Create sustainable systems of services that do not harm or perpetuate inequities

Empower affected individuals to advocate for their own medical and legal rights and build on their own strengths and resources.

Connect individuals and families to resources, including:

• ​Substance use disorder treatment

• HIV care

• TB diagnosis and medical care

• Legal services

• Mental health resources

• Dental health resources

​​Provide multi-level, integrated services to meet the whole person and all people without any discrimination, including:

• ​Mental health services

• Hygiene including showers, bathrooms, and laundry services

• Potable water including public water fountains

• Natural medicine

• Medical-legal services and documentation

• Hot meals and also needed pantry items for shelters

• Clean clothing

• Collaborate with relevant local community organizations to address the social determinants of health, including, but not limited to:

• Economic disparities

• Homelessness

• Food insecurity

• Legal barriers

• Structural violence

• Human rights

• Education

• Gender Identity

• Race/Ethnicity

Mobilize a dynamic network of volunteers, interprofessional clinicians, undergraduate/graduate students, and advocates from Mexico to promote the wellbeing of under-resourced populations.

Challenge the border itself as the physical and metaphorical source of healthcare injustice and the systems of oppression that create and sustain it.

Promote ongoing discussion of the public health and human rights implications of such a large population of displaced individuals/families through research, advocacy, and educational initiatives, challenge white supremacy and anti-racist.

Develop capacity among providers, students, and migrants on both sides of the border by providing training, supervision, and consultation