Affectionately referred to as "the Ranch," Hogar Infantil has been providing a safe home for children of extreme poverty for over 50 years. Hogar Infantil is set up family-style, with children and youth living in houses according to age and gender. For each "cabin" a loving house parent oversees their everyday activities, schoolwork, chores and needs of the children. A director and sub-director live on site, and a driver, a few cooks, and a night watchman complete the staff. Please find out more about how to support our work at www.hogarinfantil.org. Because the Ranch is a working farm with sheep, pigs, chickens and ducks and a few seasonal crops, the children are given chores daily. However, their educational work comes first, and we believe in adequate social and athletic time as well. Also, performing jobs around the grounds they are given a sense of belonging to a family. Children who come to live at Hogar are not usually without families, but rather simply live in enough poverty that going to school is too much of a strain on families. Some children have lost one or both parents, or some live in remote areas and do not have money for transportation, uniform, and school supplies. Hogar welcomes them for as long as they wish to continue their studies, so long as they comply with chores, do their best in school, and treat each other with love. Many professionals have finished their dentistry, MD, teacher, lawyer, etc degrees with the support of Hogar Infantil. Often times those who have grown up at the Ranch consider each other family.
