2017-2018Annual Report

Years

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We Acknowledge and Thank our 2018 Donors

BusinessesAraneda Law FirmBlanquita’s RestaurantBlessed Trinity Catholic StoreBoggus FordCasa MarianellaCulligan Water Conditioning of the Rio Grande ValleyDeep River TransportDr. Scholl FoundationEl Gallito- Sauza’sEzequiel Reyna Law OfficeFord Motor CompanyFrisella PropertiesFun N Sun RV ResortHarlingen Medical CenterHope Insurance Agency, L.L.C.Internal Medicine AssociatesThe Jewelry WorkshopKohl’s Department Stores, Inc.L T Boswell FordLaw Office of Kyle D. BrownLone Star Glass & Mirror, L.L.C.Martinez Dental GroupMark A. Brown Insurance AgencyMolly’s MenagerieMP’s Tax ServicePremier Healthcare Solutions, Inc.RGV Orthodontics by Gracie Sturdivant & AssociatesRoberts JewelryRudy Garza Funeral HomeRuiz & Davis PLLCSelina D. Salinas Investments, Inc.

St. Mary’s UniversityThe Medicine ShoppeTisBest PhilanthropyVelma’s Hair of Illusions

OrganizationsAffordable Homes of South Texas, Inc.Alpha Delta Kappa Gamma PsiBenedictine SistersThe Benevity Community Impact FundBorder Texan of the YearCatholic Daughters of the AmericasCatholic Daughters of the AmericasCatholic ExtensionChristian Mothers of St. JohnsCongregation of Divine Providence, Inc.Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate WordDominican Sisters of Springfield, IllinoisFelician Sisters of North AmericaFirst Presbyterian Church of HendersonFirst United Methodist ChurchFirst United Methodist of WeslacoFranciscan Sisters of Little Falls MinnesotaGrace Evangelical Lutheran ChurchHarlingen Sunburst Rotary ClubHoly Family Catholic Church, Booneville KYHoly Family ChurchIslamic Center of Harlingen

La Feria UMW/ La Feria UMCLCWR Region XII Border Project FundLost and Found Church of the NazareneMary, Mother of the Church, Saint Louis, MONetwork for GoodNew Hope Presbyterian ChurchOur Lady of Guadalupe Church, Mission, TXOur Lady of Guadalupe Church,San Diego, CAOur Lady Queen of the Universe & St. Joseph Catholic ChurchOur Lady, Star of the Sea Catholic ChurchPhilanthropy SouthwestProBARRio Texas Chapter of the Methodist Federation for Social ActionRotary Club of West St. Paul Mendota HeightsSacred Heart School, Florissant, MOSisters of Charity of LeavenworthSisters of Divine ProvidenceSisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-WoodsSisters of St. Francis of Tiffin, OhioSisters of the Holy Spirit & Mary ImmaculateSisters of the Incarnate WordSisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin MarySociety of the Sacred Heart

St. Alban’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Anne’s ChurchSt. Anthony Catholic ChurchSt. Benedict Catholic ChurchSt. Teresa of Avila ParishSt. Theresa ChurchTexas Rural Communities, Inc.Therese of Divine Peace

FoundationsAKR FoundationAndrews FoundationThe City of God FoundationThe John G. & Marie Stella Kenedy Memorial Foundation, IncScanlan Foundation

Government GrantorsCombined Federal Campaign - BaltimoreEmergency Food and Shelter ProgramRio Grande Valley Area Combined Federal CampaignTexas Emergency Shelter Grant Program

IndividualsMartha AbregoAdams Farms - Keith and Elaine AdamsElaine AdamsErin K. AdamsMarizel AguilarTheresa AlbertsPhilip AlfanoDonna M. AlferiAnonymous

Jorgelina and Luis AranedaShirley G. AsmussenAndrea AtkinsonJohn and Connie BachmannN. Diane BaileyEstela BalliRichard J. BarberLora L. BargerA. Carlos BarreraSusan BarrettPauline BarylskiHilarie BassMary Ann BecnelMaria M BenavidesSheila BenceE. Jane BennettJudith A. BergielJim Melvin BirschbachLeroy H. BisgesAnn BlankenshipMsgr. Francis X. BloodFrank BoggusJacob W. BoggusMagda BollandBetty BonnetMario Millan Bonuel-SilverioNiobe K. Boon MendozaCatherine BraccoDavid Rojas BrachoIrma G. BramlettKathleen W. BrindleyRenee BruecknerRosario Valdez BuentelloEmily BuergerSteve ByrneSister Veronica Cahill, SHSpLaura B. CalderoniCynthia CalejesanMaria L. CamachoBeverly A. CamperTheresa H. CamposElvira CanalesJoanna CappellaTheresa CappellaVictor and Mary CarbinMary Rose CardenasGail M. CarmodyBrenda Pinero Carrasquillo

