WCK serving thousands sheltering under bridge in Del Rio, Texas
At the US-Mexico border, thousands of asylum seekers – primarily Haitian – crossed the Rio Grande and are now sheltering under a bridge in Del Rio, Texas. What started as a few hundred people quickly turned to nearly 16,000, including many young children.
WCK arrived on site Friday to see how we could best support people in need. Beginning over the weekend, our team started partnering with local restaurants to ensure meals were available immediately. Yesterday, a local restaurant that is part of the Koko’s Restaurant family prepared thousands of plates of chicken, rice, and fresh vegetables. Koko’s Restaurant in McAllen, Texas is a longtime partner to WCK, preparing and delivering meals to migrant and refugee families along the border over the past year.
Working with various government agencies near where the camp was established, the WCK Relief Team is now coordinating and managing service of both lunch and dinner each day, along with passing out water. Beginning today, our Relief Food Trucks are in Del Rio cooking up thousands of servings of hot pasta bolognese. And because there are so many families with young children, we are distributing diapers and baby food.
As families make their way through the asylum process, the number of people in the camp is decreasing. Still, the WCK team is serving close to 15,000 nourishing meals each day and will be here as long as we are needed. For the latest updates from Texas and across the world, follow WCK on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
