Changes like offering free coffee and creating an interfaith chapel have helped Catholic Charities carry out its humanitarian approach to serving migrants.
“They’re from Central America, South America, where they live [on] coffee, so one of the first things we changed is to have coffee here,” he said. Over 8,000 cups of coffee are now served at the center per week, in addition to three warm meals a day.
The result of all the changes, he said, is that “not a single person has slept outside since we took over.”The center provides services to address migrants’ “mind, soul and body,” Fernandez said. The nonprofit operates using a model proven to help individuals and communities heal —This approach centers around listening and acknowledging harm, so a person feels safe enough to process their feelings.
for children and adults. Many migrants arrive in thin T-shirts and sandals, heading to northern states without the proper clothing.
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