Catholic Charities Fort Worth has assisted about 200 unaccompanied minors

Posted Friday, Jun. 20, 2014
By Diane Smith
dianesmith@star-telegram.com

FORT WORTH — Catholic Charities of Fort Worth, which has doubled its amount of space to house refugee children from Central America, is prepared to help other agencies set up future shelters.

“Our nation is facing a humanitarian crisis,” said Heather Reynolds, president/CEO of Catholic Charities Fort Worth.

Thousands of youngsters fleeing violence and abuse in Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala have arrived in the United States and their numbers are expected to escalate to between 60,000 and 90,000 this year.

Already, 200 unaccompanied minors have received help in Fort Worth. The organization, which partners with the federal government, will be converting office space to make room for 32 children. Currently, there is room for 16.

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