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b"Stand Out Quotes from This Episode\\xa0\\nEveryone has a human right to basic needs.\\xa0 Everyone has a right to have their family and be safe.\\nBasic tenants of the children\\u2019s human rights convention are that every child has a right to not be separated from their parents.\\nWe see moms and dads and grandparents coming to save their lives. This was not their plan or desire to come to the United States but was forced to save their lives.\\n\\xa0\\nBelinda Hernandez Arriaga is a Faculty Coordinator for the Masters In Counseling MFT program at USF's South Bay location. Belinda has a doctorate in Education and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with eighteen years of experience working in community mental health, with a specialization in child trauma and Latino Mental Health. She is Founder and Chief Executive Director of Ayudando Latinos A So\\xf1ar (www.alashmb.org), a Latino cultural arts, education, and social justice program dedicated to working with rural youth and families.\\nDr. Belinda Arriaga has one of the most non-judgemental loving hearts you will ever hear.\\xa0 She doesn\\u2019t talk politics. She empathizes with the inner political questions people have about the border crisis.\\xa0 But her focus is making sure moms, dads and kids are ok. This interview was recorded in 2018. Today, as it is airing on the Sidewalk Talk Podcast page, Dr. Arriaga is at the border again.\\xa0 She reports the conditions are worse.\\nShe shares story after story and challenges us all to widen our embrace.\\nYou don\\u2019t have to agree with what she is doing but I think this is a philosophical question worth asking.\\xa0 We have \\u201cagendas\\u201d and then we have our \\u201chumanity\\u201d. Belinda is a Christian woman and she brings her faith into the work she does.\\xa0 And at the end of the day, love and care for all of humanity is her heart call.\\nListen as Belinda tells stories of grandmas, moms, dads, and kids trying to stay alive.\\xa0 You do not hear that she is a Dr. You hear she is a mother of three daughters connecting deeply with other mothers and fathers and kids.\\xa0 She connects through love and equality.\\nShe gets up every day and lives this question \\u201cHow can I make the world better?\\u201d\\nBelinda is at the border again with the University of San Francisco volunteer Bay Area Border Relief.\\xa0 If you want to support them right now you can send donations to VENMO @Lilli-Rey and add this text to each donation #BayAreaBorderRelief from #sidewalktalk or visit Dr. Arriagga\\u2019s website for ALAS here.\\nOr follow Bay Area Border Relief here for other ways to get involved."