Marie A. Casey and Kenn EntringerLuisa CastilloJose L. CavazosOlga A. CañasJane CerilliAdriana I. ChavezKathleen ChevalierRandie ClawsonMiriacarmen Colon-DiazFrancis L. ConlinAntionette ConnaughtonJeff and Rebecca CookCristela CoronaMaria R. CoronaSan Juana (Janie) CoronaLaura CorradoAnne CraigJames and Gina CrixellPatricia CrunkSister Thérèse Cunningham, SHSpThomas C. CunninghamWilson A. CurryJames R. CusterLawrence and Charlotte DahmJan L. DavenportAnna G. De La FuenteChristina M. DeconciniJan DemroJames and Anne DenisonJoe and Ellen DevlinAnaliza Amaya DiazMary DieterPatricia DonzeMonique DorylandMary Kay DoughertyMersa M. DrewAnn P. DuffyClare E. DuffyEthel B. DuhacMargaret A. DunnCarl and Leticia EadsSara M. Crespo EcheandiaJuanita EricksonElsa Mendoza FactorizaRobert FarrisPaja Lynn FaudreeCharlene FiggeDr. Rodney and Bertha Fink

Karen FischerCheryl FloresGustavo and Pamela FloresSister Josephe Marie Flynn, SSNDHerminia ForshageMaria Elena FoxKathleen FrederickSister Mary Gabriel Friedel, CDPRev. J FriedelJesse G. GallegosRuben Gallegos Sr.Rita GallowayGloria GalvanNorma GalvanSheila Garcia BenceAlma Sylvia GarciaBelinda GarciaIrene R. GarciaJuan S. GarciaMercedes GarciaJesús Tomas and Nora Belinda GarciaVanessa GarciaDorothy M. GarzaElva F. GarzaJanet M. GarzaLaura Ann GarzaSarah GarzaShannon GarzaYgnacio Daniel GarzaSylvia Garza-PerezRosemary and Christopher GeorgettRoger O. Gibeault and Mary McGinleyHoward and Mary GilloglyKathy GlaserDan and Elida GonzalesHilda GonzalesMartha Jo GonzalezRey GonzalezEstela P. GoochJodilyn M. GoodwinMaria Del Carmen GranaAlice M. GrantMaryellen GrayDebbie GraysonJune M. GrifoMeredith GudesblattJohn Hand

John A. HardyRobin Heath and Don TelkampDavid and Eileen HeffernanDolores HernandezImelda P. HernandezChristine M. Hess-GalvanArminda G. HinojosaKathryn HittLinda L. HoefflinVirginia Lee HoffmanRobert M. HorowitzSharon F. HuckJesus HuertaDiane Sue ImhoffJane JacksonKimi and Angelica JacksonDonna K. JacobsenAlbert A. JansenMargarita JaramilloKelly JeromeCarmen JimenezCindy and Mike JohnsonEmily JoinerSister Melanie Kambic, CDPJulia A. Kellman and Phil MillerBrian J. KellyKimberly and Matthew KelsoClaire E KenkelNatalie KenkelSusan KerensKsanet W KfleJennifer Leigh KingRichard and Isabel KirkVirgil and Mary Jane KoechnerGoli KokouviJoseph E. and M. Jean KrauseRachel M. KrauseMarsha M. KruegerJayne M. LaakeRoberto Antoinio Landa VerdeLois Ellen LawlerJanet LealNorma L. LeskoD.G. LiendoMargaret Lima

Meredith LinskyJoel and Mary LongoriaLeticia LopezMaria G. LopezNorma A. LopezSiobhan Kate LoughmanJames R. and Annette M. LovelacePatricia V. LozanoSenator Eddie Lucio Jr.Arlyn LulewiczServando Luna, JrJulia E. LynnJuan A. MagallanesJuan A. Maldonado, MDJanet MarcusVincent J. Marino, DDSDouglas P. MartinDan and Lupita MartinezDelia MartinezLorena MartinezSusie MartinezJohn and Janice MatolMary M McCarthyDr. Edward J. McClain, Jr.Marlene McClainWilliam R. McClainRev. Terance McGrathReba Cardenas McNairIrene K. MehlosMarcella MenkeLawrence J MertaErin Dowling MiddletonTanya MiracleBernadine W. MonyakMike and Katherine MoorhouseDavid Moyer-DienerSister Margit Nagy, CDPMike and Cathy NielsenAdela NoyolaPatricia A. O’HaraGary W. ObernuefemannDorothy T. OdelehrNelson T. OkumuraCarol J. OlivaPaula M. OlivarezMarian OliverDavid OlveraSister Lisa Paffrath, CDPCarmen V. PashosRoger Lee Paulus

