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DENVER — As of Wednesday, May 1, if you live in Denver or 26 other counties in the state, you can dial 211 to sign up to host an immigrant family." Hope Has No Borders is a nonprofit that was formed out of a grassroots movement of community members that became really active in trying to assist migrants back in early November, when there began to be a huge influx of buses dropping people in our city," said Jenifer Kettering, one of the executive directors for the organization.
Kettering added that, at the moment, Hope Has No Borders is trying to build a queue of potential hosts. She said they would ideally like to have 50 host homes before they start matching immigrant families to them. "All I could think about was I have a basement bedroom with an egress window and I have no family staying in there right now. I really need to do this," Lennon said.
Barbara Suarez told Denver7 she, her partner, and two children arrived in the United States on April 12 after a more than two-month trip from Chile. She told Denver7 she's very thankful because she never expected this country would open doors like this. "Everything is new. It's a totally different culture. Very different language," Lennon said."They say 'poco poco,' — 'little by little.' And it is so incredibly true."
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