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
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
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
As we begin another school year, we are making some big changes to the school sponsorship program. Please read this letter to understand these changes. We are open to your thoughts and comments as we continue to grow. Cost of Sponsorship Previously the amount of money paid by the sponsor varied based on the student’s
2020 was a year full of new challenges. Our lives were and still are affected by the Coronavirus in many ways. “Social distancing,” “sheltering in place,” lengthy hand washing, face masks, empty shelves in markets are things that were not part of our lives just a year ago. Add to these layoffs, loss of income,
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
