Dear Friends, I am writing this letter to THANK Manos Amigas for sponsoring my grandkids. This year 4 grandkids had the opportunity to graduate from high school. Luis and I are so grateful for the opportunity they had. We know this will give them a big opportunity to have a good job and when they
This spring we have been feeling the love in Anapra. As someone who supports the community in Anapra, allow us to share the love with you. A Marriage Blessing Estela and Luis had their marriage blessed in the church. They are advocates for their community and together their love accomplishes great things for their family,
Looking for a meaningful gift for Mother’s Day? Consider honoring your mother, grandmother, or other special women in your life with a donation to Manos Amigas. Here is one way that Manos Amigas donors support the mothers in Anapra… Faustina is a working mother, seen here with two of her daughters. Both girls are in
In 2022 Manos Amigas started a return to its regular programs after disruptions due to Covid. Students returned to school in person and factories returned to full time work. We continued two programs we started during the pandemic: internet support for families with school students and Little Feet which provides diaper assistance and early childhood
GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. As GivingTuesday approaches,
November 1st we celebrate All Souls Day, or Day of the Dead in Mexican culture. Our friends in Mexico remember and honor their deceased loved ones by displaying their photos on a "little altar," a colorful display traditionally including marigolds, food, drink and candles. And so as one community, divided only by distance, we remember
This event has been cancelled and will not be rescheduled. We encourage everyone to share their Anapra stories with us and send to manosamigaskc@gmail.com It all started 30 years ago with Ross Beaudoin at St Mark’s parish, Brother Jim (deceased) and Estela Huerta in Anapra, Mexico. The seeds planted then grew into many beautiful
This year we celebrate 30 years of a relationship between the people of Anapra/Poleo and Kansas City. Today I am thinking about my introduction to Anapra/Poleo. Eighteen years ago I traveled to Anapra to help with Vacation Bible School at the Tonanzin’s yellow salon. It was the first year of VBS and although we had
Dear Friends of Anapra, This year we celebrate 30 years are being connected to Anapra-Poleo. Our founder, Ross Beaudoin, reflects back to how it all was started... On a very hot summer day, two volunteers from the Kansas City area worked on building a small concrete block house in Colonia Puerto de Anapra, to the west of
2021 was another challenging year in Anapra due to Covid. Vaccines rolled out slowly in Anapra and are just now available for 15-18 year olds. The factories promoted and provided incentives for workers to get a vaccine in order to re-open factories and get people back to work. Elementary and junior high schools offered in
