Stories of Hope
June 2020 Update: Equipping students to live boldly and with purpose
We are so excited to begin our countdown to Institute 2020! On July 27, we will kick off the summer program with 25 first-year students from Chiquila, San Angel, Solferino, and Kantunilkin and 14 Michael Lotito Fellows! And while things certainly look different this...
June 25th Community Call
On Thursday, we hosted our June Community Call with our U.S. leadership team, our Mexico leadership team, and so many of you. If you missed the conversation, here are a few highlights: Iran, our Emergency Response Coordinator, shared that the team has already...
Excellence and Intentionality in COVID-19 Response
As the pandemic and its economic impact ravaged the communities we serve, Institute graduates stepped up to lead a comprehensive 4-part emergency response plan. Their communities were no longer receiving shipments and deliveries, and consequently, their neighbors were...
Meet Karmina — our new Director of Hands Offering Hope Mexico
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...
Community Call – May 28, 2020
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,...
Welcome to Casa 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...
Community Call – April 20, 2020
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...
COVID-19 Emergency Response Calls
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...