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Volunteer Interpretation Training Support our Phoenix-based free immigration legal clinic! Help us expand our support capacity for migrants and immigrants! If you are fluently bilingual in English and one of these languages: Spanish Haitian Kreyol Mayan dialects Brazilian Portuguese Lingala Pulaar This training is offered in-person in Phoenix, Arizona, and is intended for people who are able to commit to volunteering in-person at least twice per year. Interpreter Volunteer Form First name* Last name* Email* Phone* What languages do you speak?* Experience Have you interpreted professionally or as a volunteer before?* Yes No If yes, briefly describe where or in what setting Availability Are you available on weekdays after 3 PM?* Yes No Sometimes Submit

Asylum seekers deserve better. You can help. We can do better for migrants and immigrants. You can help. Donate to build a future rooted in justice and collective power In this high-stakes political moment when mass deportation threats and anti-immigrant rhetoric escalate across the country, Borderlands Resource Initiative is standing firm. We’re not just responding to crisis; we’re building lasting power alongside migrant communities. Our approach is rooted in dignity, resilience, and community leadership. From court watch and ICE field office accompaniment, to Know Your Rights education, Rapid Response coordination, and our AQUÍ legal clinic, we ensure that no one faces the immigration system alone. Our community-based programs ensure migrants are not treated as passive recipients of aid, they’re empowered with resources and knowledge to determine their own futures. Borderlands is advancing a vision of justice where immigrants are not criminalized or cast aside, but recognized as co-creators of thriving, welcoming communities. Our community is facing complex problems, but they can be solved. You can be part of the solution. Borderlands Resource Initiative is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization funded and empowered by our generous supporters and frontline partners. Never miss an update. Subscribe to our newsletter to receive news and updates. First name Last name Enter your email here Thanks for submitting! Subscribe

BRI’s vision is a society transformed by the strength and resilience of asylum seekers and migrants. Meet our Leadership Team Beth Strano Co-Founder & Executive Director Beth Strano is deeply committed to advocating for the rights and welfare of migrants and asylum seekers. Beth's expertise in human rights advocacy is backed by over two decades of community organizing, and a decade spent working directly with asylum seekers. Before her current role, Beth worked for four years at the International Rescue Committee, where she developed the Asylum Seekers & Families Program and founded the first asylum seeker emergency shelter in Phoenix, Arizona, known as the Welcome Center. Her initiatives have since provided critical support and a safe haven for more than 100,000 individuals and families navigating the challenges of forced displacement and migration. Beth's impact on the sector was highlighted in April 2021, when she testified before the U.S. Senate U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ Subcommittee on Government Operations and Border Management. Her testimony underscored the vital importance of informed, compassionate policies that uphold the dignity and rights of migrants arriving at the southwest border. Residing in Phoenix, Arizona with her husband and their four teenagers, Beth’s vision is to continue fostering partnerships across state and national borders, and work alongside other advocates to make a lasting impact on the lives of asylum seekers. Tyler Southwell, MD Co-Founder & Board Member Dr. Tyler Southwell is a personal physician and family medicine specialist based in Paradise Valley, Arizona, with over 22 years of experience in the medical field. Dr. Southwell practices at Southwellness Medical, a facility renowned for offering a broad range of medical services including pain management and aesthetic medicine. His approach combines medical expertise with a strong focus on community health needs, ensuring that his patients receive the most effective and compassionate care possible. Dr. Tyler Southwell played a foundational role in establishing ProtectAZ Health, a medical organization dedicated to providing free medical evaluations, medications, and, during the pandemic, COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and treatments. This organization established a full service medical clinic offering a vital first point of care for medically vulnerable asylum seekers in Arizona. This clinic is instrumental in providing urgent medical services to a diverse group of patients from around the world, including those with critical conditions such as HIV/AIDS and diabetes, and pregnant women in need of immediate care.