activities · 23
what they do
direct service · 21
- Child Sponsorship Program Children's Education SponsorshipOperates a child sponsorship program, launched in 2014, to connect supporters with youth in the program and provide ongoing support through donor contributions.
- Community Outreach and Emergency Relief Emergency Supply DistributionProvides food baskets regularly to a nearby community and food to hundreds of people in neighboring communities during the COVID-19 lockdown. The organization also repaired roofs in the community where Crecer program participants live after Hurricanes Eta and Iota and employs a Street Outreach Coordinator to build relationships with children on the street and facilitate their entry into children's homes.
- Conducts community outreach and emergency responseEngages in street outreach to connect at-risk youth with services and supports community resilience through emergency aid (e.g., food baskets during COVID-19, roof repairs after hurricanes) and long-term relationship-building.
- Facilitating Volunteer and Sponsorship Programs International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoOrganizes short-term volunteer trips to Honduras, providing accommodation, meals, transportation, project supplies, and a bilingual team leader. The organization also operates a child sponsorship program, launched in 2014, connecting supporters with youth in the program.
- Manages a child sponsorship program Children's Education SponsorshipConnects donors and supporters with individual children and youth in the program, enabling financial and relational support; launched in 2014 and continues as a core funding and engagement mechanism.
- Operates a children's home in Honduras Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenProvides full-time residential care for children, teens, and young adults in a family-style model with 2-3 caretakers per house, operating multiple homes including newly built facilities for boys. The home serves approximately 25-27 youth, with major renovations and emergency evacuations (e.g., by boat during hurricanes) documented as part of ongoing operations.
- Operating a Children's Home Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenOperates a children's home in Honduras, providing full-time living, learning, and recreational activities for 27 children, teens, and young adults in a family-style model with 24/7 care. The organization took over leadership and financial responsibility for the Proniño children's home in 2019, and built two new homes for boys in 2022.
- Operating a Children's Home Residential Care for Orphaned and Vulnerable ChildrenOperates a children's home in Honduras, providing full-time living, learning, and recreational activities for 27 children, teens, and young adults in a family-style model with 2-3 caretakers per house. The organization took over leadership and financial responsibility for the Proniño children's home in 2019 and built two new homes for boys in 2022.
- Operating a University Program Transitional Housing and Support for Higher EducationOperates a university program for high school graduates, offering independent living in a university house and support for higher education, enabling 9 university students to pursue higher education and transition to independent adult life.
- Operating the Crecer Day Center After-School Youth Development ProgramsOperates the Crecer day center, opened in 2015, to serve approximately 10 children and young adults living in extreme poverty. The program provides educational tracks, two meals daily, and job training, evolving from an after-school program to a full-day program.
- Operating the Crecer Day Center After-School Youth Development ProgramsOperates the Crecer day center, opened in August 2015, to serve approximately 10 children living in extreme poverty. The center provides educational tracks, two meals daily, and job training, evolving from an after-school program offering meals and tutoring.
- Organizes short-term volunteer and immersive trips International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoFacilitates volunteer trips to Honduras that include accommodation (e.g., at Hotel Casa Blanca), meals, transportation, project supplies, bilingual leadership, and wifi; trips involve hands-on projects like painting and construction, and also offer immersive experiences for sponsors and supporters.
- Provides educational support and vocational training Children's Education SponsorshipOffers tailored education including on-site schooling, private school placement, literacy programs for older youth, vocational training, and university support for graduates, including housing and financial assistance for 9 university students.
- Providing Community Disaster Relief and Support Emergency Supply DistributionProvided food baskets regularly to a nearby community and food to hundreds of people during the COVID-19 lockdown and pandemic in Honduras. The organization also repaired roofs in the community where Crecer program participants live after Hurricanes Eta and Iota, and rented homes for children for nearly a year after hurricanes in 2020.
- Providing Educational Support Children's Education SponsorshipProvides comprehensive educational opportunities tailored to individual abilities, including on-site schooling, private school placement, vocational training, and literacy education for 14 and 15-year-olds. The organization also supports children's education by sending them to private schools and facilitating participation in enrichment activities.
- Providing Educational and Vocational Support Children's Education SponsorshipProvides educational opportunities tailored to individual abilities, including on-site schooling, private school placement, vocational training, and literacy education for 14 and 15-year-olds. The organization also supports children's education by sending them to private schools and facilitating participation in enrichment activities.
- Runs the Crecer day center program After-School Youth Development ProgramsOperates a full-day program in Honduras for approximately 10 children and youth living in extreme poverty, offering educational tracks, two meals daily, job training, and enrichment activities; evolved from an after-school program and opened in August 2015.
- Street Outreach and Alumni SupportEmploys a Street Outreach Coordinator to build relationships with children on the street, facilitate their entry into children's homes, and provide ongoing support to prevent their return to the street. The organization also provides medical assistance or scholarships to alumni of its programs based on resource availability.
- Supports alumni and long-term participant well-being Post-Scholarship Alumni SupportProvides medical assistance and scholarships to program alumni based on available resources, supporting sustained well-being and educational continuity after program participation ends.
- University Program and Alumni Support Transitional Housing and Support for Higher EducationOffers a university program for high school graduates, providing independent living in a university house and support for higher education to approximately 9 students. The program also helps participants transition to independent adult life after college completion and provides medical assistance or scholarships to alumni based on resource availability.
