San Diego nonprofit helps Latina women transition to US [Video]

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A new program is aiming to help migrant Latinas who face depression and loneliness while transitioning to the U.S. through workshops and community building.

Magnolias is the nonprofit that runs the program, and Edith Fuentes is the co-founder with direct ties to the cause.

“I’m also an immigrant, and when I came, I went through those feelings, and at the time, no one told me that they were normal or helped me,” said Fuentes, who comes from decades of social work and works directly with migrant women in San Diego.

Fuentes said when migrants adapt to a new society and feel pain or stress, it’s called “migration grief.”

“You can’t even start looking for a job or learning the language when your vitality is completely gone because your emotions are eating you alive because you feel so lost, alone, and sad,” Fuentes added.

Fuentes noticed those feelings …