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​Our work in the desert this year:                    As of 1/25/23   
This Month    This Year     2022

​Field Trips to the desert          
  29                 29            402

Water Gallons given out         
 300              300          4714

Migrants Encountered             
  99                 99            727

Crosses placed                       
    10                10          153

 Tucson Samaritans Meetings
 Z00M 2nd-3rd and 4th Tuesdays  7PM
 In Person 1st Tuesdays 7PM
Contact:  sam.southside@gmail.com


Sister Organizations
​
Ajo Samaritans 
http://www.ajosamaritans.com/  

Green Valley Samaritans 
​www.gvs-samaritans.org.
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Casa Alitas  www.casaalitas.org/

Casa De La Esperanza in Sasabe Sonora
 www.salvavision.org/sasabe/
PLEASE DONATE TO SUPPORT OUR WORK
Tucson Samaritans Wishlist
Casa de la Esperanza Wishlist
Casa Alitas Item Donations List

The number of migrant deaths reported by the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner in December, 2022 was 6.
Recently found individuals grouped by PMI (Post Mortem Interval):
1 dead less than a day
2 dead less than 3 months
3 dead more than 6-8 months
Total:  6
Updates for previous cases:
        9 individuals newly identified by name (1488 cases remain unidentified)
A map of the remains reported in December is at https://humaneborders.info/latest/.
A table with monthly and yearly statistics for the last 15 years is at: https://humaneborders.info/latest/statistics.pdf.
Total deaths currently recorded in our database: 3972. To generate maps and data from your own custom queries you can consult our interactive mapping site at: https://humaneborders.info/



Volunteer Trainings are currently all on video.
To view training,  email sam.southside@gmail.com for access.
After you complete the training,
Email us again when you have completed them for the next step.
We require all volunteers to be vaccinated in order to protect each other and anyone we may encounter in the desert.