Second Stop: EUNIME An Orphanage/Shelter for children and their families who live with HIV and AIDS. The women who head the center are Juana Ortiz Quezada and her sister Rosalva. As Juana greeted us we wanted to first learn about the center and see if we would be able to meet with
THE SHELTER FOR IMMIGRANTS where hundreds of people come for a dinner at 6pm and a little spot to sleep. And often times that spot to sleep is on the floor. None of these people are from Tijuana. They have traveled from far foreign countries hoping to cross the border in the
It is 8pm and now we are heading to our fourth stop, the COUNTY HOSPITAL at the Pediatric floor. We parked close to the gate so the access will be easier to unload the boxes, and we notice numerous adults waiting outside. The guard informs us that these people are waiting to
Family owned orphanage. Children are rescued from parents who can’t take care of them. ORPHANAGE EL FARO our last stop before heading back to Los Angeles. There, fifty children are being sheltered. As we enter the shelter and start unloading the truck all of the children come to help us carry the
We are so happy to have partner with the City Bell Gardens for what was a great XMAS event. Children were so happy… They ate, tamales, sweet bread, drank juice and hot chocolate. The live entertainment kept everyone happy and the children from the city of Bell Gardens’ ballet folklorico danced to