Safety-First Protocols

Engaged in long-term organizational development including adopting a shared leadership model, improving staff compensation, deepening partnerships, establishing a community fund, and purchasing/renovating a Tucson property for offices, dormitory, and program use with sustainable features like a water cistern and garden.

Purchased and renovated a property in Tucson in 2004 to house staff offices, dormitory facilities, kitchen, dining, and outdoor spaces with sustainable features; adopted a shared leadership model, improved staff compensation, deepened partnerships, established a community fund, and developed programs such as micro-lending, binational encuentros, and a Semester on the Border.

Enhanced organizational sustainability through a shared leadership model, improved staff compensation, deeper partnerships with community organizations, establishment of a community fund, and acquisition and renovation of a property in Tucson for offices, dormitory, and program space.

Created an organization in Nogales, Sonora, to operate the Casa de la Misericordia community center, aiming to improve living conditions in the area. This includes developing relationships with local communities and organizing bi-national encounters on various border-related topics.

Offers structured learning opportunities that examine the root causes of migration, historical and current U.S. immigration policies, and their impact on border communities, including through simulations and timeline analyses.

Leads workshops on border history, immigration policy, mass incarceration, legal immigration processes, and solidarity frameworks for local groups, conferences, and institutions—both in person and virtually. Includes experiential formats such as a Legal Immigration Simulation and an Immigration History Timeline workshop.

Leads workshops on topics including border history, immigration policy, mass incarceration, legal immigration processes, and solidarity frameworks; uses experiential methods such as simulations and timelines to promote critical thinking and action planning for social change, offered in person or virtually.

Leads workshops on border history, immigration policy, mass incarceration, legal immigration processes, and solidarity frameworks for groups, conferences, and institutions—both in person and virtually. Specific offerings include the Immigration History Timeline, Legal Immigration Simulation, Mass Incarceration, and Solidarity Framework workshops.

Facilitates educational immersion trips and delegations to the Arizona-Sonora region and Chiapas, southern Mexico, to explore migration causes, U.S. immigration policies, and refugee issues. These trips include lodging in a 12-room, 34-bed dorm in Tucson with daily meals, and visits to activists, humanitarians, and social service organizations in border cities.

Organizes and leads educational delegations to the Arizona-Sonora border region and Chiapas, Mexico, to explore migration causes, U.S. immigration policies, and border realities. Trips include visits to activists, humanitarians, government representatives, and social service organizations, and have been conducted since 1988.

Organizes and leads educational delegations to the Arizona-Sonora border region and Chiapas, Mexico, for groups and institutions, providing immersive experiences that explore migration causes, U.S. immigration policies, refugee challenges, and binational social issues; has conducted such programs since 1988 with a strong safety record.

Organizes and leads educational delegations to the Arizona-Sonora border region and Chiapas, Mexico, to explore migration causes, U.S. immigration policies, and conditions in border communities. These trips include visits to activists, humanitarian workers, and social service organizations.

Initiated programs such as micro-lending, Semester on the Border, and binational “encuentros” (encounters) focused on topics like the border economy, faith across borders, the migrant journey, and alternative technologies.

Offers interactive workshops on topics such as border history, U.S. immigration policies, legal immigration simulation, mass incarceration's impact on immigrants, and a solidarity framework for social change. These workshops are delivered to local groups, virtually, or at conferences and institutions.

Provides dorm-style lodging with 12 rooms and 34 beds at a facility south of downtown Tucson, including shared kitchen, common areas, outdoor space, gender-neutral bathrooms and showers, parking, Wi-Fi, bedding, towels, coffee, tea, and daily prepared lunches and dinners with dietary accommodations; maintains a vegetarian kitchen and supplies food for guest-prepared breakfasts.

Provides dorm-style lodging with 12 rooms and 34 beds, shared kitchen, common areas, outdoor space, gender-neutral bathrooms, showers, and parking. Includes Wi-Fi, bedding, towels, coffee, tea, and daily meals (lunch and dinner) with dietary accommodations; breakfast ingredients provided in a vegetarian kitchen.

Provides dorm-style lodging with 12 rooms and 34 beds in Tucson, including Wi-Fi, bedding, towels, coffee, tea, and parking. The facility is located south of downtown Tucson and includes shared kitchen, common areas, outdoor space, and gender-neutral bathrooms and showers.

Prepares daily vegetarian lunches and dinners for delegates with accommodations for dietary needs, and supplies food for delegates to prepare their own breakfasts in a shared kitchen.