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The Leon Experience


The Leon Mission Partnership
Casa Hogar
Casa Indigena
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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 The dirt floor, cardboard shacks have recently been replaced by small apartments or "casitas".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.