Drama Program Allows Immigrant Youth To Confront Traumatic Past
“I remember being cold. I remember what it feels like to be shut out,” says Caleb Winebrenner, quoting the monologue of a...
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25th Anniversary Tour Visits Southwest Key Shelters In Phoenix
2013 marks the 25th Anniversary of Southwest Key Programs. Founded in December of 1987 by Dr. Juan J. Sánchez, the non-profit was created...
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KVUE & Univision Capture First Texas Latino Advocacy Day
AUSTIN, TX. Feb 5, 2013 — Latinos from across the state gathered on Tuesday for the first ever Texas Latino Advocacy Day to meet with...
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Holiday Hat Miracle From Houston’s Southwest Key
Beanies knit by kids at the Immigrant Youth Shelter It all started with a comment in class from one of Paula Carrasco’s...
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2012 SWK Employee of the Year, Melissa W. Chen
Melissa W. Chen December 21, 2012 –Melissa W. Chen, Lead Clinician for Unaccompanied Minors Shelter Casa Pleasant Hill,...
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Casa Glendale Rocks The House At Fall Fest Talent Show
Southwest Key has been the largest provider of services to unaccompanied children in the United States for many years through our...
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Supreme Court Blocks Parts Of Arizona SB 1070, Upholds “Show Me Your Papers”
On June 25th, 2012, the Supreme Court struck down three provisions of the controversial 2010 Arizona immigration law aimed at identifying,...
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President Obama To Allow Young Undocumented Immigrants to Stay in U.S.
Speaking at the White House Rose Garden on Friday, June 15th, 2012, President Obama made an announcement that “the Department of...
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Vote: New Book Featuring SW Key Unaccompanied Minor Up For Award
Enrique’s Journey, a book by Sonia Nazario, recounts the unforgettable odyssey of a Honduran boy who braves unimaginable hardship and...
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Al Jezeera Follows Mexican-American Family Torn Apart By Deportation
Al Jazeera, the CNN of the Arab world which, were it not for the internet, Americans would have no idea exists, has created a 24-minute...
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U.S. Immigration & Latino Growth Trends For 2011
If there was one thing that affected every area of American interest in 2011 from political trends, to social welfare statistics to...
Read MoreSouthwest Key Awarded for Helping Haitian Orphans
In January of 2010, a massively catastrophic earthquake hit Haiti, leaving devastation in its wake. Buildings were reduced to rubble,...
Read MoreA Royal Visit to California Immigrant Youth Shelter
The general conception of European royalty in the United States is one filled with bejeweled crowns, impeccable accents, and the...
Read More80 employees with Southwest Key for 10+ years
We are grateful to have so many dedicated employees throughout the country providing safe shelter and schooling to children, while working...
Read MoreOrganic Growing 2.0 at our Youth Shelter in Cali
The California Wild Fires of 2003 couldn’t stop Ismael Avilez, Southwest Key’s Program Director in El Cajon near San Diego, and his...
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