Love Never Fails International is working to change the lives of at-risk and impoverished children in Reynosa, Mexico.   Violence, drug cartels, and sex trafficking are out of control in the border towns of Mexico, yet Casa Hogar M.A.Mi has become a safe haven for hurting children in Reynosa.

The vision and objectives of the facility are to:

• Supply the needs of abandoned children living in extreme poverty, by providing them with a wholesome family environment.
  
• Welcome to our shelter orphans but also help abandoned mothers and their children.
  
• Rehabilitate the life of children, physically, emotionally, mentally, with moral and psychological support and in a family environment.
  
• Educate children and women to serve their community.
  
• Undertake actions to accomplish these objectives.
  
• Comply with the judicial acts necessary to accomplish the objective.

Current programs at this amazing facility include:

SHELTER HOME
Casa Hogar M.A.Mi has a shelter home for girls in which they receive shelter, food, care, education, clothes, medical and emotional care, and recreational activities.   They experience love and protection at the home, all with a family atmosphere and Christian values and principles.

Who can benefit?
Most of the children in the home are referred there by the Mexican courts or social service government agencies.   They may also come from families who simply do not have the resources to care for them, oftentimes single mothers under difficult circumstances.   While living in the home, they are engaged in meaningful activities throughout the day, so as to help them rise above their negative circumstances.   They are taught Christian values and are disciplined using principles of mercy, education, training, and instruction.   At Casa Hogar M.A.Mi, they find protection, guidance, provision, and love.

The shelter home is also open to pregnant adolescents or adolescent mothers and their children, who have been rejected by their families or partners or who come from such low-income situations that they cannot be cared for.   Because violence is prevalent in Reynosa, security at the shelter home is of utmost importance.   In 2008, security cameras were installed in every area of the home.   The outside walls are highly protected with bars, and visitors are strictly monitored.

The home currently has the capacity to care for 60 children and 10 adolescent mothers.   Approximately 50 children and mothers currently live at the shelter home.

DAYCARE SERVICES
Day care is provided for the children of single working mothers or children from very low-income families.   Here, they receive 3 meals a day, medical care, emotional support, and clothes for children who have none.   Children are also given an education by teachers employed at Casa Hogar M.A.Mi, according to their age level.

Who can benefit?
Children of low-income single working mothers, typically single mothers that cannot afford a day care benefit.   Children from a single father household or children of families that live in extreme poverty may also be eligible.   The only charge to families is a gallon of water a week and diapers for the week for each child.   Currently, approximately 119 children attend the daycare daily (including those children that live in the shelter home).

FAMILY STUDY CENTERS
In June 2008, the Family Study Center started at Casa Hogar M.A.Mi.   The family study center offers parents of children both training on how to be good parents, as well as family or personal counseling.   These classes also help train parents on how to educate their children at home.   The center is a wonderful place for mothers to feel motivated and experience a feeling of family and personal achievement.

The study center offers parents the opportunity to finish elementary and secondary education, as well as take English and computer classes.

The study center currently has the capacity to educate 50 parents or older individuals who are interested in improving their lives emotionally, spiritually, and intellectually.   Children of these individuals may also attend the daycare facility.

SHARING BLESSINGS
Sharing Blessings is an activity that takes place 3 times a year, in April, August, and December.   At Shared Blessings, families are given clothes, food, and toys for their children.   Once a year, a conference for women is held in which the founder of Casa Hogar, M.A.Mi, Ms. Elma Fonseca, gives a motivational speech to these women, speaking truth and encouragement into their lives.

***If you would like to help with this special work, please visit our donate tab and specify “International” on your donation. Thank you for helping change children’s lives in Mexico!***

2010 ESTIMATED INTERNATIONAL BUDGET Salaries Food Gasoline Telephone Office Supplies Medical Maintenance Water Electricity Gas Director’s Housing TOTAL 2010 ESTIMATED INTL. BUDGET

$62,820.24 $38,335.80 $5,212.92 $2,049.48 $4,765.56 $5,290.56 $29,274.72 $230.40 $14,400.00 $1,847.16 $2,700.00 $166,926.84