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Who We Help

Seeking protection from the persecution and deteriorating social and economic conditions in their home countries, increasing amounts of migrant children and families have traveled to the United States hoping to make better lives for themselves.

WHAT WE DO / OUR SERVICES

Now more than ever, migrants caught in crisis are entering the United States, hoping to create a better life for themselves. Our Migrant Services team assists these individuals who are seeking safety and protection by providing for a majority of the care and needs of newly arriving families, including shelter, access to basic medical and mental health care, and legal orientations.

Through our Migrant Services programs, we provide direct care, migrant wellness support, case management, home study and post-release services, staffing, and holistic programming for unaccompanied migrant children and families. Endeavors has served migrants since 2012.

Migrant Family Services

Through a combination of supervisors, case managers, and program experts, Endeavors is able to provide culturally appropriate, trauma-informed, child-centered case management services to unaccompanied children and their sponsors nation-wide.

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Migrant Children’s Services

For years, children have been coming to the United States to escape poverty, violence, and exploitation in their home country. After crossing the border, children who are unaccompanied by an adult are placed into the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) care, and a sponsor is identified.

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Migrant Services: Our Network

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Andrea Helling, Senior Director of Migrant Services

Andrea Helling is the Senior Director of Migrant Services at Endeavors, where she works with federal and nonprofit partners to support our migrant services program development.

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Andrea Helling
Senior Director of Migrant Services

Andrea Helling is the Senior Director of Migrant Services at Endeavors, where she works with federal and nonprofit partners to support our migrant services program development.

With over a decade of experience as a public servant, Andrea has worked in the U.S. Senate and at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Working first in public affairs at HHS, Andrea coordinated messaging and outreach on behalf of the department’s human services work. She then served as Chief of Staff in the Office of Refugee Resettlement, where she managed the expansion of state-licensed shelter beds for unaccompanied children while ensuring support for the 85,000 refugees welcomed to the U.S. in 2016.

Prior to joining Endeavors, Andrea served as Vice President at New York City-based public relations firm, RUBENSTEIN, where she worked on science and STEM philanthropy, corporate communications, and crisis management.

Rae Beaudry

National Director for Migrant Family Services
Rae Beaudry
National Director for Migrant Family Services

Rae Beaudry received her master’s in social work from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, with a focus on program management. Throughout her career, she has worked with migrants, families and children, and survivors and perpetrators of domestic violence. She has years of experience running and enhancing programs in non-profits. Rae has years of leadership experience through non-profit and volunteer work. She has led teams of social workers, provided program oversight, and served on non-profit boards.
As the National Director for Migrant Family Services, Rae oversees the Home Study and Post Release Services program and helps develop new opportunities for Migrant Services.

Emily Gray

National Director for Migrant Services Training and Compliance
Emily Gray
National Director for Migrant Services Training and Compliance

Emily Gray is the National Director for Migrant Services Training and Compliance. Emily joined Endeavors in March 2021 after serving as Senior Vice President at World Relief, one of nine refugee resettlement organizations with 50 locations across the United States serving refugees and immigrants.

Emily is a missionary by vocation and a social worker by profession. In 1982, she moved to Central America and has since worked continually in various social and ministry efforts in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela, Panama, and Honduras. She is a founding board member of Mission Lazarus, where she has served for 20 years in Honduras and Haiti. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 40 years of experience across a broad range of human services, including mental health, medical care, hospice services, and immigrant and refugee services.

Alejandro Martinez

National Director for Migrant Children's Services
Alejandro Martinez
National Director for Migrant Children's Services

Alejandro Martinez is the National Director for Migrant Children’s Services, which covers all projects and programs directly related to serving migrant children.

