A community wish list will be published monthly in the Reporter, with new organizations and their needs noted each time. The focus of this wish list is for services provided to people.
Please respond directly to the organizations listed below if you would like to volunteer or donate. If you are a non-profit organization that helps to meet the needs of people and would like to be included please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or call +1 615-596-6101.
Treasure House is a safe house for sexually exploited young girls. Some of our precious treasures have been and are at high risk of being found by the very people who abused them, so we try to keep a low profile and stay out of the public eye. As much as we’d like to rescue each and every child, have chosen to only house a maximum of 15 girls at one time in order to keep that needed family feel.
Treasure House is currently in need of:
• White gloss and grey exterior paint for the house
• A new washing machine
• A new stove/oven combo.
• New shoes & socks for the girls - an ongoing need
• Painting and craft supplies
Contact Karen Jo David at 332-493-8677 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
La Ola De Jalisco is a girl’s home located in Chapala, Mexico. We provide home and education for girls who have faced abuse, trafficking and poverty. Here, they find not only a loving family environment but also a pathway to education that extends through university, paving the way for their success as women. Currently, La Ola provides refuge for 24 girls, but our ambition knows no bounds. We are in the process of building a new home for 100 girls, so your support is vital. Join us in making a lasting impact.
La Ola is currently in need of:
• Single mattresses and bunk beds, as well as all bedding and pillows.
• All kinds of non-perishable foods, personal cleaning items, household cleaning items and school supplies.
• Sponsor a child. Visit our website for more information.
• You can also support the construction process of our new home.
For more information contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or visit laolacasahogar.org.
Love In Action Children’s Home is a trauma-informed shelter for girls who have suffered abuse or neglect. Founded by Anabel Frutos, a determined woman with a traumatic past and a heart for the homeless and hungry children of Mexico, Love in Action has cared for over 1,000 children in Chapala since its humble beginnings in 2000.
We love the girls who come into our care, and believe that they can heal from and overcome traumatic pasts. For that reason, our staff is regularly trained in Trust-Based Relational Intervention—a proven model of trauma-informed care that puts connecting and empowering at the center of life in our home.
But we can’t do this work without the help of our community!
Love in Action is currently in need of:
• Donations for our bazaar, which directly supports the home (old clothes, furniture, shoes, decorations, etcetera).
• Volunteers in areas of academic tutoring, nutrition, landscaping, building maintenance, and much more.
• Sponsorship for our staff! For $US30 per month, you can help support the incredible caregivers who work with our girls. Visit our website for more information.
Contact: Vicky, director of operations: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Pedro Moreno 76, Chapala. Information at LoveinActionCenter.org.
Mama Cleos Boys Home A.C. is a home for children and adolescents who have suffered abuse or neglect. The home was founded by Alex Bernardino, who has been involved in child care for over 15 years and who has found his passion by helping others.
We accept our boys and children the way they are and make them part of our family, we teach by our example the love of God as well as Christian values to help these children and young boys to be good men who can support their community in a positive way!
But we can’t do this work without the help of our community!
Mama Cleos is currently in need of:
• Kitchen and dining room construction
• Construction of a multipurpose auditorium
• Construction of second-floor bedrooms
• Bathroom construction
• Construction of largest cistern expansion of bio-digester or septic tank
• Cover the annual budget for the operation of the home
• Items to be sold in our bazaar
• Volunteers are also needed
Contact: Alex Bernardino, 331-118-8290, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Find out more at MamaCleosBoysHome.org/es.