TRI-COUNTY –– United States citizenship classes will begin throughout the area within the coming weeks, sponsored by the Rio Grande Borderland Ministries.
Free in-person classes will be organized in Fort Davis, Alpine, Marfa and Presidio. These group classes will be offered at each site in Spanish on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., followed by instruction in English at 6:30 p.m. A home study program is also available.
The program in Fort Davis is set to launch March 6 with host Mobile Comunidad at Mountain View Lodge, 501 SH-118. Financial assistance with the cost of the citizenship exam is available.
Additional information is available in English from the Reverend Michael Wallens, vicar of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Marfa, at 214-862-7292. Details in Spanish are available from the Reverend Katie Hudak at 720-401-8195. Those interested may also obtain details from the public libraries in their communities.
There is no charge for these classes. Rio Grande Borderland Ministries (RGBM) is a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande serving in the borderlands of New Mexico and Far West Texas. RGBM has been engaging with long-term systemic needs on the border for decades by working collaboratively to provide humanitarian support to vulnerable people in our border communities. The organization’s website is riograndeborderland.org.