Name: Alex
Family income: $213.00
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Enjoys: Playing with friends, Running, Playing soccer
Talents: Drawing, Dancing, Singing
Siblings: 1
Lives with: Parents
Language: Spanish
School: No
Child ID #: 955066

Walls: Concrete block
Roof: Brick
Floor: Concrete
My bed: Beds
Water source: Running water in home
Electricity: Available

Kids growing up in poverty in Mexico face many tough challenges, including epidemic health and dental issues, exposure to violence, especially related to drug trafficking, high teen pregnancy rates and far-reaching shortcomings in education.

That's why we focus on providing health and nutrition programs for parents and kids, activities and resources in our centers to learn and grow in safety, youth programs to help kids understand the consequences of risky behaviors, and educational assistance like tutoring and training.

See how our program works and why we focus on health, education, empowerment and employment. 

Learn more about our work in Mexico.

To learn more about about the valuable programs your sponsorship makes happen, check out the plan for kids in Mexico below.

Did you know? Solving poverty isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. That's why we customize programs by age + location + circumstances to help break the cycle of poverty.