Sponsor Helps Family Build a Home

Instead of living in a solid house, Uricio used to live in a tent with his family. The family began constructing their own home but did not have enough resources to buy all of the materials for the building, making the construction process painstakingly slow as the family continued to live under a tent. When Uricio’s sponsor learned of this, he immediately lent the family support to finish the construction of their home,...

Navajo Hogans

Many of our Navajo children live in hogans, traditional structures made of earth, wood, and other natural materials.  Steve Mitchell, Director of the American Indian Division, photographed some children's homes on a recent trip to the Navajo reservation: ...

Update: Bolivian Crisis

Marcela Molina, coordinator of our Bolivian projects, recently sent us the following update on Santa Ana de Yacuma: “I have just called Sister Ana (project volunteer at Lourdes school) and she assured me that the Children, Incorporated children are doing well.  It has rained for the past 3 days, but there is no further flooding.  The ground is saturated everywhere you go.  Sister Ana, in order to get around...

Reservation Dormitories

Many of the Native American children on our program live in dormitories during the school year.  These facilities are built in close proximity to reservation schools, and they house children who are homeless or who live too far from school to commute every day.  The typical dormitory staff includes an administrator, a custodian, a nurse, and a counselor.  The dormitory system is particularly common on...