named programs · 8 · from sources
what they call their work
Creative Activism - Artistic Events
Organizes events using the arts to create a more holistic and empathic understanding of migration and the effects of immigration policies.
Creative Activism - Awareness
Strives to change the narrative about migration by building awareness and deepening understanding through shared stories, accurate information, and credible journalism.
Creative Activism - Online Platforms
Uses social media (Facebook, Instagram) and monthly newsletters to reach a wider US audience and create a more compassionate and informed society.
Direct Migrant Services - Housing
Provides safe, comfortable apartment housing in Nogales, Sonora, prioritizing families. Also helps deportees with rent and utilities.
Direct Migrant Services - Medical
Coordinates and provides emergency and routine medical and dental care, medications, lab work, diagnostic testing, medical equipment, and transportation to appointments for migrants.
Direct Migrant Services - Support
Provides food, clothing, daily necessities, assistance with Mexican bureaucracies for IDs and access to healthcare/schools, resources for trade schools, legal services for refugee status, and transportation costs for relocation or return home.
The Empathy Project
A collaborative project with Patagonia Creative Arts Association and Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center, focusing on fostering empathy and kindness through film screenings, book discussions, and community activities, including a middle school curriculum and public events.
Welcome Quilts
A national project where fabric squares with images of welcome and inclusivity are sewn into quilts by volunteer quilters and displayed in public spaces to support immigrants.
activities · 10 groups
what they do
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Organizing Civic Protests & Rallies 2 activities
- Advocating against immigration policiesParticipated in public protests against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's visit to Nogales.
- Engaging in public protests against immigration policiesParticipated in public protests against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's visit to Nogales.
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Youth Clothing Production through Volunteer Sewing 2 activities
- Facilitating "Welcome Quilts" projectFacilitates the creation of Welcome Quilts, a national project where fabric squares with images of welcome and inclusivity are sewn into quilts by volunteer quilters and displayed in public spaces to support immigrants.
- Facilitating the creation of Welcome QuiltsFacilitates the creation of Welcome Quilts, a national project where fabric squares with images of welcome and inclusivity are sewn into quilts by volunteer quilters and displayed in public spaces to support immigrants.
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Immigrant Storytelling & Art Events 2 activities
- Promoting understanding of migration through arts and eventsShares stories of migrant families, provides accurate information and credible journalism, and uses the arts as a catalyst for creative activism to build awareness and understanding about immigration. Organizes and sponsors events, including artistic events, to foster understanding of migration experiences and the effects of immigration policies.
- Promoting understanding of migration through arts and eventsOrganizes and sponsors events, including artistic events, to foster understanding of migration experiences and the effects of immigration policies. Uses the arts as a catalyst for creative activism to build awareness and understanding about immigration.
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Emergency Shelter and Basic Needs for Migrants 2 activities
- Providing housing and basic necessities to migrantsProvides safe housing in apartments in Nogales, Sonora, prioritizing families, and helps cover rent and utility costs. Also provides food, clothing, and daily necessities to migrating families, refugees, and those recently deported from the US.
- Providing housing and basic necessities to migrantsProvides safe housing in apartments in Nogales, Sonora, prioritizing families, and helps cover rent and utility costs. Also provides food, clothing, and daily necessities to migrating families, refugees, and those recently deported from the US.
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Mobile Health and Basic Needs Outreach 2 activities
- Providing medical and dental care to migrantsCoordinates and provides free medical care, including emergency medical and dental care, doctor visits, medications, lab work, diagnostic testing, and procedures. Also provides medical equipment and transportation to medical appointments for migrants in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
- Providing medical and dental care to migrantsCoordinates and provides free medical care, including emergency medical and dental care, doctor visits, medications, lab work, diagnostic testing, and procedures for migrants in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. Also provides medical equipment and transportation to medical appointments.
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Youth Empathy & Social-Emotional Learning Programs 2 activities
- Running "The Empathy Project" for youth educationLaunched and implemented "The Empathy Project" pilot program, which included public screenings of movies, reading books, and field trips for students to foster empathy and understanding.
- Running "The Empathy Project" for youth educationLaunched and implemented "The Empathy Project" pilot program, which included reading books, private film screenings for students, field trips, and community activities like hanging wooden hearts with positive messages.
