Miguel Pro Mission

OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS: "TO REDUCE POVERTY AND INSPIRE HOPE FOR FAMILIES IN JUAREZ, MEXICO BY: 1) PROVIDING COMMUNITY SUPPORT; 2) ASSISTING WITH EDUCATION OF CHILDREN; 3) IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS VIA HOME BUILDING AND REPAIRS." COMMUNITY SUPPORT INCLUDES COUNSELING AND HEALTH SERVICES; EDUCATION INCLUDES SUPPORTING MULTIPLE PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND TUTORS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS AND PAYING EXPENSES THAT PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS CANNOT AFFORD; IMPROVING LIVING CONDITIONS INVOLVES PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR HOME REPAIRS, ADDITIONS, AND NEW STRUCTURES AS NEEDED.

THIS PROGRAM WAS NAMED SR MARIANA'S PROJECTS, AFTER THE FOUNDER, ON OUR 2019 990 EZ FORM. THE NAME SHE USES FOR THIS PROGRAM IS "MISIÓN DE ESPERANZA" OR "MISSION OF HOPE" WHICH PROVIDES LOW TUITION EDUCATION FOR ALL AGES 2 TO COLLEGE. THE STIPEND WE PROVIDE COVERS A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF SCHOOL EXPENSES FOR TEACHER SUPPLIES, SCHOOL LUNCHES, AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED FOR SCHOOL OPERATION. THERE ARE THREE PRIVATE SCHOOL FACILITIES SUPPORTED: 1) A MONTESSORI GRADE SCHOOL FOR AGES 5 TO 14 ($36000), 2) A DAY CARE PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOLERS FOR AGES 2 THROUGH 4 ($11000), AND 3) A MONITORED COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER FOR HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATION AND COLLEGE CREDIT PROGRAM FOR AGES OVER 14 ($5200). THE SCHOOL ASKS POOR FAMILIES TO PAY USD EQUIVALENT OF $10 PER MONTH FOR ONE CHILD IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM AND $2.50 FOR EACH ADDITIONAL CHILD ATTENDING. FAMILIES CAN LEAVE ALL THEIR CHILDREN OF ANY AGE IN A SAFE ENVIRONMENT. THE MANAGERS OF THIS EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL SYSTEM SOLICIT ADDITIONAL DONATIONS FOR EXPENSES BEYOND WHAT OUR STIPEND SUPPLIES.

THE PROGRAM WAS NAMED TONANTZIN SISTERS' PROJECTS ON 2019 990 EZ FORMS AND WE CONTINUE TO USE THAT NAME. THE TONANTIZIN SISTERS HAVE THREE COMMUNITY CENTERS WHERE THEY MEET WITH SUPPORTED FAMILY MEMBERS EVERY WEEK. THE EXPENSES WE SUBSIDIZE INCLUDE 1) BOOKS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, UNIFORMS, SCHOOL LUNCHES, AND TUTORS AS NEEDED FOR ABOUT 75 STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THESE COMMUNITIES ($25000), 2) COUNSELING AND HEALTH SERVICES TO THE FAMILY MEMBERS, SOME OF WHO ARE AGED GRANDPARENTS AND PEOPLE WITH DIABETES ($13500)

THIS PROGRAM WAS THE "HOME BUILDING AND REPAIR" PROJECT WHICH INCLUDED PROVIDING CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS BASED ON ESTIMATES FOR EACH REQUEST. THIS INVOLVED 1) DOING MISCELLANEOUS HOME REPAIRS FOR TWO FAMILY HOMES NEEDING ROOF REPAIRS (2818) AND 2) PROVIDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING HOME FOR A BATHROOM WITH AN ECO-TOILET AND A KITCHEN FOR THE ELDERLY GRANDMOTHER WHO OWNED THE PROPERTY AND HAD HER FIVE OFFSPRING AND THEIR FAMILIES LIVING IN OTHER CINDER BLOCK BUILDINGS ON HER PROPERTY (10193). THE GRANDMOTHER HAD BEEN COOKING OUTSIDE OVER OPEN FIRE REGARDLESS OF WEATHER AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY GROUP USED AN OUTHOUSE LOCATED AT A CORNER OF THE PROPERTY AWAY FROM THE SIX LIVING QUARTERS.