Boys from Children’s Shelter
La Clínica del Pueblo teamed up with children’s shelter (Ciudad de los Niños, CdN) that TASH started supporting in 2022. The shelter houses and offers education to 60 low-income young boys and girls. Many of them have parents, but they are from troubled homes, or their parents have left them there, as they can’t afford to cover their basic needs. CdN is run by Jesús is a special needs teacher by training and servant leader. He is from Oaxaca City and has been the shelter coordinator for three years. He and his staff work tirelessly and on a shoestring budget to assure the children have everything they need.
In a conversation that Charley and I had with Jesús last December, we offered to start a collaboration so that the children could have access to La Clínica. Coming as no surprise, Jesús jumped on the offer. He had already identified that at least 10 of the children had vision problems. We set up appointments with our ophthalmologist and optometrist. They all received an eye test, and all but one was fitted for glasses. They received a bill for $0, thanks to TASH generous benefactors. At that young an age, the early detection and vision solution will go an extraordinary way to improve their academic learning and overall well-being.
