What is "Hogar de Cristo" ?

" Hogar de Cristo Arequipa " Association is a particular institution without any profit purpose, which attends poor children, who work in the streets.

It was founded on Abril 6th, 1994 by the group Catholic Action
( MIAMSI ), baser in the way of working of " Hogar de Cristo " from Chile, which was founded by Father Alberto Hurtado S.J. , who was appointed beatified by Pope John Paul II.

It is inscribed in Arequipa Public Registers, as well as in Arequipa's Archbishopric.


 

Dejad que los niños se acerquen a mi

 

Su futuro no tiene que ser incierto

Niños del Hogar de Cristo - Arequipa

 

Which are our objetives ?
 
Atendiendo a los niños
  • Promote actions that benefit the children who work in our city streets.
  • Develop prevention and protection programs for childhood.
  • Give the children health assistances, such as medical, psychological and social services, with prepared professionals.
  • Reinsert the child in the family nucleus and in society.
  • Make people sensible about the problematical of the poor families and the children who live and work in the streets.
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    ACTIVITIES:
    1. Make contact with the children in the street.Niñas cortándose el pelo
    2. Invite the children to go to the house of " Hogar de Cristo Arequipa " Association.
    3. Provide them food ( breakfast, lunch, supper ) according to the turns they assist to the house, in the morning turn or in the afternoon one.
    4. Provide them education, sending them to school. Offering them workshops ( Carpentry, seam, computing, craft, school preparation ) in the hose.
    5. Keep the children's health, both preventive and curative ways, giving them medical attention and the medicine they need.
    6. Give psychological help to the children.
    7. Give them clothes they need ( from the donation of clothes that some people do ) both for them and their familiars.
    8. Give them catechistical preparation, so they can learn about Catholic Religion. They are Baptized ( those who weren't before ), then they go thru First Communion and are confirmed, learning to have a better life according to the Catholic doctrine.
    9. Keep in touch with their families, to help them.

    Estudiando en equipoHaciendo manualidadesEn clases de carpintería

    Association Members
    • These women and men are volunteer. They are part of the General Assembly of Associates, Board of Directors and the Educators.
    • They are well prepared professionals as educators who work voluntarily. There are also technicians who help in the formation workshops, doctors, psychologists, professionals in Social Well-being and legal advising.
    Cariño infantil, inocente y fraterno
     


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