Eight years ago, Jesús Eduardo Aragón Canseco joined the Casa de Kids program with the intention of achieving his dreams. In December 2024, he became a lawyer, graduating from La Salle University, a goal that would have been very difficult to achieve without the...

Dr. José Alberto Ramírez Cruz is a Zapotec general practitioner from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and was the first student supported by Casa de Kids in 2017. His dream since high school was to become a doctor, but his parents did not want to encourage this dream...

Marlen López Hernández joined the programme in January 2025. She is in her fourth year of her Bachelor's degree in gastronomy at the Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Teposcolula. She tells us that she experienced moments of great anxiety due to the economic situation...

Mishell's Story of Passion New student Mishell has always been passionate about the arts. Now that she has finished high school she is determined to continue studying. But since she's the oldest of three siblings (in a single-income family) her career aspirations can...

In January, just a couple weeks ago, for the first time ever Casa de Kids journeyed with 8 of our students to Mexico City. The 8 were chosen from our student body by lottery and were comprised of 4 female and 4 male students. The trip was six days and we traveled to...

New student Isabel is motivated to finish her education and to start a career. She strives to help her mom and her two sons she adopted because they'd been abandoned. She is now finishing her last year to become a school teacher. Although she is only 25, she is a...

Coming from a small town in the Mixteca region, Montserrat (Montse), age 25, grew up helping street dogs. Her passion for animals began early in life and inspired her to leave her family behind to become a Veterinary doctor. She came to Oaxaca, our state's capital for...

by Tom & Karen, friends of CdK Our Unforgettable Journey We, Karen and Tom, accepted an offer from Drew at Casa de Kids to visit an indigenous village in the Chinantla area of the Sierra Norte mountains of Oaxaca. Our journey was unforgettable. The best part was...

A Jungle Village Our State of Oaxaca has some 32,000 rural villages. Many are very isolated due to distance and mountains that are difficult to navigate. Understanding the worlds our students come from helps us help them adjust to a modern world.When young people...

A Student Interview with Mayra by Pam Vazquez, March 4, 2021 Pam: Tell us about your life before CdK, like the issues or problems you were facing? Mayra: Before getting into the program, I went to sell in the street as I do now, snacks like jellos and pudding. But it...

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emories of last year’s Day of the Dead event in Sarasota, FL. Special thanks to Larry and Denise Monaco for hosting such a successful fundraiser.

Pablo Aragon has graduated from college a year ago. He secured a teaching job last fall here in Oaxaca. Pablo lost his job due to the pandemic and is waiting in his hometown for it to subside. While at home, he's been busy working in the fields with his father, and...

Casa de Kids celebrated it's 7th Annual Cinco de Mayo Event online on May 4 & 5th, 2020. Check below what we accomplished as well as news we shared during those days. 7th Annual Cinco de Mayo Event 2020 May 4 & 5 THANK YOU! We all did it together--thanks to...

Memories of other “in person” Cinco de Mayo events in Sarasota, FL. Most people who attended donated generously. Now during this pandemic our student’s costs are the same while they continue to attend classes online. Please donate today! [divider] [gallery link="none"...

We'd like to introduce you to Jose Alberto, one of our four students in medical school here in Oaxaca city. He comes to us from the tropical, southern part of Oaxaca called Istmo. His parents have manual labor jobs, and could not afford to put him through medical...

To close the year, last month we held our bimonthly reunion which included a mini class on how to perform at a job interview. Teresa Diaz, our invited guest, gave our students 10 steps for a successful interview. This mini class was followed by Christmas dinner as...

Last month we shared the first part of our exploration to visit one of our student's villages. Our two car caravan included Drew, CdK associate Pam, her family and a guest who came from Connecticut, USA. The student is Eraclio, a young man in our program studying...

On December 1st, Worlds AID Day, CdK staff as well as students supported and participated in a 5K/10K run, benefiting a local HIV awareness campaign for college students. This big event was organized by one of our medical students (Jose Alberto) and hosted by a...

Montserrat Cruz is now in her final year of Veterinarian at the Benito Juárez Autonomous University of Oaxaca (UABJO), a public/state university in the city of Oaxaca. She is only the second person in her family to receive a higher education. Since she was little her...

This summer Casa de Kids hosted many visiting friends from around the globe. Chairperson Loren is great at inviting friends and spoiling them in the best restaurants, while Drew tours them around to local historical sites and architectural treasures. This scenic and...

One of our other recent college graduates is Leticia Lopez. A native of Oaxaca, she was able to realize her dream of a college education with the help of Casa de Kids. We attended her family festivities honoring her accomplishment, complete with friends, native foods...

Pablo Aragon was born and raised in Tuxtepec, a village from Oaxaca´s Papaloapan region. He is the first in his family to graduate from college. In August of this year Casa de Kids attended his graduation where he received a degree in Education. Only a few weeks later...

At Casa de Kids we envision a world where orphaned children experience the safety of a loving home while receiving a quality education.  We are pleased to introduce you to one of the 5 students that our Giving Tuesday campaign is assisting. Our newest student is...

We ended 2017 by accepting three new female college students into our program, 2 new high school students, and hosted a Christmas luncheon for 15 people. All of the students in attendance received motivational books as gifts. Younger kids in the orphanage were given...

We at Casa de Kids would like to thank the many recent individual donors for their generous donations, most of whom prefer to remain private. You have enabled us to send a new female student to a local university, whose dream it is to become a teacher, and for us to...