Impact Stories
CategoryWhat does home mean to you? [VIDEO]
Home is where we should feel safe. Where we should feel loved. Where we should be encouraged to dream.
This Christmas, will you …more ⟶
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Give kids like Diana an opportunity to dream! 🏡 [VIDEO]
For kids like Diana, a new house changes everything.
A safe, secure house keeps families safe. But it also gives children an opp…more ⟶
Earning by learning
If you haven’t finished school, your opportunities are limited – no matter where you live.
In Mexico, while most young children …more ⟶
Growing carrots, cilantro, and community
If you could plant a garden anywhere in the world, the barrios of Puerto Peñasco probably wouldn’t be your first choice.
For sta…more ⟶
Sewing threads of opportunity
Susana has always loved sewing. A skilled seamstress, she has a knack for creating beautiful clothing and accessories. Now she’s te…more ⟶
This is the difference a house makes
Ten years ago, Maricela and her family of seven were struggling.
Work was hard to come by, and then she had a surgery that left …more ⟶
“God exists! He gave us a miracle.”
This Christmas, we invite you to extend the spirit of Christmas to families who lack safe, secure housing.
Like Emilia, a mother…more ⟶
This is what success looks like.
Anyone who lived through Hurricane Mitch in the fall of 1998 will never forget it. That’s because they’re lucky to be alive.
One…more ⟶
Vulnerable and resilient
Vulnerability is one way of describing families who lack adequate shelter. But another word that describes them is resilience. The …more ⟶
Early last year, life wasn’t going the way Lourdes had planned.
A single mother at the age of 37, she lived in a trailer on a friend’s property in Puerto Peñasco, Mexico, with her teenage son, Je…more ⟶