CASA HOGAR ORPHANAGE, INC

Gerardo came to Casa Hogar in September 1999 at age seven. Gerardo’s father had abandoned his wife and kids. His mother, worked to support them, but needed help to take care of the children while she worked. When she came to Casa Hogar, they welcomed Gerardo and his siblings with open arms. Gerardo was an intelligent, obedient child, who had problems integrating and showing affection,due to not having his father around. Gerardo, gives credit to the Casa Hogar psychologist, fo

Dulce and Karime are two lovely sisters, who came to Casa Hogar in September 1999. Dulce was seven, and Karime was six. Their mother was a single parent with no place to leave her girls while she worked. They had no way to get to and from school. Casa Hogar was a blessing for them; it provided a safe, loving place for the girls to live and attend school. The girls were dedicated to their studies, got good grades, and both of them finished high school. Casa Hogar provided a co

Casa Hogar and the children of Albergue Casa Hogar lost another key supporter in 2016: Larry McCormick. He was International Chair for Rotary in Alpine; needing an international project, he connected with Teda Neill. The first project for ACH was Rotary providing new shoes for all the children. Money was collected and the children were taken to a shoe store in Ojinaga to pick their own shoes. Larry and his wife Nancy personally supported many subsequent projects. The most im

When you buy items to be taken into Mexico, please leave all tags attached and include all receipts, or a copy. This helps with the border crossing hassle. The value allowed per person varies from week to week; the usual maximum is $150; this helps the volunteers avoid paying “duties” on things taken into Mexico. Used clothing cannot be taken into Mexico. Taking items to Ojinaga is done by volunteers spending at least eight hours of their time to drive from Alpine, cross the