2024 Highlights

Empowering Special Needs Children & Their Families

Transforming Lives Through Therapy
22 incredible children with special needs, from 6 months to 18 years old, received life-changing support this year!
🩺 With 1,000+ hours of one-on-one physical therapy, we helped build strength, mobility, and hope for these young warriors.
Supporting Parents with Emotional Therapy
Because strong parents create strong families, we provided 200+ socioemotional therapy sessions—helping them navigate their journey with resilience and support.
Nourishing Families, One Meal at a Time
Holiday Cheer! Every family received a food distribution as part of our Christmas Drive. Each food box—packed with essential groceries for families of 4-7 members—had an average value of $100, ensuring no child went hungry this holiday season.
Growing Nutrition Support: We continue expanding our monthly nutrition supplement program for children in need.
Celebrating Life, Community & Culture
Día del Niño: Laughter, games, a delicious potluck, and of course—pizza!
Pilgrimage for Virgen Mary of Guadalupe: A beautiful community tradition of faith, with over 75% of our families joining this heartfelt event.
Christmas Drive Magic: Nearly 40 generous donors came together to bring toys, gifts, and food baskets, ensuring every child and sibling felt the joy of the season.
Fundraising Fun: Families and staff teamed up for food sales & raffles throughout the year, raising funds for much-needed equipment.
Empowering Through Workshops
With the help of local university students, we hosted engaging workshops on:
✅ Mental Health
✅ Group Cohesion
✅ Stress Management
✅ Self-Esteem
✅ Conflict Resolution
✅ Effective Communication  

How Can I Help?

The Greatest Needs

We get this question many times throughout the year.
Below are some key points in considering how you can help. 

SIngle-Parent Households

The majority of children enrolled in our services are from single-parent households and live in extreme poverty. 

Our goal for 2022 is to be able to provide quarterly food baskets with essentials for these families. Each basket runs around $75 and contains items such as sacks of rice, beans, essentials that can be used for months. 

Wheelchairs

Wheelchairs must be replaced frequently due to children outgrowing them and other exterior factors such as the wear-and-tear of the wheels. Most of the streets in this area are cobblestone or distressed pavement and thus, take a toll on the regular use of the chair. Each wheelchair can cost as much as $300.

New Location

We have relocated to a bigger building to allow for the growing number of families and to provide additional space for necessary therapy. We are currently working to furnish the new space with essential items like tables and chairs. 

Medically Necessary Travel

Many times, children are referred to specialty appointments outside the city. These appointments, although necessary, are a hardship for the family. Expenses for gas, food, hotels are sometimes impossible for families and and can average about $75 per visit.