Earlier this year, as our team in Mexico was growing and we established a more permanent presence with Casa Hope, we made the decision to hire the Director for Hands Offering Hope Mexico, Karmina Vargaslugo. And as Karmina stepped into her role in late February, the...
Yesterday, we hosted our Community Call and heard more about what this generous support is making possible. If you weren't able to join us, you can listen the recording of our conversation here. We have big plans for the Summer Institute, our new house of hope,...
We are so excited to introduce you to Casa Hope. Our Home of Hope. It is a home chosen, named, and run by our student leaders. Located in Kantunilkín, Casa Hope serves as our anchoring point at the heart of the communities we work in — a safe place for students to...
On our recent community calls, we answered questions about the emergency unfolding in Lázaro Cárdenas. Student leaders in Mexico are spearheading our response, and you can hear directly from them about the current crises facing their families and neighbors. Watch the...
The last few weeks in our world have been unprecedented. And I’m writing to you with urgency and resolve as the young people we serve in Mexico face a truly terrifying, uncertain future. This is more than a public health issue. This is about survival. In the past...
In Alondra’s community of Kantunilkin, resources are extremely limited. Without money to go to college in other parts of Mexico or the vision to dream up a unique path for the future, people remain stuck. As Alondra describes it, “You just stay here. You get a job...
Julissa talks a million miles a minute — constantly celebrating those around her and overflowing with joy. She’s vibrant and energetic; encouraging and always smiling. She’s also from a community that is plagued with challenges. The region in which she lives...
Here are three things you need to know about Perla: She’s a natural leader. During the last week of the Institute, we built a “company” to learn business and marketing skills — and Perla stepped right into the manager role. She had her team working like a well-oiled...
Here at Hands Offering Hope, there is something we say all the time: Seguimos Adelante. It’s a Spanish phrase that means “let’s move forward together”—and it is at the core of everything that we do. Through the Institute, we have built a community of incredible young...
For young women in Mexico, the world is full of challenges. Girls are expected to stay home. To take care of their families. They have children when they are still children themselves. Very few make it to college, and many have grown up facing abuse and trauma. This...