About

Nuevas Raíces (formerly Dormir es Poder) is a non-profit organization established in 2019 by Douglas Winter. After a successful 30-year career as a court reporter and business owner in New York, Douglas headed West to dedicate his time to providing humanitarian aid to migrants on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico Border.

Migrant children watch movies projected on a wall near their street encampments.

Mission

Nuevas Raíces mission is to support the population of displaced people on both sides of the US border with Mexico by providing access to humanitarian aid.

2019

Playing movies for migrant families on the streets of Ciudad Juarez.