Dear Friends of Manos Amigas KC, Our lives have been affected by the Coronavirus in many ways. “Social distancing,” “sheltering in place,” lengthy hand washing, face masks, and empty shelves in markets are things that were not part of our lives just a few months ago. Add to these: layoffs, loss of income, unforeseen medical
We will continue to update this page as new information is provided. We welcome you to send words of encouragement to your sponsored student, a family or abuela via our email (manosamigaskc@gmail.com) and we will route the message to right person via WhatsApp messenger or printed letter in their next food distribution. Sept 2021: For 17 months
IMPORTANT!! Due to COVID19, we had to make the unfortunate decision to cancel VBS for the summer. All current supplies donations and curriculum will be used next summer. Monetary donations have been moved to our Emergency Relief fund. For all COVID19 updates, see our continuously update blog post. Dear Friends of Anapra, It is time to start
This year Manos Amigas was blessed with many things: generous donations, a growing KC core team and a new online presence! We ended the year with donations exceeding our initial need. This has allowed us to expand our services and explore new ways to create a better tomorrow. Thank you all for your continued support! Kids
Every Christmas the Anapra Core Team plans, coordinates and distributes food baskets to all the families of the students sponsored in the Manos Amigas program as well as the 20 abuelas (elderly). This year we sponsored 70 baskets. That's 70 families! Shopping for these baskets is a large undertaking and takes several days
Thanksgiving is a unique American holiday. It is the day we take time out to count our blessings: family friends, health, good food, shelter, jobs, and all the things we are privileged to enjoy because we were born and live in the United States. Manos Amigas gives thanks for the relationship with our family across
Each year Manos Amigas provides a Christmas food basket to families in the Anapra community. This year Anapra volunteers bagged 67 baskets!! 43 families and 24 abuelas (grandmas). It takes a lot of volunteers in Anapra to make this happen every year! One of core members in Anapra, her husband and son spend an early
