Hogar Carlos de Villegas - La Paz 

Maria Reina Lunch and Tutoring Program - La Paz

Through the Maria Reina Lunch and Tutoring Program, children are offered a nutritious meal every day, as well as the opportunity to learn, grow, and receive academic formation at an after-school tutoring/study program. Medical treatment, healthcare, and psychological services are also provided, in addition to parenting services for the children’s parents.

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Albergue Nuestra Casa - Cochabamba

Albergue Nuestra Casa, or “Our House Residence,” is a home for abused and abandoned girls ranging in age from 7 to 16 years old. The home does not have any real source of steady funding – it currently exists on donations alone. In 2007, the home did not even have enough money to buy shoes for all of the girls, so they had to make their own out of rope and old material. Despite their hardships (all of the girls have been abandoned by their families, and many of them have been abused by them), the girls continue to try to live a life full of love and faith.

Casa Nazareth - Cochabamba

Casa Nazareth, or “Nazareth House,” is the second level of the program for smaller boys who have passed through Sayaricuy. It is a small home for approximately 25 boys ages 6 to 12. At Casa Nazareth, the boys receive formal education and counseling, and are taught to be responsible for the home and for each other. The boys especially enjoy soccer, and were thrilled to receive used soccer uniforms from Assumption Parish in O’Fallon, Missouri.


Madre de Dios - Cochabamba

Madre de Dios, or “Mother of God,” is a residence for young girls ages 5 to 11, as well as women with children who are extremely poor, are living on the street, or are at risk and who want to make a better life for themselves and their children. The children and women at Madre de Dios are assisted with education, health, and vocational training.

Salomon Klein - Cochabamba 

There are approximately 140 children who reside at Salomon Klein. Since many of the children are infants, babies, and toddlers, individual care and attention is needed and given to the children. Many of the children at Salomon Klein have been orphaned, abandoned, or are at risk. Support is given to meet the expenses for food, clothing, medicine, and psychological help. Many of the children are adopted by the time they reach elementary school age.

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Sayaricuy - Cochabamba

Sayaricuy, which means “rise up,” is a residence for boys ages 11 to 18, who are coming directly from the street and have encountered an aimless and dangerous life. The boys are given shelter, education, counseling, and some structure. They are eventually reunited with their families, if it is possible and if the family members are living, or they progress to other levels of the program. 




Yaykuna - Cochabamba

Yaykuna, which means “come in,” is a daytime drop-in center that works with boys living on the streets, who are unwilling to commit to a permanent residential situation. Yaykuna serves boys that are between the ages of 11 and 18.

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Asociación Talita Kum - Boyacá

Association Talita Kum, named after the scripture verse, “Little girl, arise” in Mark 5:41, is a home for girls at high risk. There are currently 25 girls ranging in age from 3 to 17 years old. Supported by the Messengers of Peace religious order in Colombia, which was founded by Archbishop Robert Carlson in 2006, Talita Kum Association provides loving care and assistance in helping these 25 girls to rise up from the traumatic events that they have suffered in their families of origin.

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Eastlands Youth Project - Nairobi

Pan y Amor supports young people through an educational enrichment program called the Eastlands Youth Project in Nairobi, Kenya. The Eastlands Youth Project provides education, training, and counseling to approximately 60 children, and is comprised of the Eastlands Study Center (ESC) and the Informal Sector Business Institute (ISBI). The ESC provides an after-school educational center for the young people of the East Nairobi slums and is aimed at providing basic study opportunities, personal tutoring, and techniques promoting the academic and character development of individuals. A study-library is a highlight of the Center, as are outings that are organized to help the tutors get to know the pupils better and to improve their character development tutorials. The ISBI houses classrooms and rooms for individual tutorial sessions and meetings. Its aim is to exercise skills and train young people to develop and establish small businesses, such as making and selling furniture, utensils, and pottery, refurbishing old clothes, and offering rudimentary mechanical or electrical repair services.

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