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Volunteer kneeling on gymnasium floor helping a child lace new shoes, fluorescent light overhead, families visible in background
Thessaloniki Reception Center
Field Dispatch · Feb 2026

She crossed four borders.
He lives three streets away.
They met this morning.

BorderCare places translators, blankets, and legal documents into shaking hands at the exact hour they're needed — in gymnasiums, on coastlines, and at border crossings where bureaucracies stop and people begin.

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41
Countries active
186K
Families reached
94¢
Per dollar to field
Field Dispatches · Active Programs
Volunteer distributing supplies at a community center, people waiting in an organized line
Legal Aid
Lesbos, Greece

Legal clinic open every Tuesday. 340 consultations since March.

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I didn't know my rights until a BorderCare translator sat with me for two hours. She didn't leave until I understood every word.

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Amara
Asylum seeker · Lesbos
Milwaukee, WI

One weekend. One city.

14 translators · 9 languages
Legal intake weekend, Milwaukee

312 families received intake interviews. 89 referred to pro bono attorneys.

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Lesbos Program Map
Legal ClinicDistributionTransit HubLanguage Class
Active
Seasonal
4 active programs · Updated Feb 2026
Children sitting at tables in a bright classroom with a teacher at the front
Education
Milwaukee, WI

St. Anthony's basement. Language class, 7 nights a week.

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We covered nine languages in one weekend. Fourteen of us, folding tables, a whiteboard, and a lot of coffee.

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Danielle K.
Volunteer translator · Milwaukee
Group of people gathered around a table in conversation at a community meeting

"The first time I walked in, I thought I was lost. By the second week, I was helping others find the door."

— Nadia R., Milwaukee
Thessaloniki, Greece

Winter in Thessaloniki.

847 blankets distributed
November–January supply run

Deployed in 4 nights across 6 reception points. Average wait at distribution: 8 minutes.

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The SIM card meant I could call my sister. I hadn't heard her voice in eleven months.

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Faris
Program participant · Kakuma
Active Campaign · Thessaloniki, Greece

Winter shelter for 340 families — blankets, cots, and heating through March

$18,400of $25,000 · 19 days left
74% funded — $6,600 still needed
Hands exchanging a small package across a folding table outdoors
Connectivity
Kakuma, Kenya

SIM distribution point. 1,200 families connected last month.

Kakuma, Kenya

Connected in Kakuma.

1,200 SIM cards · 1 month
Digital inclusion drive

First contact with family abroad reported by 78% of recipients within 48 hours.

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I taught English for thirty years. This is the best classroom I've ever been in.

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Margaret O.
Retired teacher, volunteer · Milwaukee
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Milwaukee Neighborhood Grid
St. Anthony'sNorth Side ClinicLibrary HubCommunity Kitchen
Active
Seasonal
3 active programs · Est. 2022
A woman writing at a table with papers spread around her in a community space
Documentation
Calais, France

Document recovery clinic. Passports, birth certificates, asylum filings.

Two volunteers reviewing documents together at a folding table

"We don't have an office. We have a folding table and a mandate."

— Kwame A., Accra → Kakuma
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Every form we filed together was one less reason for a family to be turned away at a door.

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Ibrahim L.
Legal volunteer · Calais
Calais, France

Documents recovered.

2,100 files processed
Q4 2025 documentation clinic

Passports, birth certificates, asylum applications. Average case: 2.3 documents.

Medical volunteer taking blood pressure of an elderly man in a temporary clinic
Health
Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh

Mobile health unit. 14 nurses, 6 days a week.

Active Campaign · Kakuma, Kenya

SIM card distribution for 2,000 families — first contact with home in months

$7,850of $12,000 · 31 days left
65% funded — $4,150 still needed
The work continues

Every card you scrolled past is a place your money can land tonight.

41 countries. 186,000 families. A folding table and a mandate to show up.

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