“It was poor but dignified,” Luis said.  Luis spent his childhood living in Nicaragua, where his mother was from, and Guatemala, the home of his father. His parents separated and the situation was very challenging. As a boy, Luis often got into trouble with other kids in his neighborhood.  Reflecting now as a young man, […]

Ericka joined Esperanza Juvenil, Boys Hope Girls Hope’s Guatemalan affiliate, after finishing the 6th grade.  Her family didn’t have the resources for Ericka to continue studying, a common challenge for families in Guatemala. She learned about Esperanza Juvenil through a partner organization that supports pre-school and elementary school children in a very economically challenged neighborhood […]