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Why Some Kids With Families Live In Orphanages
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Why Some Kids With Families Live In Orphanages

TW: Sensitive Content: One of the ways that a lot of kids end up in orphanages rather than living with their families is because staff of orphanages will sometimes go to a struggling single parent or family and offer them an opportunity for their kid to be taken care of, where they can get an education, and never doubt if they will eat three times a day, telling them that they can provide a better life than the family can give them.

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Gloria + Junior’s Home is Finished!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Gloria + Junior’s Home is Finished!

We are celebrating today because Gloria and Junior’s Home is finished!

Thanks to your financial gifts, we were able to support them with the construction of a permanent home so that Gloria’s 3-year-old daughter can return to be with her family from the orphanage that she has been in her whole life.

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Maria's Kids Are HOME!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Maria's Kids Are HOME!

We are so happy to share that Maria's three kids have been reunited with her and are finally HOME! 

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Be Inspired By Xiomara's Decision...
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Be Inspired By Xiomara's Decision...

In 2020, during the pandemic, Xiomara's (Zee-oh-mar-ah) family lost their home to two back-to-back hurricanes. The roof and walls that once provided them shelter were washed away, except for two walls. Over time, they have worked to get pieces of metal to enclose their home into a one-room house.

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Meet Gloria + Junior
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Meet Gloria + Junior

When Gloria was a teenager, she got pregnant and needed support to keep her baby. A family that she had met before told her that she could stay with them and that they would support her and her daughter. But after she gave birth to her daughter…

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Cinthia’s Daughter is HOME!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Cinthia’s Daughter is HOME!

We are so excited to share that Cinthia’s oldest daughter is finally back home after being placed in an orphanage five years ago!

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I'll Be Home For Christmas Is More Than A Song (thanks to your support)
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

I'll Be Home For Christmas Is More Than A Song (thanks to your support)

A few months ago, we introduced you to Karla. She is a GREAT mom to four kids! Several years ago, her oldest son was taken to live in an orphanage because Karla’s sister had been watching him for the day while she worked and decided to take him and her children to beg for money at a traffic light.

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Victoria + Lorenzo’s Home is FINISHED!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Victoria + Lorenzo’s Home is FINISHED!

“We are all deserving of a second chance” is what Victoria and Lorenzo’s neighbor said to us the day we met them and heard their story about how, ultimately, living in extreme poverty led to their six kids being taken to an orphanage.

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A Family Reunion Like You Won't Believe
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

A Family Reunion Like You Won't Believe

Imagine four years after a complicated childbirth where you were told that your newborn had passed away and that you were contacted by a social worker telling you that your child was alive…

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Laughing All The Way...(Home)
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Laughing All The Way...(Home)

On Monday morning, Lesbi, our Director of Operations, and I (Erica) drove with the social worker from the local child welfare office to an orphanage in San Pedro Sula…

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Hear The Story Of Six Kids Who Are Headed Home
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Hear The Story Of Six Kids Who Are Headed Home

Victoria and Lorenzo love their six children. They just haven't had the best opportunities and have lived in extreme poverty their whole lives.

Because they live in extreme poverty, an extended relative reported Victoria's six kids as not being well taken care of…

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Maria's Home is FINISHED!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Maria's Home is FINISHED!

A few months ago, we introduced you to Maria! Her three kids were taken by child protective services and placed in an orphanage after losing their home to a hurricane nearly two years ago.

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What Your Support Has Given Devin + Her Six Kids!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

What Your Support Has Given Devin + Her Six Kids!

Devin is an amazing mom to six BEAUTIFUL children. She is extremely hard-working, and several years ago, she launched her own business making and selling tortillas in her community, where she was always able to provide for her kids.

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Better Together!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Better Together!

This beautiful six-year-old girl is BACK HOME with her mom (Karina) and two little brothers from the orphanage she was living in, thanks to your support!

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Your Support’s Real-Life Impact For Suyapa!
Erica Switzer Erica Switzer

Your Support’s Real-Life Impact For Suyapa!

A few months ago, we introduced you to Suyapa. After an incident that happened with her granddaughter while she was living with her mother, Suyapa had asked for her granddaughter to come home to live with her.

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