EBSC provides legal and social services, community organizing, and transformative education to support low-income immigrants and people fleeing violence and persecution.
We honor our roots in the Sanctuary movement. EBSC was founded in 1982 by religious congregations that risked incarceration to stand up against U.S. government complicity and military intervention in Central American civil wars. We strive to emulate these founders who recognized the humanity of people fleeing horrific violence, offered safety where the government failed to do so, and made a covenant to protect, support, and advocate for the refugees.
