There are so many ways you can help the children of the Hogar de Amor or the Jungle School. Please take a look at some of the needs we have and help us help the kids! Please click on the Donation-Net box on the right and donate today!
Jungle School Needs:
A complete set of books, uniform & shoes for an impoverished child - $ 100 (set of books $58/Uniform and shoes - $42)
School Uniforms - $25 Ea
New Textbooks - $17 Ea
Scholarships for high school graduates for continuing education-$ 80/monthly – 18 are needed
Jungle School cyclone fencing - $9950 - (required by city)
A teacher’s salary to teach underprivileged kids for one year at the Jungle School - $ 4860.00/ea per year (4 teachers)
1 Kindergarden teacher - $2430 per year
Food donations or funds to feed children daily
Support for High School students (18)
Other:
$215 provides for the care of an orphan for a month in the Hogar
$60 provides food for a day at the Hogar
$420 provides food for a week at the Hogar
$1680 provides food for a month at the Hogar
$340 provides a house mother for a month at the Hogar
$4,740 provides a house mother for a year at the Hogar
$25-$30 provides a new outfit for the children in the Hogar
$1,200. Yearly Dental exams and basic fillings treatment for 25 children.
$1000/year - Medical costs
$7250 - Land Donation for a group who was thrown off their land after 50 years
Outings:
Movies - $40 weekly
Kentucky Fried Chicken - $ 50 weekly
Trip to Porvenir Beach - $ 60 weekly
Helen Beach and Pool - $ 100 monthly
Wish List:
Bring what you can in your suitcases!
Household Supplies
Extra large Cooking Pots
Kitchenware – flatware, baking pans, plastic dishes, cups, soup bowls and glasses
Good quality knives
Hand held can openers
Extra large bath towels
Pillows and twin bed sheets
Good quality rechargeable flashlights
Hand soap, deodorant, razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo
LOTS of children’s’ vitamins
OTC children’s’ medicines – cough, fever, colds, sore throat, diarrhea, etc
batteries – D, C, AA, AAA, 9v, lg square 6v
Rubbermaid storage bins, all sizes
Clothing
Black school shoes and white socks – boys/girls, all sizes
White, short sleeve, button down shirts – boys/girls, all sizes
Navy blue school skirts and pants, all sizes
New and good quality used clothing and shoes (tennis, flip flop, girls sandals, etc) – boys/girls, all sizes to include shorts, T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, skirts, bathing suits, pajamas
Light sweaters and jackets for the winter months
Childrens tennis and sandals, all sizes
Boys and girls underwear, including bras up to 36B for older girls
School Items
CD Players (boom boxes), Walkmans, DVD Players
Books, CDs, DVD movies and educational software, all in Spanish (including Christian music)
ESL books for learning English
Childrens and regular scissors
Black, blue and red pens
Art and craft materials, all kinds, including coloring books
Voltage regulators (UPS) and spike protectors for computers
PCs, monitors, computer speakers and laptops, flash drives, extension cords, surge protectors
Flash cards – math, English
Dry Erase markers
Regular markers
Metal shelving and storage cabinets
Toys
Soccer balls, tetherball sets, large rubber balls, Frisbees, soccer uniforms, pumps for balls
Legos, puzzles, Lincoln Logs, dollhouses, dolls and doll clothing, puppets, cars, trucks
Games – cards, Monopoly and other Board games
Computer games (Spanish where possible)
balloons, glow stix, bubbles, party supplies