Prior to joining Endeavors in May of 2021, Alejandro was the Division Director for ORR Programs at Morrison Child & Family Services, a non-profit mental health organization serving vulnerable children and families in Oregon. In his 13 years at Morrison, Alejandro primarily worked with the Office of Refugee Settlement (ORR) and Unaccompanied Children (UC) programs. His focus with the UC programs included managing relationships with federal stakeholders, federal and state monitoring, assisting in agency accreditation with The Joint Commission, and directly supporting program leadership and staff.

Prior to Morrison, Alejandro worked as a school social worker for seven years at Prince William County School District in Virginia, completing psycho-social assessments for special education evaluations. Alejandro is an Adelphi University (NY) alumni with a Master’s degree in Social Work.

Paris Jones

National Director for Migrant Services Administration
Paris Jones
National Director for Migrant Services Administration

Paris comes to Endeavors following an eight-year tenure with PATH, a Seattle-based nonprofit focused on global health. During Paris’s time at PATH, she advanced from enterprise-level subaward and contractual management to operational and financial oversight for a flagship program within the Digital Health Program. Most recently, Paris served as the Director of Operations for Digital Square, a digital health financing mechanism housed at PATH. Throughout Paris’s time with Digital Square at PATH, she led and mentored a cross-functional operations team supporting 35 countries, guiding the development of organizational infrastructure and transitioning policies and procedures to support consistent global operations.

Before joining PATH, Paris served as the Assistant Director of Development at Jesuit Refugee Service/USA (JRS/USA), where she created internal proposal and reporting structures, monitored and evaluated the implementation of projects in over 10 countries, and developed annual fundraising strategies.

Paris lives in the Seattle, Washington area and enjoys crafting with her two children (9 and 11), gardening, and learning to play the cello.

Basel Mousslly

Senior Advisor for Migrant Services
Basel Mousslly
Senior Advisor for Migrant Services

Basel Mousslly, currently the Senior Advisor for Migrant Services at Endeavors, has a distinguished career spanning over a decade, during which he has been at the forefront of developing and implementing strategies for the welfare of migrants and vulnerable groups. His strategic oversight of national programs targeting unaccompanied migrant children and asylum-seeking adults has had a profound impact in the field, demonstrating his dedication and skill in responding to complex humanitarian challenges. Previously, as the Deputy Senior Director, Basel's role was crucial in steering these significant programs, ensuring their success and sustainability. His work at Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service as Program Manager further underscores his commitment, where he led vital services for migrants and developed integration programs for refugees and displaced populations worldwide

Annie Taccolini-Panaggio

Director for Migrant Children’s Services
Annie Taccolini-Panaggio
Director for Migrant Children’s Services

Annie Taccolini Panaggio (she/her) is the Director for Migrant Children’s Services at Endeavors. She joined the enterprise after serving as a consultant during a proposal-writing season for the Migrant Services department in early 2022. Her prior experience is in program evaluation and quality assurance management for unaccompanied children’s programs at Bethany Christian Services.

Annie has spent her entire career as an advocate for refugees and immigrants from the milieu of a group home for refugee teen boys, to the offices of members of congress, to the pages of academic publications. She holds a master’s degree in macro-level social work from the University of Michigan and a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Grand Valley State University.

Eduardo Orozco

Regional Director of Medical Operations
Eduardo Orozco
Regional Director of Medical Operations

Eduardo Orozco, MSN, APRN, FNP, is the Regional Director of Medical Operations at Endeavors, having joined the team in 2022. He is at the helm of medical services at the Pecos and Eagle Lake Children's Centers, where he is dedicated to providing excellent healthcare to unaccompanied minors. Eduardo brings over a decade of specialized experience in ORR programs to his leadership role, ensuring that operations are not just effective but also empathetic. His leadership is characterized by a seamless fusion of compassionate care and operational excellence, vital for the intricate healthcare systems serving vulnerable populations.

