{"id":71320,"date":"2019-09-06T18:48:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T19:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-knights-of-columbus-work-to-help-immigrants-on-southern-border\/"},"modified":"2019-09-06T18:51:01","modified_gmt":"2019-09-06T22:51:01","slug":"caballeros-de-colon-se-esfuerzan-por-ayudar-a-inmigrantes-en-la-frontera-sur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/caballeros-de-colon-se-esfuerzan-por-ayudar-a-inmigrantes-en-la-frontera-sur\/","title":{"rendered":"Knights of Columbus Work to Help Immigrants on Southern Border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">NEW HAVEN, Connecticut<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 6, 2019<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; The Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span> has donated <span class=\"xn-money\">$150,000<\/span> to help meet the humanitarian needs of recent immigrants arriving at the <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> border with <span class=\"xn-location\">Mexico<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Knights are working to help meet the needs of new arrivals along the border as we do in thousands of different ways for people in need throughout our country and the world,&#8221; said Supreme Knight Carl Anderson in announcing the gifts to the Catholic communities in <span class=\"xn-location\">Laredo<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso<\/span>. &#8220;The dire needs of individual people must be addressed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The gifts of <span class=\"xn-money\">$100,000<\/span> to the Diocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-money\">$50,000<\/span> to the Diocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">Laredo<\/span> will be used to provide basic necessities starting from food and focusing especially on the needs of mothers and children.<\/p>\n<p>The donations are the first phase of <span class=\"xn-location\">Anderson&#8217;s<\/span> pledge, made at the Knights&#8217; international convention in August, to commit at least <span class=\"xn-money\">$250,000<\/span> in humanitarian aid for migrant shelters to help those in camps in each of the border states or in adjoining Mexican communities. <\/p>\n<p>In the <span class=\"xn-location\">Texas<\/span> initiative, the K of C will partner with the dioceses to help supply shelters for migrants from throughout <span class=\"xn-location\">Central America<\/span> and other nations. <\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the donation, <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso<\/span> Bishop <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark J. Seitz<\/span> said, &#8220;This inspiring commitment from the Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span> demonstrates that the ideals of Venerable Father McGivney, including serving Christ in the migrant and Christian solidarity with those in need, are precisely what our country needs right now in addressing the situation at the border.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Seitz established the Border Refugee Assistance Fund, which provides direct assistance to migrant shelters on <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso&#8217;s<\/span> border with <span class=\"xn-location\">Ciudad Juarez, Mexico<\/span>. Those who wish to donate to the Border Refugee Assistance Fund may do so at the website for the Diocese of <span class=\"xn-location\">El Paso<\/span>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=2572669-1&amp;h=199668427&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elpasodiocese.org%2F&amp;a=www.elpasodiocese.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.elpasodiocese.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>The Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span> has a long history of coming to the aid of those in need and those who are displaced, including most recently in the <span class=\"xn-location\">Middle East<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Ukraine<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><b>About the Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span> is a fraternity of Catholic men striving to better ourselves and our world by building a bridge back to faith, assisting the sick and disabled, and protecting those who can&#8217;t protect themselves\u2014whether they are next door or around the world. In the Knights&#8217; 2018 business year, which ended <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 30<\/span>, the organization gave <span class=\"xn-money\">$185.7 million<\/span> to charity and donated 76.7 million hours of hands-on service.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights&#8217; nearly two million members come from many places, backgrounds and stages in their lives but share a commitment to investing their time, efforts and resources into activities that reflect their faith and values.<\/p>\n<p>The Knights of <span class=\"xn-location\">Columbus<\/span> is also a top-rated Fortune 1000 insurance company, which grew out of our founding in 1882 by Venerable Father <span class=\"xn-person\">Michael J. McGivney<\/span> who sought to ensure the protection and care of members&#8217; families. 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