Current Projects

Winter 2025

ArizonaThe 2025 GO! Arizona team will work alongside the Kino Border Initiative (KBI) in Nogales, both in Arizona and in Mexico. KBI is a binational Jesuit organization offering direct assistance to migrants through a holistic approach. KBI centers on the humanity and worth of every individual. KBI’s mission emphasizes holistic accompaniment, which involves providing immediate assistance and comprehensive support, including spiritual care, recreation, empowerment, and access to rights. The Fordham student team will support KBI’s mission, standing alongside migrants and listening to their stories on the realities of the border. Fordham students will converse with immigrants, ranchers, border patrol agents, and others with diverse perspectives on migration and border region dynamics.

California This January, a team of current Fordham students and a Fordham faculty member will immerse themselves in the culture of East Los Angeles, California. We will be working with Dolores Mission Church, a Jesuit Catholic Parish that provides direct service to migrants through Christian Base Communities. Dolores Mission responds to the spiritual, educational, physical, and emotional needs of their community. Our Fordham team will work with Dolores Mission to engage with the local community, providing support for a variety of populations, including immigrants and lower-income families, while also learning about the Boyle Heights Community of East Los Angeles. We will also be working with Homeboy Industries, Guadalupe Homeless Project, IMPACTO, and the LA Catholic Worker. 

Puerto Rico

GO! Puerto Rico in partnership with APRODEC is a service based experience where we will spend one week living in Ceiba, Puerto Rico at the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base. APRODEC is working to transform the naval base into El Centro Ecoturistico Del Este, or the Eco-Tourism Center of the East. The goal is to increase community engagement by inviting Puerto Ricans to involve themselves in sustainable practices, agroecological tourism & environmental justice through the cultivation of this building.