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

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.

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…

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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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.

“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.

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…

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…

When a kid can’t be reunited with their parents because their ongoing protection can’t be guaranteed, the best thing is to look for an extended family member instead of spending the rest of their childhood in an orphanage.

When Nicoll was a teenager, she got pregnant, and growing up without parents herself, she didn’t have a strong support system to help her when her baby daughter was born.

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…

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.

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.

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!

Because of your support, we are celebrating the reintegration of Luz and Eulalio’s two nieces! (LOOK AT HOW MUCH THIS FAMILY HAS GROWN!)

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.

2022 is officially HALF WAY over, and we can barely believe it!

If you have been following along since last year, you may remember that we started this year with the goal to help FIFTY kids be reunited with their families and able to return home from the orphanages that they had been placed in.

Let's be honest, we all had a favorite aunt or uncle growing up. We knew that if we ever needed a place to go, we could go to them, and they would treat us like their own…

After losing her home to a hurricane, Maria was staying in a temporary shelter with her sister and her three kids. One day, a truck arrived looking for day workers to help with the clean up of the aftermath of the storm…