Working on reports to grantors provides the opportunity to come across many inspiring stories of students succeeding despite many challenges. Below, the story of Raquel, a high school senior. Alba Raquel López Rodas and her parents live in a small, dirt-floor home constructed of old scrap metal. The family has no running water or electricity [...]
The main streets in the village of San Miguel Escobar are cleared, community members have started work again, and school is back in session. Anyone passing through town would be surprised to learn that just six weeks ago the community was consumed by the overwhelming destruction created by tropical storm Agatha. Streets were covered in [...]
Las calles principales del pueblo de San Miguel Escobar están ya limpias, miembros de la comunidad han empezado a trabajar de nuevo, y las clases han comenzado otra vez. Cualquier persona pasando por el pueblo estará sorprendido escuchar que hace seis semanas, las calles estaban inundadas de agua, lodo, piedras, y otros desechos. Todos los [...]
Parents and teens were invited last month to the Family Development Center to hear about the new youth program, Metamorphosis. The program is for youth who are at risk of dropping out, repeating, or failing grades at school. These students have been identified by their social workers and have been invited to participate in the [...]
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