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Throughout the years BIIN has been supported by many organizations. One of these wonderful organizations is HealthPoint. HealthPoint is a clinic that serves the Brazos County community. The manager of outreach and enrollment, Dora Vazquez, who has been working with HealthPoint for over 19 years strives to help people regardless of their struggles. When she heard that BIIN was in need of laptops to better the quality of services provided to the community, she was ready to help

Many of BIIN’s community partners over the years have been faith-based organizations.  BIIN itself was created by people who had witnessed the frequency with which low-income immigrant neighbors appealed to local churches for help in resolving various problems.  Even if some of these churches were not places where immigrants gathered for worship, the thought was that given the emphasis on “welcoming the stranger” in Judeo-Christian theology, local faith communities might be

BIIN has long relied on allied organizations, known as “community partners,” to support its mission in various ways:  by providing space for offices or special events, funding or in-kind donations, specialized expertise, help in recruiting volunteers, and other kinds of support.  Many of BIIN’s founders were leaders from various local congregations who saw providing support for immigrants as a natural extension of their faith.  As a result, many of our community partners over