George PearkesPaulita (Polly) PedrazaHortencia O. PenaMaria Margarita PerezStanley and Carmela PetraitisVincent J. PettiMost Rev. Raymundo PeñaSarah PlettJason Potrykus FamilyCathy J. PotterColleen B. PriceVicki M. PriceKathleen A. Quinlan(Elvira) Lorena QuirogaMark and Nancy RadeticRenee E RameyElida M. RamirezYolanda RamosBob and Jean RashkinMonica Peña RasmussenR.H. RasmussenRobert and Cheri RasmussenAna M. ReedDiane ReganBarbara ReiterDavid and Michelle ReyesLev and Linda ReynoldsLucy Reza-MoralesErv and Joyce RistauJoe G. RiveraEmma S. RoccoAlma and Justin RockJose E. Rodriguez GonzalezYirandis Rodriguez HernandezMaribel RodriguezReynaldo RodriguezSamantha RodriguezSulema RodriguezZulema Q. RodriguezSharon RohrbachOren Root, a Donor Advised Fund of The U.S. Charitable Gift TrustMichael and Mary RoseDonald L. RossMary L. Rouleau, CSJLaura and Michael Rubino

Isaura RuizAlma and Fernando RussekJacqueline L. RyanChristina and Shaker SadasivamIrene SalazarKenny SalazarMaria Santos San PedroThelma SanchezMaria Guadalupe SaucedoGregory E. and Margaret P. SchillingRev. Louis P. SchlangenRoland J. SchoenhoffCarrie SchroederRay and Ana SchulzGeraldine SelbyRev. Eugene P. SelzerGuadalupe SerrataSelma Ann ShamallaKathleen A. SheldonJulianne (Judy) ShepherdTracey SilvestriJemma E. SingsingKaren D. SnyderBarbara SohlerVictor and Mary SpauldingSherry StanleyCynthia SternishaMary J. StewartPhyllis Stowell, SCLSharon SwansonSister Zita Telkamp, CDPJoanne R. TelkampKathleen TelkampWayne and Patricia ThomasDiana TijerinaMelissa M. TilleyBetty Balli TorresAngel Torres-LopezDavid and Carla TottenKathleen Ann TraskDesiree C. TreviñoElva TreviñoWolde Tsegaye-HagosPaula and Marco TurrubiatesKatherine and Tudor UhlhornElizabeth UhligSue Underwood

Rosalinda ValdezMarilyn J. Van RoekelCarrie C. Vander HoekLorna C VarelaArgelia VargasPrincy VarugheseAntonio and Estela VasquezJohn C. VatterottDolores V. VegaSasha Krauss VelardeSusan VillafuenteDolores VillarrealRaymond Luis VillarrealGary and Lucy VogtPolly WandAlfred J. WasielewskiKathleen WeatherfordDeborah WeckertSara WeeksGil and Teresa WeyhauptKathleen K WhittierMaryann WingertSister Joan Wolf, CDPCeleste YanezMichelle YatesKenneth C. ZartmanRobert Zimmermann

TributesIn Honor Of/DonorMarlene McClain Maryellen Gray Geraldine Selby

In Memory Of/DonorSister John Francis Danko, CDP The Jason Potrykus FamilyMarygail Hardy Gail M. CarmodyBill Sartor Elias and Mary Martinez

FINANCIALS

During the 2017-2018 fiscal year, we welcomed the second highest number of immigrants and asylum seekers in our recorded 28 years’ history of “welcoming the stranger.” The 904 men, women, and children, from 86 different countries, whom we served in 2017-2018 - and those arriving after - calls to mind the following scripture passage:

“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were once foreigners in Egypt.”

Leviticus 19:33-34Many of the 904 clients who arrived at La Posada during the 2018 fiscal year suffered poverty, violence, and violations of their basic human rights. Some were separated from their families when they came seeking asylum. Some came escaping tyranny and were unjustly imprisoned and tortured for exercising their freedom of speech and their right to democracy. La Posada is an oasis of compassion in the middle of a desert of indifference; here we treat foreigners as native-born.

However, La Posada would not be able to carry its ministry of compassion and “welcoming the stranger” without the support of all of YOU listed in this annual report. THANKS TO YOU, we are able to provide shelter, food, education, and a welcoming space for our clients to recover and prepare for the hard journey that continues ahead.

May God bless you tenfold!

