Centro Comunitario de Atencion al Migrante y Necesitado (CCAMYN)

The Centro Comunitario de Atencion al Migrante y Necesitado(CCAMYN) is a free shelter for migrants in Altar, Sonora and is run by the local Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. The name means "Community Center for the Attention to the Migrants and Needy". The shelter is intended specifically for migrants who were in the United States without papers, have been deported and are trying to get home. The shelter offers beds, showers, meals, medical attention, human rights education and general orientation to the migrants. It has a very small budget from the church and relies heavily on volunteer donations and labor. It has capacity for up to 40 people, split between a wing for women and a wing for men. CCAMYN was founded in the year 2000.

External links

• Untold Stories, Pulitzer Center blog on Altar, Sonora
• Report from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Migration and Refugee Services
• Twin Cities Daily Planet, On The Road to Sasabe