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Castaway Kids Inc

AZ · EIN 562610016 · $152K rev · operational · www.castawaykidsmx.org
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Castaway Kids Inc is a nonprofit organization operating in Guaymas and San Carlos, Mexico, with over 30 years of experience. They provide educational, cultural, and community development programs to children, youth, and families, focusing on scholarships, music education, and safe learning spaces. The organization aims to empower students and foster community growth.

activities · 23

what they do

direct service · 23
  • Academic and Wellness Support Habilitation & Life Skills Training
    Provides academic tutoring for children behind in school, offers English classes, and delivers emotional and mental health support to students through an on-site psychologist.
  • Adelante Estudiante Scholarship Program
    Provides educational support to students in Mexico through a sponsorship-based scholarship program, including academic guidance, tuition payment, school supply vouchers, and regular progress reporting to sponsors. The program currently supports over 100 enrolled students and more than 50 college/university students, with safeguards such as probation for GPAs below 8/10 and reassignment of funds if sponsors are lost.
  • Adelante Estudiante Scholarship Program
    Provides educational scholarships to students in Mexico by pairing them with sponsors, covering school supplies and tuition through vouchers and direct payments. The program includes academic monitoring, with sponsors receiving grades and annual financial reports, and offers support to students who fall below a GPA of 8 through probation and counseling interventions.
  • Community Center Programs
    Runs a community center in San Carlos, opened in August 2024 and established as a permanent site since fall 2018, offering safe spaces for learning, sports, and cultural activities. Serves approximately 100 children and youth weekly through structured after-school programming, including the Explorers Club, academic tutoring, English classes, and mental health support.
  • Community Center Programs
    Operates a Community Center in San Carlos, serving approximately 100 children and youth weekly by providing safe spaces for learning, sports, cultural activities, and after-school programs like the "Explorers Club" which includes nutritious meals and educational projects.
  • Community Center Programs
    Operates a community center in San Carlos, opened in August 2024, serving approximately 100 children and youth weekly with safe spaces for learning, sports, and cultural activities. The center hosts after-school programs like the Explorers Club, academic tutoring, English classes, and mental health support.
  • Explorers Club After-School Program
    Provides twice-weekly after-school activities for children, including nutritious meals, themed educational projects, academic tutoring, and English instruction, hosted at the San Carlos Community Center.
  • Folkloric Dance Program
    Operates a folkloric dance program with approximately 35 members, providing cultural and artistic engagement for youth in the community.
  • Folkloric Dance Program
    Operates a folkloric dance program with approximately 35 members, providing cultural arts education and performance opportunities as part of the organization’s youth development offerings.
  • Folkloric Dance Program
    Operates a folkloric dance program with approximately 35 members, offering cultural activities to the community.
  • Mental Health and Emotional Support Services Youth Mental Health Education & Peer Support
    Offers emotional and mental health support to students through an on-site psychologist and integrates well-being into workshops and training programs focused on self-esteem and violence prevention.
  • Music Program
    Runs the Los Chicos de San Carlos Music Program, founded in 2019, which inspires and teaches approximately 30 children and youth instruments such as Steel Pans, Percussion, Strings, and Brass through individual and group instruction. The student band performs at local events and community celebrations.
  • Student Sponsorship and Educational Support
    Operates the Adelante Estudiante Scholarship Program, sponsoring over 100 students from elementary to university levels across Mexico, providing academic guidance, resources, and ensuring access to education through direct payment of tuition and school supplies. The program also supports students who have lost sponsors and monitors academic progress.
  • Thrift Store Operations Community-Supported Thrift Store
    Operates a thrift store open on Thursdays and Saturdays in San Carlos, funded by community donations, which raises money for educational and community programs while providing affordable goods to local families. Proceeds also cover operating costs and support students who have lost sponsors.
  • Thrift Store Operations Community-Supported Thrift Store
    Operates a thrift store, open Thursdays and Saturdays, which sells affordable items to local families and raises funds through community donations to cover operating expenses and support educational and community programs.
  • Thrift Store Operations Community-Supported Thrift Store
    Operates a thrift store open on Thursdays and Saturdays that sells donated items affordably to local families while raising funds for educational and community programs. Proceeds support operating expenses and provide emergency funding for students who lose sponsors.
  • Women's Empowerment Workshops
    Offers workshops, talks, and training opportunities for women focused on self-esteem, emotional well-being, and violence prevention.
  • Workshops and Training for Women
    Offers workshops, talks, and training opportunities focused on self-esteem, emotional well-being, and violence prevention for women in the community.
  • Youth Music Program (Los Chicos de San Carlos)
    Offers music education to approximately 30 children through instruction in Steel Pans, Percussion, Strings, and Brass, with classes held Monday through Friday. The program includes a student band that rehearses regularly and performs at local and regional events, such as in Hermosillo in 2024.
  • Youth Music Program (Los Chicos de San Carlos)
    Offers structured music education to approximately 30 children through instruction in steel pans, percussion, strings, and brass, with classes held Monday through Friday at the San Carlos center. Includes a performing student band that participates in local and regional events, such as a 2024 performance in Hermosillo; the program began in 2019 as a steel pan initiative.
  • Provides recreational soccer for children starting at age 5 to promote physical activity and coordination, with structured teams formed for participants starting at age 8. The program targets local teenagers, identified as one of the most vulnerable groups in the community.
  • Provides recreational and structured soccer opportunities for children starting at age 5, with formal teams formed at age 8, targeting local teenagers identified as vulnerable. The program promotes physical activity, coordination, and structured engagement through regular participation.
  • Operates a recreational soccer program for children starting at age 5, and forms official soccer teams for participants aged 8 and older, reaching local teenagers to promote physical activity and structured program experiences.
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how they think

