I spent Friday evening in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico at the Albergue San Juan Bosco, the migrants' shelter owned and run by Juan Francisco and Hilda Irene Loureido.
Stephen Ceasar accompanied me to Nogales, Arizona. We met 2 ladies from
The Santa Cruz Community Foundation, which gives money to the shelter.
The Albergue offers a place to sleep and eat for those that need it. Most of the people that come are migrants who have been deported from the U.S. They are allowed to stay 3 days at a time.
"It's [the shelter] a 911 call," said Alma Cota de Yanez, executive director of
la Fundacion del Empresariado Sonorense, A.C. (FESAC).
Clothes are also provided for those that need it. Socks are the most needed piece of clothing. Similar to Food Drives in the U.S., the shelter has Sock Drives, said Yanez.
The Albergue has served men, women, and children in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico for 26 years.
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