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Welcome to La Posada Providencia, Spanish for the Inn of Providence.
La Posada provides a welcoming and peaceful atmosphere for clients seeking asylum of other legal relief in the United States. It is located in San Benito at the southern most tip of south Texas 's Rio Grande Valley. Clients live in a residential complex that sits on 10 acres of land covered with palm and fruit trees, flower bushes and lush greenery. Come visit the first home for arriving immigrants and asylum seekers upon entering the United States.
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View from the soccer field of the three La Posada program buildings. |
CASA CAROLINA,
the women's residence.
The living room/commons area is in the center of Casa Carolina.
The commons area also includes a full kitchen...
...and sewing area.
The outside utility building houses a washer and dryer.
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The women's dorm (single room) provides three beds. |
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A family bedroom shares an adjoining bathroom with the women's dorm.
It is reserved for families traveling together;
e.g. mother and father with children or mother with children. |
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Casa Carolina also serves as the director's residence. The director's bedroom and office are located on the opposite end of the building from the women's dorm and family bedroom. |
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As with the women's dorm and family bedroom, the director's bedroom (shown above left) has a connecting bathroom that is shared with an adjoining bedroom, the in-residence bedroom of the client mentor (shown above right).
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Casa Carolina also houses volunteer visitors . |
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CASA BELEN,
the commons building, is the hub of La Posada activity.
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Visitors and arriving clients enter the building through a reception area. |
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Clients and volunteers meet with the Client Coordinator Monica Rasmussen (seated right)
in the business office, which is adjacent to the reception area. Sister Zita Telkamp, CDP, a frequent visitor at La Posada, observes the client case work in progress. Sister Zita fills in for the director during extended absences for home vists and congregational activities. |
After business hours, the business office serves as an additional study hall
for clients, with Internet access.
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Outside the meal hours, the dining room serves as a commons area that is used for lessons. |
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A separate room that functions as a classroom can substitute as an additional bedroom, when needed. A rollout bed serves as a sofa during the day. Two computers (not shown) and a bookshelf with reference/learning materials are located in this room. |
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Adjacent to the classroom is the program assistant's office. |
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CASA GUILLERMO,
the men's dorm, is in view between Casa Carolina and Casa Belen.
View of Casa Guillermo upon entering the La Posada compound.
A closer look.
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Upon entering Casa Guillermo, clients can congregate in a small parlor. |
Casa Guillermo accommodates 12 men.
There are three bedrooms with two bunk beds in each.
The tropical environment and peaceful surroundings...
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For many of the clients, the garden provides therapeutic and educational value. Food (vegetables and fruit) is grown on the property and is nourished by rainwater that is collected and recycled for irrigation. In addition to providing consumable produce for the residents, the garden also provides an opportunity to instruct residents on ecological and conservation principles. |
The garden as viewed from underneath the carport.
Former clients built this structure for La Posada.
La Posada is a safe haven for all of God's creatures. Resident clients help care for the shelter animals: two dogs, five cats, and several chickens that were donated to the shelter.
The hens lay seven to nine eggs each day.
A La Posada resident completes his own shelter
project for the resident chickens.
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