Resources
Our Resources section is frequently updated and includes important links to our supporting organizations, background information on the border situation, and relevant reporting.
Background Information
Restoring human dignity at the US southern border
After seeing the conditions in which children were held at a detention center on the US-Mexico border, Sister Norma Pimentel established a humanitarian respite center in Texas where people can get clean clothing, a warm shower and a hot meal.
In this powerful talk, Sister Pimentel discusses her lifelong work restoring human dignity at the border — and calls on us all to put aside prejudice and lead with compassion.
How these threads came together
Founding board member Linda Carroll spoke at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Corvallis, OR, on July 14, 2019 about the origins of One Story at a Time.
Linda’s words weave together her perspectives on a moral obligation to help those less fortunate, the values of social activism, finding work with meaning and purpose, and the resulting resonance of deep chords within us.
Supporting Organizations
Rancho La Puerta
This wellness resort and spa, just across the border, has transformed its garden during the pandemic into a valuable source of produce for a number of shelters in northern Mexico.
Little Mercies
Providing essentials for vulnerable migrant children living in the poorest conditions while awaiting court dates in towns along the Mexican-American border.
ICF
The International Community Foundation is a nonprofit foundation for U.S. donors who are passionate about protecting the environment and improving the quality of life in Baja California and Latin America.
Border Angels
Border Angels promotes a culture of love through advocacy, education, by creating a social consciousness, and engaging in direct action to defend the rights of migrants and refugees.
Relevant Reporting
Inside the Refugee Camp on America's Doorstep
“Ms. Salgado is one of about 600 people stranded in a place that many Americans might have thought would never exist. It is effectively a refugee camp on the doorstep of the United States, one of several that have sprung up along the border for the first time in the country’s history.” A haunting New York Times expose.
Read the ArticleThe Migrant Crisis
Migration from Central America to the United States is not a new phenomenon. However, the reasons, or push factors, that are causing people to migrate or flee have changed. While the United States has seen a record in asylum applications in recent years, Central American countries are dealing with larger migratory flows from the Northern Triangle within their borders.
Read Amnesty International's Report
“I love living at, loving at, and helping at the border between my home and my work. Not everyone has that option. Everyone deserves the opportunity for change, and I’m doing whatever it takes, including being a key schlepper, to help.”
