At COAR’s Annual Benefit, May 13, 2017 ~ Raul’s Grace Raul’s Grace will be the grace before our meal on May 13th. You will join us in spirit by watching this grace, as we honor Bishop Emeritus Pilla. His years of support created and protected this place where a child like Raul could spontaneously offer a […]
Each December, some of the COAR kids are able to connect with distant relatives so that they can spend the holidays with family. The Courts must conduct background investigations of these families to ensure the safety of the children but if approved, we are very happy to see the kids spend the holidays with their […]
Each November, the academic year slowly comes to a halt about the same time that we in the USA celebrate Thanksgiving – but, Thanksgiving is a distinctly US tradition. In El Salvador, high schools hold graduation ceremonies and the kids say goodbye to their teachers and friends for a couple of months. Since the Salvadoran […]
Are your childhood Christmas memories some of your fondest memories? As adults, do you remember those traditions with such an air of nostalgia? Well, COAR Children’s Village is keeping one 400 year old Latin American tradition alive: The Christmas Posadas. The term Posada is one of many Spanish words for “inn” and it […]
In honor of the inauguration of the new Therapy Center at COAR Children’s Village, our Director held a contest among all of the residential houses to create a mural that celebrates life and youth. From that winning mural, COAR encouraged all of the kids to pick up a paint brush and bring not only […]
If you wanted to publish this picture, what caption would you put with it? Bobbing for apples? Huh? A group of wonderful volunteers/students from Universidad Don Bosco came to COAR to visit and play with the kids. They brought pinatas, games, lessons and tons of fun. It was an afternoon filled with laughter and smiles. […]
Feliz cumpleanos a ti- En tu dia feliz- Feliz cumpleanos, mi carino- Feliz cumpleanos a ti- No matter what the words are, the sentiment is still the same: love and celebration. During the war years, children at COAR often came with no documentation. They may literally have wandered, alone, up to our doors – or, […]
COAR held a contest among all of the houses to see who could create the best mural to be painted on the exterior wall of the new Therapy Center. The idea was to create something colorful and exciting that also conveyed the purpose and mission of the Therapy Center. Our director held a contest to […]
35 years ago, COAR was born out of necessity and a dream. The Cleveland Mission Team was hard at work in El Salvador – serving the poor, the children, the refugees only months after Archbishop Romero was slain in the chapel at Divina Providencia. Looking back, few realized what an impact COAR would have in […]
Whether you like to sit and strum a guitar with your friends, or praise God through music during Mass or march in the marching band; or play the latest pop, salsa or regaetton hit to your screaming teen fans, there is a place for you at COAR. The students at COAR’s school, 900 or more […]