Hello! We're a team of Customer Happiness Agents at GoFundMe that want to raise funds to help support the Border Angels.
We put together this campaign in hopes that we can contribute to the selfless work that the Border Angels do for those risking their lives to cross the border. We hope that you consider making a donation or sharing the campaign with your networks to help us meet our goal!
Additional information about the Border Angels below is taken from their website and includes their vision, mission, and what they do!
Vision"Our work is driven by these words: “When I was hungry, who gave me to eat? – When I was thirsty, who gave me to drink?” (Matthew 25:35). In this we make it our mission to ensure that all people are received with a sense of humanity and compassion, and that the cycle of death along the border does not continue into the coming years."
Mission "Our mission is to reduce the number of fatalities occurring along the Californian border through the placement of life saving water stations in the desert. Since the start of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, there has been a steady increase in the militarisation of the United States/Mexico border, primarily due to the implementation of Operation Gatekeeper.
Many years of devastating economic and immigration policies have created a situation where thousands of people from Mexico and Latin America risk their lives each year crossing into the United States in the hope of finding a better life.
In the years since the inception of Operation Gatekeeper,
an estimated 10,000 people have lost their lives during the journey due to extreme weather, lack of food and water, and the overall perilous nature of the trip."
What they do
Spring and Summer Months: With horrifically hot temperature conditions, hundreds of rescue stations are located along the ten state US Mexico border region. Temperatures reaching as high as 127 degrees, water is critical for survival. Volunteers maintain stations throughout the spring and summer months.
Fall and Winter Months: Critical life-saving stations are established throughout the San Diego Mountain areas. Winter clothing, food and water are placed in winter storage bins to help decrease negative health results from being exposed to the incredibly freezing temperature changes that exists in the San Diego County mountain areas during the Fall and Winter.
For more information on the Border Angels, we encourage you to visit these links:
Border Angels Organization | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube
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Your generous donation will go directly to the Border Angels organization to fund the work they do and keep them active. Thank you for helping us support an organization that we care about!
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