Baylor University has been in contact with churches about offering shelter to the children separated from their parents due to the families entering the nation illegally.
The Waco, Texas-based evangelical school has been reaching to congregations, especially those with strong ties to the Latino community, according to local media outlet KWTX.
Jon Singletary, dean of Baylor’s Diana R. Garland School of Social Work, told KWTX in an interview published Tuesday that it was a “compassionate response” to what was happening at the border.
“As global citizens here in Waco, we have to not just be attuned to what’s happening in our own community, but we have to take a look around the state, what’s happening at the border and be prepared to offer a compassionate response,” stated Singletary.
“It’s a real gift to know we live in a community that is this hospitable, that could imagine if such a need does arise that we would consider housing children short term while family’s decisions are being made.”
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