Children of the Americas

What two basic ingredients are necessary for any child to lead a fulfilling life? If you come right to the point, they are: health and education. With these two assets in hand, a young adult from any background can make his or her way in this world. And these are exactly the two things that poverty strips away from children. Children of The Americas works to help poor children find health through nutrition and education by providing all the tools they need to compete, take their place in life, and help their children get the same opportunity. Our work began in Santa Teresita Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1974 when Paul Weiss founded an organization to help the girls of Santa Teresita. The work grew, and by 1984, the dream was expanded into Children of The Americas to reach children throughout our hemisphere, including children in the United States. End poverty in one generation? It would take a miracle to end it all. But we see miracles happening every day--one child at a time. Source: www.americaschildren.org