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named programs · 10

what they call their work

Adelante Estudiante Scholarship Program
Connects dedicated students from low-income families with sponsors to cover educational costs like tuition, uniforms, shoes, and school supplies in Mexico, where public education is not free beyond middle school.
Adelante Mujeres
A program designed to help local women build self-esteem, confidence, and personal growth through workshops, talks, and training opportunities focusing on emotional well-being and violence prevention.
Castaway Kids Thrift Store
A thrift store that sells donated items to raise funds for the organization's educational and community programs, while also providing affordable goods for local families.
Community Center Programs
Provides a safe space for learning, sports, and cultural activities in Ranchitos, San Carlos. Includes academic tutoring, English classes, and the Explorers Club, serving around 100 children and youth weekly.
English Classes
Volunteer-led English classes offered to sponsored students from Adelante Estudiante during winter months to improve language skills and expand opportunities.
Explorers Club
A program within the Community Center that takes place twice a week, offering themed projects, nutritious meals, and activities to spark curiosity, creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills for children.
Folkloric Dance Program (Sewa'aka Ballet)
A family-friendly program led by a professional artist, where children, youth, and parents learn and perform traditional Mexican dance, celebrating cultural roots.
Los Chicos de San Carlos Music Program
Offers instruction in Steel Pans, Percussion, Strings, and Brass to approximately 30 children, fostering intellectual, social, and emotional growth through music. The student band performs at local and state events.
Psychological Support
On-site psychological support for students at the Education Center, providing emotional and mental health assistance.
Soccer Program
A program for children as young as 5, and structured teams for those 8 and older, that provides a healthy activity, builds teamwork, discipline, and confidence, particularly reaching teenagers.
relationships · 7

who they work with

  • Adelante Estudiante Partner — Program that Castaway Kids operates to provide student sponsorships.
  • Los Chicos de San Carlos Partner — Student band that represents the music program at local events and community celebrations.
  • Michelle Partner — Sponsored student who received support through the Adelante Estudiante program and now gives back to the community.
  • PayPal Partner — Platform used to facilitate donations to the organization.
  • Terry and Ron Challis Funder — Provided generous support for the Community Center.
  • international volunteers Partner — Engages international volunteers in programs and cultural exchange activities
  • local families Partner — Collaborates with local families in program delivery and cultural exchange