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  • Artist group volunteers to create new mural on Good Neighbor Settlement House Play Video

    March 2, 2020 6:45 PM

    BROWNSVILLE – A group of volunteers, a long way from home, are painting new murals on the Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville. A group called "Art We There Yet" travels across North and South America painting murals and teaching classes. They heard about the immigration situation along... more »
  • Local Ministry Serves Thanksgiving Meal for Less Fortunate in Brownsville Play Video

    November 28, 2019 12:46 PM

    BROWNSVILLE – A group of people woke up extra early this Thanksgiving to bring a little joy. Volunteers with the International Christian Center’s Love Brownsville outreach ministry have been up since 4 a.m. Thursday preparing a warm Thanksgiving meal for those in-need. The director says they started serving... more »
  • Brownsville Shelter’s Clinic No Longer able to Pay for Medicine Play Video

    May 28, 2019 6:21 PM

    BROWNSIVLLE – A Brownsville shelter is now facing a new challenge of not being able to provide medication and vaccines to those who need treatment. The Good Neighbor Settlement House can no longer provide proscriptions or over-the-counter medications. The clinic at the shelter is open every Tuesday for... more »
  • Local Shelters, Volunteers Overwhelmed amid Immigration Surge Play Video

    May 20, 2019 6:23 PM

    BROWNSVILLE – Shelter resources across the Rio Grande Valley are stretched thin as immigrants keep making their way into the country. So far, nearly 500,000 people have crossed the southern border this year; it’s presenting problems for more than just law enforcement. Volunteer groups taking care of migrants... more »
  • Good Neighbor Settlement House Now Open 24/7 Play Video

    May 9, 2019 4:46 PM

    BROWNSVILLE – The Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville is now open 24/7. The center’s director says hours were extended because bus station drop-offs are happening at all times of the day. We’re told staffers are helping up to 125 visitors a day – not all of them... more »
  • 24 Hours at an Immigrant Shelter: Adaptation to Challenges Play Video

    April 2, 2019 11:20 PM

    BROWNSVILLE – Hundreds of immigrant families have been recently released at a newly-converted shelter in Brownsville. Unlike in McAllen, Good Neighbor Settlement House had no formal system in place for accepting immigrants; that all changed last week. A 24-hour stay at the shelter during the night they had... more »
  • Doctors Volunteering at Shelter to Prevent Overcrowding at Local Hospitals Play Video

    April 2, 2019 6:02 PM

    BROWNSVILLE – Local doctors are providing health screenings to immigrants at the Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville. The doctors are volunteering to help reduce hospital visits for the community and the new immigrants coming in. Valley Baptist emergency room doctor Kazim Hussain says they are evaluating many... more »
  • City of Brownsville Making Changes to Help Immigrant Families Play Video

    March 31, 2019 3:49 PM

    BROWNSVILLE- The way the City of Brownsville helps immigrant families is changing. City Manager, Noel Bernal, spoke with the director of Good Neighbor Settlement House. Over the weekend, the shelter has received hundreds of immigrant families released from federal custody. Bernal said the families will now also... more »
  • Valley Shelter in Need of Children's Shoes for Migrants Play Video

    March 30, 2019 9:10 PM

    BROWNSVILLE- As thousands of migrants continue to be released from federal custody, resources at shelters in the Rio Grande Valley are becoming thin. The Good Neighbor Settlement House in Brownsville is in need of one item in particular; children's shoes. CHANNEL 5's Cecilia Gutierrez spoke to the shelter's... more »
  • Local Shelters Struggle to Assist Migrants with Current Budget Play Video

    December 31, 2018 6:10 PM

    MCALLEN – The New Year holds uncertainty for shelters helping migrants in the Rio Grande Valley. Greater crowds of newly released migrants have not been met with greater budgets. A surge in families and unaccompanied children in the U.S. illegally has exceeded the numbers of 2014. Valley... more »
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