Misión de Caridad educates students supported by a comprehensive family empowerment program for displaced people living in extreme poverty in San Luis Rio Colorado, Sonora Mexico.
Misión de Caridad breaks the cycle of poverty at the Mexican border by empowering children and their families through faith, education, and opportunity.
Our Mission
A vibrant, self-reliant community where children are attending school, graduating from college, and, are able to provide a better future for their families.
Our Vision
We believe education alone is not enough. Children cannot learn when basic needs are not met. By engaging and empowering entire families alongside each student, we create the conditions for children to stay in school, thrive, and achieve lasting transformation.
Theory of Change
Our Model
We have built a bright, clean, safe community center, Casa Esperanza (“House of Hope”). We have hired engaging, caring, talented teachers to deliver the curriculum at our school, Instituto Esperanza. But children in poverty face bigger obstacles to learning: hunger, instability at home, lack of role models, and, often, the need to provide for their families financially.
When families don’t have to choose between meeting basic needs and keeping their kids in school, THEN learning can happen and progress is made. So when we enroll a student in Instituto Esperanza, we engage the entire family through our empowerment programming.
Below is our organization framework and the corresponding programs that alleviate poverty and allow students to stay in school and thrive.
To learn more about MdC programs, visit our education page and key pillars:
A 2 minute video describing the difficult environment in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico for families living in extreme poverty and the comprehensive support that Misión de Caridad provides refugee and migrant families, educating children and creating hope for the next generation