Greetings from Centro de Esperanza Infantil and Oaxaca Street Children, Mexico! We hope that this message finds you and your family in good health due to the current epidemic amongst us. Currently we are dispensing grocery bags to 100 families every Friday and every Saturday since we are not able to serve food in our dining room. A total of nine to ten students daily come to the center to continue their studies online. (Most of our students live too distant to come to the center daily). We continue to operate at the center but under limited circumstances as our children, young adults, and families come to the center mainly for administrative reasons. We are doing our best to care for our 670 children and their families during this difficult time.
The kinder, elementary and secondary students were not able to come to our center during the summer to write their Christmas letter to their sponsors, therefore, some of you will not be receiving a letter and a grade report this year from your sponsored child. Only the older students were able to send their letters via email to us. We hope that you understand the situation and we hope to be back to normal next year.The Mexican Board members, staff of CEI, the children and their families want to wish you a very Merry Christmas and a healthy and safe New Year! A special thank you to all the sponsors, donors and volunteers for both your ongoing support and the extra support to help us through this tough year!
Sincerely,
Dra. Martha Canseco Bennetts, President of the Mexican Board
2020 Numbers to Know
Individual food distributions: 3,584
School shoes provided: 449
Tennis shoes provided: 465
Extra tutoring provided: average of 40 students
New children in CEI: 45
Letters sent to sponsors (high school and university levels only): 210
Children still waiting for sponsors: 52
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