In 2006, Erick and Brisely were young teenagers who arrived separately as unaccompanied children at an Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) shelter in South Texas, fleeing dangerous situations in their home countries.
In April of 2019, Andres Jose Andres and his one-year-old son Tommy fled from Guatemala and traveled to the United States, a journey which required endurance and strength.
Today, generous support from advocates like you means we can continue to change the lives of people like Brisely and Erick – a young couple whose paths first crossed as teenagers in the International Education Services (IES) Youth Shelter in Los Fresnos, TX.
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