IM JOINS CITY PRESS CONFERENCE TO SUPPORT FAMILY UNITY AMONG IMMIGRANTS
On June 19, Juneteenth – the day set aside to commemorate the abolition of slavery – Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner held a press conference regarding a proposed locally-based detention center that would house undocumented children [...]
EXPERTS TO SPEAK ABOUT GLOBAL REFUGEE CRISIS, LOCAL SOLUTIONS
On June 20, World Refugee Day, a panel of Houston-area experts will discuss the global refugee crisis and how the city’s five refugee resettlement agencies are addressing the issue – including finding unique opportunities to [...]
IM AND TXU ENERGY WORK TO BRING BOX FANS TO SENIORS
With summer temperatures on the rise, IM is partnering with TXU Energy to host a Beat the Heat “Fan4Fan” drive. On June 20, Houstonians are invited to donate a new box fan to help IM’s [...]
OPERATION IMPACT DELIVERS STORM MEALS, BOTTLED WATER TO MORE THAN 4,000 SENIORS
For the third consecutive year in a row, IM hosted an ever-expanding Operation IMpact on June 2. Now serving Galveston County, the regional campaign distributes shelf-stable meals and bottled water to approximately 4,000 Meals on [...]
REFUGEES FAMILIES GATHERED AT IM FOR IFTAR AND EID CELEBRATIONS
During the season of Ramadan, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. They break fast at sundown with an Iftar meal. For the third year in a row, IM hosted an Iftar on May 18 for [...]
IM CELEBRATES THE BEGINNING OF RAMADAN WITH OUR MUSLIM FRIENDS AND FAMILIES
Either tonight, May 15, or tomorrow, May 16 (depending upon the sighting of the moon), the month of Ramadan commences; it is one of the most important times in the Muslim calendar and the Muslim [...]