ABOUT US:

MISSION:

Children of the Dump was formed in 1998 (at that time called ´Feed the Children Vallarta) with the mission to help the poor children living in and around the city dump in Puerto Vallarta; specifically to help them GET AN EDUCATION. Our goal was to get them to school, keep them in school and help them learn so that they would have an opportunity for a better job and a better life.

Initially we were concerned with helping the children living in the dump go to school with clothing, a shower and supplies. Then we were concerned with helping the children in the school with their concentration and learning so we decided to give them a healthy breakfast as they entered the school. Next was after school training in Math, Computers and English for those who showed interest and promise. Finally we became involved in operating day care centers for the children of working mothers.

Our mission has not changed in the almost 10 years of operations; we are dedicated to helping these children realize the promise of a better life. Today there are no children living in the dump and no children working in the dump. Thanks to the city government and voices like Children of the Dump, the families were removed from the dump and the children were sent to school. Now, we feed breakfast, lunch and hot meals after school, to 2,300 children each school day. We have after school classes for 150 children from grades 3 to 6. And we operate 9 day care centers, each with a capacity of 25 children ages 3 ½ months to 3 ½ years.