Casa
Hogar provides safe, group homes for children who
have been abused or abandoned by their families. The four
homes consist of two for boys (one older and one younger)
and two for girls (also for younger and older). Older usually
means 11-17 and younger 4-10. They attend public and private
schools and are cared for at the Casa by house parents or
"tios". The children need what all children need:
love, spiritual nourishment, counseling and education as
well as the basic needs of food, medical/dental care, and
a safe place to live. The future dream is to provide transitional
homes and help for the young adults.
Casa
Indigena Tribal groups, in most cases, do not speak
Spanish and integration in to the culture is very difficult.
The dirt floor, cardboard shacks have recently been replaced
by small apartments or "casitas". The site has
community bathrooms and
showers.
We have also helped to provide two classrooms, a chapel,
a kitchen and playground. Centro Indigena's goal is to provide
a safe and sanitary community center that could ultimately
serve as a pilot program throughout Mexico.
The
first five permanent homes for these families are now under
construction. This is the completion of the vision as these
families will now, for the first time in their lives, have
their own permanent home.