My name is Luis. I’m 28 years old and am the chef here at the orphanage. I started helping here 7 years ago during my Social Service in University. When I was done with my 6 months of service the director asked me to stay on full time and I […]

Hi everyone! I’m Raquel. I work in the administration at Casa Hogar Ecatepense. I’ve been here for almost 10 years and let me tell you, this is NOT an easy job. We’re usually understaffed and ALWAYS overworked. But as I see it, so are most mothers. True, I’m not their […]

“Hi! I’m Frank, I’m 12 years old and live at a shelter in Tijuana but I’m not from here. I live with a bunch of other children. We have teachers who come and teach us here at the shelter because we can’t go to a normal school. It’s safe here. […]

Vanessa is 12 years old with a very strong character. She doesn’t hold back her opinion and is very direct with the orphanage staff and the other children. Most times, she’s just outright mean. She’s been at the orphanage for the last nine years since she was dropped off by […]

Hi! My name is Paola. I’m 15 years old. I got to my first orphanage when I was very little, many years ago with my older and younger brothers. At first it was weird being with so many kids that I didn’t know but at least I was there to […]

Hi! My name is Manuel. I’m 10 years old. When I was very little, my older brother, younger sister and I went to live in our first orphanage in Tijuana. I hated living with so many other kids and I got in trouble ALL the time. My caregivers were always […]