La Posada Providencia is the only long-term shelter in the Rio Grande Valley. The Sisters of Divine Providence began their sponsorship of La Posada in 1989. La Posada is quiet, located amid fields and a small rural community, something migrants rarely experience in their tumultuous journeys. The free shelter has high-quality private housing, playgrounds, bikes, community kitchens, English as a Second Language classes, and staff centered around one goal: empowering the migrants.