At The TransBorder Nonprofit Fair, Mexico Nonprofits Try to Woo Back Volunteers Sandra Dibble - The San Diego Union-Tribune
go to original April 28, 2013

POINT LOMA — They treat children with cancer, shelter human trafficking victims, promote artists, feed hungry families and build houses for the poor. A range of nonprofit groups working in the border region gathered at Point Loma Nazarene University on Saturday to share experiences and find support.

“I hope it opens up people’s imaginations about going to Tijuana,” said Melissa Tucker, the university’s associate director of international ministries. “This event exposes our guests to real people doing real work across the border, and compels them to give it a chance.”

The TransBorder Nonprofit Fair, held on campus for the second year, comes as groups that work in Baja California search for ways to bring down more U.S. volunteers and donations following years of decline. Leaders say that long lines at the border, economic downturn and fears of crossing into Mexico have all served to drive down support for their efforts.

“It’s getting better, some groups are starting to come back across, but there’s still a long ways to go,” said Andy Carey, director of the San Diego-based U.S.-Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership, one of the organizations that participated in the event.

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