- Volunteer and Immersion Trips International Volunteer & Humanitarian Trips to MexicoOrganizes short-term volunteer trips to Honduras, including accommodation, meals, transportation, project supplies, a bilingual team leader, and wifi. The organization also offers immersive trips for supporters to experience the program firsthand and engages volunteers in various projects such as painting, bracelet making, and mixing cement.
capacity building · 2
- Facilitates donor-led fundraising initiatives Grassroots Advocacy & Donor MobilizationSupports donors in organizing fundraising activities such as speaking engagements, supply drives, and events to support the organization’s work in Honduras.
- Supporting Donor-Led Fundraising Grassroots Advocacy & Donor MobilizationSupports donor-led fundraising initiatives, including speaking engagements, supply drives, and events, to contribute to the organization's work in Honduras.
strategies · 17
how they think
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- Dignified Language and Identity PromotionThe organization uses dignified language, referring to participants as "children" or "street connected youth" and its facility as a "children's home" to promote a positive identity and counteract stigmatizing labels.
- Direct Management and Support of Children's Homes direct_management_of_children's_homeThe organization has evolved from supporting existing children's homes to directly managing and taking full financial and leadership responsibility for a children's home, providing comprehensive care until children achieve independence or reunification.
- Direct Management and Support of Children's Homes direct_management_of_children's_homeThe organization has evolved from supporting existing children's homes to taking on full financial and leadership responsibility for a children's home when it faced closure, providing direct care and management.
- Donor engagement through transparency and leadership access donor_engagement_through_transparencyTo sustain support, the organization uses transparent communication, behind-the-scenes updates, and direct access to leadership, building trust and long-term donor investment in its mission.
- Engaging Volunteers for Program Support and AwarenessThe organization engages groups of Honduran and North American volunteers through short-term trips to support its efforts, providing them with a comprehensive understanding of its programs and fostering direct interaction with the children.
- Family reunification and preservation as primary care strategy family reunification/preservationThe organization prioritizes maintaining or restoring biological family connections when safe, actively fostering relationships between children and their families to break intergenerational cycles of poverty and trauma.
- Family-Style Living and Support family-centered_supportThe organization provides a family-style living environment in single-family homes, with adult couples and their children offering a parental presence, and works to support and, when healthy, reunify children with their biological families, aiming to break cycles of poverty through education, counseling, and mentorship.
- Holistic Child Development holistic_child_developmentThe organization focuses on the holistic well-being of children, providing a stable, encouraging, and educational atmosphere that includes mental health resources, positive parenting, good nutrition, exercise, and spiritual well-being, while respecting individual religious choices, to help them grow into independent lives of purpose.
- Holistic Child Development holistic_child_developmentThe organization focuses on the holistic well-being of children, providing a stable, encouraging, and educational atmosphere that includes mental health resources, positive parenting, good nutrition, exercise, and spiritual well-being, while respecting individual religious choices.
- Holistic, family-centered child development holistic child developmentThe organization supports children’s full development—mental health, nutrition, education, spiritual well-being, and positive parenting—within a family-style living environment. This holistic model recognizes each child’s unique needs and promotes stability in contrast to institutional care.
- Kinship-Based Community Engagement kinship_based_ministryInspired by Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries, the organization adopts a kinship-based approach, emphasizing solidarity with marginalized communities and fostering relationships with children and children's homes to provide support and education.
- Kinship-Based Ministry and Dignified Language kinship_based_ministryInspired by Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries, the organization adopts a kinship-based approach emphasizing solidarity with marginalized communities and uses dignified language to promote positive identity among the children it serves.
- Kinship-based, solidarity-driven ministry model kinship_based_ministryGuided by the example of Father Greg Boyle and Homeboy Industries, the organization emphasizes kinship and solidarity—living in relationship with, rather than simply serving, marginalized youth. This relational model fosters dignity, belonging, and long-term healing.
- Phased independence through family-style housing family-style livingChildren are raised in family-style homes with adult caregivers, and older youth transition to supervised independence on shared properties, supporting gradual autonomy while maintaining connection and support.
- Strategic shift from support to direct management of care homes direct management of children's homeThe organization evolved from improving existing children’s homes to directly managing one when closure threatened, taking full financial and leadership responsibility to ensure continuity of care.
- Trauma-Informed, Attachment-Based Care trauma_informed_careThe organization employs a trauma-informed approach, specifically Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI), to address the unique needs of vulnerable children, fostering healing from trauma and promoting healthy attachment.
- Youth empowerment through trauma healing and self-actualization youth_empowerment_and_trauma_healingThe organization uses a youth empowerment model centered on healing trauma and fostering self-actualization, helping marginalized youth build agency and purpose. This approach is informed by relational, kinship-based ministry and aims to transform identity and life trajectory.
named programs · 2
what they call their work
Crecer
A day center that offers educational support, meals, and job training for street-connected youth.
TCHP Children's Home
Provides a safe living environment for children referred by SENAF, offering full-time care and support.
relationships · 8
who they work with
- Child Protective Services of Honduras (SENAF) Government — Children are placed in their care through this agency.
- GeoBlue Partner — Recommended provider for health insurance for volunteers on short-term trips.
- Heart to Honduras Partner — Provided administrative stability for The Children's Home Project in its early years (2011-2012).
- Homeboy Industries Partner — Organization cited as a major influence on the philosophy and approach of The Children's Home Project.
- Proniño Partner — Became the primary focus and took over leadership and financial responsibility for this children's home in 2019.
- SENAF Government — Receives referrals for children from SENAF, the Honduran equivalent of Child Protective Services.
- Simply Beautiful Wedding and Event Planning Partner — Donated a private floral workshop for up to 6 people
- church Partner — Collaborates with churches by arranging speaking engagements as part of fundraising efforts.