Jo Smith

Director for Migrant Services Compliance
Jo Smith
Director for Migrant Services Compliance

Jo Smith is the Director for Migrant Services Compliance. Jo joined Endeavors in July of 2023 after serving as the Regional Director of Refugee Transitional Services and HSPRS at Bethany Christian Services. Throughout her career, she has worked with families, foster children, migrants, juveniles, and children and adults with mental health and medical needs.

Over the last few years, she has worked primarily in program leadership to inspire, support, and lead programs in growth, sustainability, and quality service provision. Her passion for making a positive impact in the world drives her work, as she strives to effect meaningful change whether that be systemically or through her close family and friends.

Jo received her Bachelor’s in Social work from Hope College with a minor in business management and her Master’s in Social Work from Western Michigan University.

Stephanie Remulla

Director for Home Study and Post Release Services
Stephanie Remulla
Director for Home Study and Post Release Services

Stephanie Remulla is the Director of the Home Study and Post-Release Services (HSPRS) program at Endeavors.  The HSPRS program provides services to vulnerable youth prior and post-reunification.   

Stephanie has managed national grant-funded programs to ensure success and compliance with federal guidelines.  She has been in this field since 2014 and has worked with referring and placing unaccompanied and refugee minors in both foster care and community settings.   

Stephanie is an alumni of Old Dominion University and has a degree in Sociology w/a minor in Women’s Studies.

Thomas (Tommy) Lodge

Director for Migrant Services Growth & Partnerships
Thomas (Tommy) Lodge
Director for Migrant Services Growth & Partnerships

Tommy Lodge (he/him) is the Director for Growth and Partnerships and serves as an integral member of the department’s business development team, securing funding for existing and new programs. He serves as the department’s small and disadvantaged program lead, ensuring new partners match Endeavors’ mission and values. He also co-manages Endeavors’ outreach program, working with non-profits across the immigration ecosystem to build strategic partnerships. Mr. Lodge has hands-on experience serving unaccompanied children via his role as Deputy Director for Programs and Administration at the Pecos Children’s Center Influx Care Facility for one year.

Prior to Endeavors, Mr. Lodge worked at both the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and American Cancer Society (ACS) for 13 years in total. He received a BA in Political Science from Virginia Tech and an MBA from the University of New South Wales in Australia. 

Tim Perkins

Pecos Children’s Center Site Director
Tim Perkins
Pecos Children’s Center Site Director

Tim is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, where he specialized in combat engineering and served a tour of duty in Southwest Asia during Operations Desert Shield & Desert Storm. Tim worked in various roles in the private sector such as Project Manager, Business Development Manager, and Operations Manager.  

Tim began his career at Endeavors in 2018 and has held many  roles at PCC to include HR Generalist, Staffing Relations Manager, Deputy Director of Operations, Deputy Director – Blue Campus and Interim Director of PCC, where he led the build out at Pecos Blue and the expansion of the PCC Main Campus. Tim was appointed as Permanent Director of Pecos Children’s Center in June of 2023. In the role of PCC Director, Tim is able to not only affect the lives of all the children that we serve, but he is also able to work with thousands of our Staff and lead them in the Endeavors’ Way according to our Endeavors’ Core Values which is what Tim enjoys the most. Tim lives by his motto: “We won’t always be perfect in everything, but we should always be striving towards perfection in a Spirit of Excellence!”.  

Robert Collins

Director of Migrant Services Training
Robert Collins
Director of Migrant Services Training

Rob Collins is a mental health trauma trainer, a graduate of the University of Georgia Graduate School of Social Work, and a military combat veteran. After spending four years in the United States Army Infantry, with a combat tour as a machine gunner in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2005, he has dedicated the last twenty years of his life to the treatment, research, and training of trauma and mental health. He has delivered training across the country to tens of thousands of educators, police officers, veterans, parents, judges, children, paraprofessionals, and mental health clinicians on the topics of leadership, diagnosis, treatment, and policy. He is currently serving as the Director for Migrant Services Training, delivering developmental and compliance training to the staff working with the migrants seeking a new life in the United States.

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