by SOTIAdmin | Jan 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
SURVIVORS is located near the busiest border crossing in the Western Hemisphere, therefore, asylum seekers and refugees are a significant part of our community. Many asylum seekers that flee their home country have suffered severe physical, psychological, and sexual...
by SOTIAdmin | May 2, 2019 | Healing, Internship, Therapy
Art Therapy and Healing by Karen Toloza, MSW Intern Every day at SURVIVORS is a new opportunity to learn about and from our clients. During our monthly healing club, we help our clients learn new things about themselves and others. The Healing Club that was held last...
by SOTIAdmin | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
In honor of International Women’s Month, we would like to take you on a journey with one of our clients before she reached our safe border. Our client’s name has been changed to maintain her confidentiality and in order to celebrate these strong and resilient women,...
by SOTIAdmin | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
SURVIVORS is proud to be an official partner of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival. This year’s films –Anote’s Ark, Charm City, Roll Red Roll, TransMilitary, and the Unafraid – discuss issues such as restrictive immigration policies, climate change, urban violence,...
by SOTIAdmin | Aug 29, 2018 | Advocacy, Internship, Volunteering
These past months with SURVIVORS has been an invaluable experience enriched by new lessons learnt, new skills and a better understanding of who I am and who I want to become. As the Community Relations intern, I assisted with the advocacy and outreach programs of the...