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Sewing and Embroidery Skills Training 2 activities
- Supporting migrant women through cultural craftSupports women skilled in embroidery (bordado) to create mantas, which are offered for donation to fund the bordadora project.
- Supporting migrant women through cultural craft projectsSupports women skilled in the cultural craft of embroidery (bordado) to create mantas, which are offered for donation to fund the bordadora project.
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Migrant Rights Documentation & Reporting 1 activity
- Documenting injustices and sharing migrant storiesDocuments daily injustices committed by oppressive governments and ordinary citizens, and shares stories of migrant families in Nogales, Sonora, providing accurate information and credible journalism.
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Local Cultural & Business News Publishing 1 activity
- Publishing newsletters on border issues and activismPublishes monthly newsletters providing updates on work in Nogales, Sonora, and creative activism on the US side of the border.
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Uncategorized 7 activities
- Assisting deported individuals with immediate needsProvides notes of hope and small cash assistance to recently deported individuals to support them during their bus travel, and meets with them to offer support.
- Facilitating access to services and education for migrantsHelps families and deportees navigate Mexican bureaucracies to obtain IDs and access healthcare and school systems. Offers resources and guidance to adults regarding trade schools and other educational opportunities, and connects non-Mexican nationals with legal services to pursue refugee status in Mexico.
- Facilitating legal and educational support for migrantsConnects non-Mexican nationals with legal services to pursue refugee status in Mexico, offers resources and guidance to adults regarding trade schools and other educational opportunities, and helps with transportation costs for individuals returning home or relocating within Mexico.
- Offering social and emotional support to migrantsProvides ESL classes, arts & crafts, fellowship, and emotional support through volunteers visiting apartments.
- Providing social and emotional support to migrantsProvides ESL classes, arts & crafts, fellowship, and emotional support through volunteers visiting apartments.
- Providing transportation assistance for migrantsHelps with transportation costs for individuals returning home or relocating within Mexico.
- Supporting recently deported individualsProvides notes of hope and small cash assistance to recently deported individuals for bus travel, meets with them, and helps them navigate Mexican bureaucracies to obtain IDs and access healthcare and school systems.
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financials · form 990EZ · fy2022
revenue
Total revenue$59K
Contributions & grants$59K100%
Program service revenue——
Investment income——
Other revenue—
expenses
Total expenses$55K
Program expenses—
Admin / overhead—
Fundraising—
Salaries & benefits$6K
Grants paid out$41K
balance sheet
Total assets$36K
Cash—
Investments—
Liabilities—
Net assets$36K
2 years on record · 2021–2022 · YoY revenue +5.6%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2022
who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIA AUBRY | PRESIDENT OF TH BOAR | 25 | $8K |
board members · 3
- GAIL URGO — DIRECTOR
- KATHI NOAKER — DIRECTOR
- RITA DANKS — DIRECTOR
relationships · 9
who they work with
- Kino Border Initiative Partner — Operates across the street from the Mariposa port of entry where individuals supported by Voices from the Border sell food.
- Kino Initiative Partner — Collaborates with VOICES FROM THE BORDER to support migrants, including providing lodging and facilitating access to services.
- Mexican government Government — Provides shelter and bus transportation for recently deported individuals in Nogales, Sonora.
- Patagonia Creative Arts Association/Tin Shed Theater Partner — Collaborated on "The Empathy Project" and planned the Luis Urrea/Gary Nabhan Peek Behind the Curtain event.
- Patagonia Creative Arts Association/Tin Shed Theater Partner — Collaborated on the "Peek Behind the Curtain" event and co-developed "The Empathy Project."
- Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center (PYEC) Partner — Partnered on "The Empathy Project" and provided refreshments and wooden hearts for the "White Bird" event.
- Red Cross Partner — Works with VOICES FROM THE BORDER to help migrants obtain permits for legal street vending.
- Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office Partner — Aligned with Sheriff David Hathaway in opposing DHS Secretary Noem's narrative about border crime and enforcement.
- Tucson Jewish Museum and Holocaust Center Partner — Middle school students visited the museum as part of "The Empathy Project" curriculum.