Programs
The Academies are safe havens where children ages 4-15 are taught the way of Jesus and provided with holistic life-skills training. Through the program children from La Limonada are loved, valued, fed, clothed, educated, taught proper hygiene and provided with scholarships to attend formal school. The buildings provide much more than a space for the schools. They serve as community centers and beacons of light in the two barrios where they are located…
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Formal Education is vital for the children of La Limonada to escape gang violence, drug addiction, physical and sexual abuse, and the cycle of poverty that grips the community. Our scholarship program seeks to provide 60 students with a quality education through private schools, high schools and universities in Guatemala City. The average annual cost of educating each of these students is $1,800 or $150 a month. These costs include tuition, uniforms, books…
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The Mi Casita Safe Home currently provides 18 formerly abused, abandoned and neglected children from La Limonada with unconditional love, healthy nutrition, and a nurturing support structure in a loving home environment. The volatility of a place like La Limonada creates an environment that is most harsh on the children of the community. They are the innocent victims in a sub-culture of poverty, drug abuse, sex trafficking and gang violence…
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The Community of Faith breaks the traditional and religious mold that has kept a majority of the people in La Limonada from being part of a church. Organic gatherings take place in homes throughout the community that often become “standing room only” – with people spilling out into the streets as the homes are filled with the sounds of music, prayer, and the reading and study of Scripture. “Comunidad de Fe” as it is known in La Limonada – was born out of a growing desire to know Jesus through relationships…
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El Fondo de Apoyo Comunitario Internacional (FAC) is the first grassroots micro-enterprise program in the La Limonada community. This program is grounded in the idea of providing people with a “hand up” rather than a “hand out” and we are grateful for an opportunity to do just that. FAC takes a holistic approach to empower the residents of La Limonada and works with families to build assets, start and expand small businesses, and essentially invest in people’s inherent potential…
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The Vocational Training program provides much needed job skills training and repairs broken hearts of people from La Limonada who have been marginalized. Employment in La Limonada is very challenging to come by. In addition to the lack of opportunities, there is a lack of education, particularly in skilled trades. For many people in the community, this is a factor that leads to a cycle of poverty. Through this program the participants receive training in an employable skill and are provided with access to suitable work…
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