Adopt a Family
Make a world of difference in the lives of families who are coping with trauma
and in desperate need of food, shelter, and clothing.
EDUCATING & EMPOWERING
“We can’t help everyone but everyone can help someone.”
Educating & Empowering
“We can’t help everyone but everyone can help someone.”
Sponsor a Family, Change Lives
Covid-19 has drastically worsened the situation for poverty-stricken families in Mexico. So many of them are living without the fundamental basic needs: food, shelter, and clothing.
This initiative focuses on helping families meet essential needs, provide emotional and psychological support, education, and on advocating to help them break the cycle of trauma.
What Does Adopting a Family Mean?
When you “adopt a family”, you’re not just giving them money for immediate needs, through this program you are also empowering them and pushing them to be economically successful.
Why?
Because when they become a part of We Empower:
- They sign a commitment where they agree to weekly check-ups
- We make sure things are going well with them and the kids
- We mentor them on anything they want/need to do
- We help them with crisis/stress management
- We make sure education is a priority for the kids
- We provide food and all fundamental needs
- They become a part of the Center and pay it forward by donating some of their time to help with various tasks
- We encourage and assist them in becoming economically successful through our empowerment programs
- Business training and mentorship
- Access to business resources
- Access to loans through our partners when available
When families come to us in need of food, shelter, and clothing while coping with trauma, they get a new chance. A true, valuable opportunity to take control of their lives and reclaim their futures.
And the truth is we— and they— couldn’t do it without YOUR support.
Help & Empower Families
to be Economically Successful
Option 1
$100per month
- + Rental Assistance
Option 2
$150per month
- + Rental Assitance
- + Basic Needs (Food, Utilities, Hygiene Products, etc.)
Option 3
$200per month
- + Rental Assistance
- + Basic Needs
- + 2 Monthly Mental Health Check-Ups
Option 4
$250per month
- + Rental Assistance
- + Basic Needs
- + 2 Monthly Mental Health Check-Ups
- + Support the Center
We Empower ACEs is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, all your donations are tax-deductible.
It Takes a Community
When you adopt a family, you are given the option to be actively involved. The option to mentor them, fundraise on their behalf, help them meet their needs— become their voice.
We stand by the idea that it takes a community to help a community, so you don’t have to do it alone either— round up family, friends, co-workers— let them know how powerful their contribution would be.
We Will Keep You Posted
We want you to see the amazing, positive effect your contribution has made in these families so,
- You’ll receive monthly updates
- We will share pictures (whenever possible and with the appropriate permission)
- We will share messages/letters from the families
FAQs
We Empower ACEs is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working to confront ACEs around the world. Our first program was launched in 2016 after building Duyan Ni Maria, an orphanage and child center in the Philippines. There, we were faced with meeting the needs of children who’d been through traumatic events. Our response was to create an integrative treatment model that was based on the scientific research behind ACEs. Since, we’ve expanded to create programs in the U.S. and Mexico dedicated to confronting ACEs and building healthy, happy lives for children, families and communities.
In Mexico, children have been greatly impacted by this pandemic and the social issues it carries. Rosarito, Mexico— where our community center is located— has one of the highest poverty rates in Baja.
Together, we can support more women and children to create thriving communities that are economically empowered, and a beacon of hope and change.