asylum seekersGreg Abbott announced Texas would be the first state to reject the resettlement of refugees, a federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trumpās executive order allowing state and local governments to do exactly that. Greg Abbott, a Catholic, draws criticism over new refugee ban from Texasā Catholic BishopsGavin Rogers, associate pastor of Travis Park Church, said heās hopeful, but itās important the courts understand refugees are not asylum seekers. Then, Rogers said, the refugees are matched with nonprofits, many of them faith-based, that help them make the transition once they arrive. āThe resettlement program is the best way you can possibly seek migration,ā Rogers said. As a result, Rogers said many migrants who converged on the border last year had to apply for asylum because they couldnāt enter as refugees.