The American Society of Jalisco
  La Sociedad Americana de Jalisco
   Celebrating 68 years of service

• Home
• AMSOC activities & events

       Photos and videos
• Improve your English
• FAQS
• Membership
• Programs & services
• Newsletter (open in a new window)

Avenida San Francisco 3332, Guadalajara, Mexico
Tel. (33) 3121-2395 • e-mail amsoc@megared.net.mx

 



Home
Contacts
 

Charity organizations
 

On-site physical therapy and beauty salon services
(35% member discount)
Some useful information

International Association
of American Clubs

Currency converter
(Right click this link and open in a new page or new tab.)

Charity Organizations
Get involved and help

 

  The Salvation Army Home for Children in Guadalajara

The American Society of Jalisco has a relationship with the Salvation Army Home for Children in Guadalajara. The latest improvements include solar heaters, for which the new US Consul General and her husband donated US $500.

 The children range from first grade to second year of high school.

AmSoc makes a yearly donation to the Hogar at Christmastime when many of the children in the Hogar’s choir sing holiday songs during AmSoc’s Posada Luncheon.

By far, the most urgent need at the Hogar is money. The home is required to be self-sufficient, thus relying on donations as its main source of income to cover the needs of 50 children. The children come from homes in difficult situations; some are from single parents who can’t take care of the youngsters during the week, or from parents in prison. A few are orphans. Most children go home on the weekends to a responsible relative. Non-family members may not take children outside for excursions. The Salvation Army receives children referred to them by state social services organizations and the district attorney’s office.

Want to Sponsor a Child at the Salvation Army Home for Children?

The "Ejercito de Salvacion, A.C., Hogar de Ninos" (Salvation Army Home for Children) offers a sponsorship program where you can sponsor a child for a very modest amount.  There are about 80 children living at the Home now and about half of them need sponsors.  It takes so little to be a sponsor and the rewards are so big.  These children are so loving and so appreciative of everything. 

To be a sponsor is different for everybody.  It really depends on what the person wants to put into it - the amount of time and/or effort.  Some of the sponsors visit "their" children at the Home.  Others are only able to contribute financially to the child, but this contribution helps with the expenses of school or just the everyday needs of the child.

In order to sponsor a child, the donations are as follows:  1 year for 1,800 pesos or 180 USD or 6 months for 900 pesos or 90 USD.  If you are interested, please contact Ms. Pamela Lathrop, Sponsorship Chair, at 31-33-25-28 or pamlathrop@hotmail.com.  When you become a sponsor, you will receive a photograph with the name, birth date and the favorite pastime of "your" child.

Being a sponsor is very rewarding and you can really help a child in need.
 

 

The Junior League of Guadalajara

The Junior League of Guadalajara, A.C. is an organization of women committed to promote volunteerism, promote growth in women’s’ potential and act effectively to improve the community. Its purpose is exclusively educational and altruistic.

We help women with newborns with blankets, clothes and personal hygiene articles plus interviews to identify problems and orient them towards appropriate solutions.

We offer cooking classes and promote healthy eating habits to aid in combating childhood obesity.

We promote ecological awareness by monitoring plant nurseries in schools and educating the students.

We help families in San Sebastiano with bazaars and classes of art therapy, reading, use of computers and healthy and sanitary cooking.

We provide both individual help and organize fund raisers like golf tournaments, high heel races and beauty events for organizations with specific community needs.

All women are invited to participate. Please contact us at telephone/ FAX (33) 3121-0887 or E-Mail: ligagdl2@prodigy.net.mx .

Donations:

Junior League of Guadalajara, A.C.

Bank: Santander Serfin

Account (Cuenta): 655001587313
Branch (Sucursal): 4686

 

CODENI & MNINI


CODENI (Colectivo Pro Derechos de la Niñez) aids children and families who work on the streets of downtown Guadalajara with formal and popular education, recreation, social work and psychological atention.
 www.codeni.org.mx     (52 33) 38 27 42 74


MNINI is an artisan cooperative of CODENI mothers, initiated to offer a brighter future for their children and an alternative to selling potato chips on the streets.
 www.mnini.org     (52 33) 33 67 91 92
 

The MNINI Cooperative is run by a group of Otomí women who

migrated to Guadalajara from Santiago Mezquititlán, Querétero in

search of a better quality of life. Selling handicrafts (example below) is a source of pride

and dignity for the people of MNINI. The cooperative not only provides

hope of a better future, it empowers the Otomies to value their culture

and pass it on to their children.

 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE SPONSORSHIP PROGRAM

 

 

   



   

   

<return to top>