Our Impact

The Sidewalk School was founded in response to the need for educational opportunities for those facing displacement in the Matamoros Tent City, a refugee camp that formed in the US and Mexico border as a result of Trumpian immigration policy changes. In this short amount of time, the Sidewalk School has provided schooling to over 800 students and currently employs 12 teachers and 6 teacher’s aides who were similarly facing displacement in Border Cities. Additionally, We’ve employed 35 asylum seekers throughout our 2 years. In our efforts in the fight against COVID-19 in the encampments, we now provide COVID 19 testing to the Asylum Seekers in Reynosa so if they test positive we can quarantine them until they test negative. The Sidewalk School provides free and nutritious lunches to all of the students in each class, and the school frequently provides necessary aid, to those in need.

All in all, the School provides gainful employment to those facing displacement, while providing education opportunities and assistance to those who would otherwise go without.

Thank you, partners

We are able to do our work thanks to the efforts and support of our partners. Thank you to all we have worked with in the past, and to all we will continue to work with. If you’re interested in learning how your organization may partner with us in the future, send us a message on our contact page!