Position: Director of Operations & Case Manager
Quote: “I love the feeling of connection I have with my girls day in and day out. It’s amazing to see the growth of a child when they first come to us and how they begin progressing after time.”
Emmanuel Frutos
Position:Caregiver Support & TBRI Trainer
Quote:“I love the feeling of connection I have with my girls day in and day out. It’s amazing to see the growth of a child when they first come to us and how they begin progressing after time.”
Ana Elizabet Contreras Zamora
Position:House Mom & School Teacher
Quote:“What I love most is connecting with the girls and being able to get to know those parts of their heart that they don’t often show anyone. I realize that it is God’s grace upon my life to have the privilege of having those moments of vulnerability.”
Alma Angelica Zamora Chavez
Position:Director of Administration
Quote:“What I like most about my job is being able to work with the staff in our organization. As well as being in the office and getting to know the tools that are used to carry this work forth.”
Graciela Chavez Vergara
Position: House Mom
Quote: “What I love most is the service aspect about this job. I love being able to serve the girls.”
Maria Laura Zamora Diaz
Position:Head Chef & House Mom
Quote: “This is not a job for me, Love in Action is my family. It’s like saying that I have two families; when I come here, I am with my family and when I go home, I am also with my family.”
Maria Guadalupe Colorado Jimenez
Position:House Mom
Quote: “What I love most about my job is the girls and being with them. I love having the opportunity to take care of them and help them in their process while here at Love in Action.”
Corina de la Torre
Position:Head Chef & House Mom
Quote: “I love everything about working with the girls at Love in Action. Sometimes they make you laugh or cry but you are never bored here while working with them.”
Jorge Beltran
Position:Head of Maintenance
Quote: “Although I have worked at Love in Action the longest, the time has flown by because I love my job. What I love about working here is that everyone works as a team that helps push this mission forward.”
Spring & New Beginnings
As we begin the month of March, cooler winter weather slowly gives way to warmer temperatures and longer days. The change in seasons brings change to our lives. If you live in the States, you begin to see the crocus bloom. Here in Chapala one of the earliest harbingers of spring is the Primavera tree. You can’t miss their beautiful yellow or delicate pink blossoms smothering the trees on the hillside. No matter where you live, everyone looks forward to spring because it is a time of new growth.
Last October we advised you of the need to demolish several condemned buildings at Love in Action. We’d like to report that with your assistance we have just completed the demolition of the boys’ house and are about 70% towards the completion of a new maintenance bodega.
We are now in a position to begin the destruction of the old bodega and commence our plans to build a recreation space where the kids can be involved in regular physical activity. The children are eager to get this project off the ground so that they have a place to play basketball, ride their skateboards or shoot marbles! If you would like to be a part of this new growth and change for the children at Love in Action, please go to our website to donate and designate Playground for your gift. Without your continued support of Love in Action and the children, they would not be thriving and “growing like weeds” as we say in the States! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
This bare space is where the boys house was previously and where a future playground will be.
The new maintenance building is coming along! We hope to have it completed by the end of summer.