Revenue Grants and Contributions $ 458,626.00 In-Kind $ 143,755.00 Special Events $ 72,524.00 Sisters of Divine Providence (CDP) $ 30,000.00 Rent $ 2,415.00 Interest $ 463.00 Total Revenue $ 707,783.00

Grants and Contributions

65%

Program79%

Fundraising12%

Management9%

In-Kind20%

SpecialEvents10%

Rent1%

Interest0%

Sisters of Divine Providence (CDP)

4%

Expenditures Program $ 555,274.00 Management $ 62,286.00 Fundraising $ 82,079.00 Total Expenditures $ 699,639.00

Change in Net Assets $ 8,144.00 Net Assets, Beginning of Year $ 446,670.00 Net Assets, End of Year $ 454,814.00

Magda Bolland,Executive Director

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMessage from Interim Executive Director Magda Bolland

During the 2017-2018 fiscal year, we welcomed the second highest number of immigrants and asylum seekers in our recorded twenty-eight years’ history of “welcoming the stranger”. The 904 men, women, and children, from 86 different countries, whom we served in 2017-2018 - and those arriving after -, calls to mind the following Scripture passage:

“When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were once foreigners in Egypt.” Leviticus 19:33-34

Many of the 904 clients who arrived at La Posada during the 2018 fiscal year suffered poverty, violence, and violations of their basic human rights. Some were separated from their families when they came seeking asylum. Some came escaping tyranny and were unjustly imprisoned and tortured for exercising their freedom of speech and their right to democracy. La Posada is an oasis of compassion in the middle of a desert of indifference; here we treat foreigners as native-born.

However, La Posada would not be able to carry its ministry of compassion and “welcoming the stranger” without the support of all of YOU listed in this annual report. Thanks to you, we are able to provide shelter, food, education, and a welcoming space for our clients to recover and prepare for the hard journey that continues ahead.

May God bless you tenfold!

Magda Bolland, Interim Executive Director

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of clients residing more than three days or more are enrolled in ESL classes;

of clients advanced their conversational English skills;

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of clients heightened their awareness for achieving successful self-sufficiency;

of clients heightened their awareness for achieving a healthy lifestyle;

of clients learned and/or expanded theirtechnology skills;

of clients learned about U.S. currency and money system;

of clients learned to read anidentity document card (I.D. card); and

of clients can differentiate between a Social Security number, alien number, and phone number.75%

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Clients residing eight days or longer were enrolled in English language assistance and life-skills classes. Those proficient in English upon arrival achieved the following:

Outcomes

This past year, the number of arriving clients proficient in English has decreased significantly. During FY 2017-2018, 67% of our clients were short stays (less than seven bed nights); staying an average of three bed nights.

Because of the predominance of short-stays and the lack of English proficiency of the majority of our clients this past year, we have focused our attention on the area where we can achieve the greatest impact – teaching English language basics.

The majority of our clients learned the alphabet, greetings, numbers and how to count money.

of clients acquired basic U.S. geography, social, and economic skills

of clients showed improvement in job readiness; and

of job-ready clients (with Social Security cards and work permits) sought and/or gained employment by end of residency.

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When asked how he felt when he was granted asylum, Angel said: “I felt grateful with God and my family –I consider La Posada family. When I was released from detention I knew no one, had nowhere to go, and no money in my pocket; La Posada gave me a home and support (material and emotional). I felt particularly supported by members of the staff and the Sisters; I could not have made it this far without their help. ”

Countries of Client Origin

Our Mission

About Our Population

Shelter Support Services

Afghanistan 1Angola 10Benin 2Belize 4Brazil 10Cameroon 5Congo 25Cuba 13Ecuador 3

El Salvador 113Eritrea 45Ethiopia 2Guatemala 237Guinea 3Haiti 2Honduras 321Jamaica 1Kenya 1

Mexico 55Nicaragua 3Nigeria 1Pakistan 3Peru 3Romania 7Russia 3Rwanda 2Senegal 2

Sierra Leone 1Sudan 1Togo 1Ukraine 2UK 1USA 18Venezuela 2Zimbabwe 1

We provided shelter and care for 904 clients. Of these, 405 were males and 499 were females. • 53% of these were adults; 47% were children• 35% were families• 5% or 43 women were pregnant

• 7,783 Emergency Shelter Nights• 23,223 meals served• 22,223 miles driven for client access to needed services• 5,975 ESL/Life-Skills hours taught• 113 Medical – Dental Appointments attended

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La Posada Providencia, founded and sponsored by the Sisters of Divine Providence, is a ministry for people in crisis from around the world who are seeking legal refuge in this country. The shelter staff provides a safe and welcoming home; mentors to promote self-sufficiency and cultural integration; and imparts values which witness God's Providence in our world.

148 VOLUNTEERS

9,341HOURS DONATED

$60,000FINANCIAL VALUE

Sister Alice Marie Lyon, CDPAbel MoralesMasa Karim MyersPaula M. OlivarezBarbara PettengillJustin B. RockAlejandra Quevedo

Elaine M. AdamsJanet DemroLeticia G. EadsJesse GallegosRita GallowaySusan KerensRichard Kirk

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

VOLUNTEERS