[URGENT: May 2023] Call for Assistance with Shelter Needs
Echo Park UMC (West District) is planning on opening its doors as a transit shelter: most people will have onward locations and will only stay for a maximum of 48 hours. To achieve this, we have a shopping list to ensure they are fully equipped:
- food
- water
- beds, air mattresses, mats
- bedding
- heater
- towels
- clothing (clean and in good condition, preferably new): underwear, socks, jackets, T-shirts, and jeans only
- sanitary products: diapers, menstrual pads
- toiletry kits
- staffing: volunteers
- cooking equipment
- tableware: plates, silverware, etc.
- trash bags
For Jacumba UMC (South District), a quick Amazon.com shopping list with water, canned meats, and baby food has been created for direct delivery to the donation site. You can find the link to the shopping list HERE.
Financial gifts are also welcome: calpacumc.org/donate.
If you have some space in your fellowship halls or sanctuaries, consider providing similar shelter yourselves. Again, it will only be for 48 hours. You would need to provide food, bedding, showers, clothing, and onward transportation. We have a team of people developing a package that would help explain what would be required of you and what support you could expect from the conference and our partners.
THE LATEST
RESOURCES
01. CURRENT RESOURCES
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- You Are Not Alone / No Estan Solos (migrant children & families)
Welcome Centers:
- Echo Park UMC Immigration Center
- Huntington Park UMC Welcome Center
- North Hills Hispanic Mission Refugee Children Center
03. CONTACT
Rev. Dr. Denyse Barnes
Director of Justice & Compassion EMT
626.568.7356 | dbarnes@calpacumc.org
Pastor Toña Rios
Co-Chair, Immigration Task Force
rararios@yahoo.com
Pastor Rafael Rios
Co-Chair, Immigration Task Force
rararios@yahoo.com
Rev. Joel Hortiales
Director of Hispanic/Latino Ministries and Border Concerns
626.568.7375 | jhortiales@calpacumc.org