There are many ways you can help Amiguitos and make a difference in vulnerable children's lives.
Go!
Give Financial Support
Volunteer
Gather Supplies
Tell a Friend
Go!
By traveling to Veracruz you will experience first-hand the challenges and joys of vulnerable children and families. Teams are formed for: guiding patients through the clinic, Medical Histories (bi-lingual), Dispensing Parasite Medicines/Vitamins, Nurse Station(taking blood pressures, weight, height & temperatures), Medical Team (Doctors/Dentists), Bags (preparing gift bags), Pharmacy (Pill counters, Pharmacists and label writers), Children’s Program (education, crafts, games and outings), and Construction (Painting, Concrete, Wiring). Everyone can find a role on a work trip. Family groups are encouraged (generally children age 12 and up).
View
current Veracruz Trip Registration Forms (PDF)
Travel
Information about Veracruz, Mexico (PDF)
Give Financial Support
Amiguitos
Attn: Curtis Wait
228 S Jefferson Ave
Louisville, CO 80027
Your ongoing support enables current programs to expand:
Food Sponsors
($100 USD per child per 4 month school term)
Children go to school hungry and do not learn. Amiguitos is
feeding children every day so that they will learn and grow.
Tuition Sponsors
Amiguitos School - Full Day students
($120 USD per child per 4 month school term)
Children are attending the Amiguitos School in the Laguna neighborhood
of Veracruz, Mexico each day. The school and after school
programs have grown from a few students to over 60. So assistance
is now needed to keep the school and programs going.
Tuition Sponsors
Amiguitos half day after school program
($60 USD per child per 4 month school term)
Other children go to public schools, but only half the
day. The other half of the day, Amiguitos is open to all
students for homework support and additional instruction. The
Amiguitos School in the Laguna neighborhood of Veracruz, Mexico is open
every day for helping students learn. The school and after school
programs have grown from a few students to
over 60. So assistance is now needed to keep the school and
programs
going.
Annual School Uniforms and Fees
Some students can not afford to pay for the uniforms required at the
publich schools or the fees for public school and so would not attend
school without help. These costs vary (~$120 to $200 USD per
student one time per year).
Any amount of support can make a big difference for the children in
these neighborhoods.
70 cents provides a meal for a hungry child. We encourage
children to
gather their change and change the world for another child.
Simply donate to Amiguitos and we will assign you a child for the
food or tuition programs. Some sponsors like to cover food,
tuition and uniforms for their sponsored child. Most children
have 2 or more sponsors taking care of different parts of the program
(1 for food, another for tuition and a third for annual school
uniforms). The choice is yours to help as much or as little as
you wish.
Volunteer
Planning meetings are held throughout the year to answer questions
about Amiguitos and to organize support
for the
work trips to Veracruz, Goldi’s visits to Colorado and the
continuing programs in Veracruz.
Gather Supplies
Donations of clothing, school supplies, craft supplies and sports equipment/toys are needed for every work trip. A small gift (toys, band-aids, toothbrushes, ….) is given to each participant at clinics (~1,500 per work week). Gathering items for others to take is a great help. Some volunteers have established a “item of the month” drive in their organization or faith community. One month – socks; another month shoes; another month band-aids; next – toothbrushes; another – vitamins; craft supplies; small toys…. By spacing out requests and being specific, others are not overwhelmed and find it easier to support the work trips.
Tell a Friend
You may not be able to go to Veracruz, but you might know someone who would love the chance to join a work trip. Talk to others about the work that Amiguitos is doing.
