1st time ever: COAR WINNER: Scholarship to the Jesuit University (UCA)
COAR had a simple beginning. War was raging in the countryside and displaced families, women and children were fleeing to the outskirts of San Salvador for safety. A Cleveland priest working in the parish of Zaragoza in El Salvador noticed the growth in child war refugees and decided to do something about it. Through the […]
Religious Retreats at COAR: Love of God, Dialog and Reflection
Besides weekly masses, religion classes, catechism classes, 1st Communion, Confirmation, and baptisms, COAR is working in partnership with the Sisters of Our Lady of the Pillar of Zaragoza to offer our teens religious retreats where they can be open, honest and reflective about God, spirituality, moral decision making and their own self reflection, fears, and […]
Feliz Cumpleanos! Happy Birthday!
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 TEENS LOVE TO READ: Interview with Damaris
Damaris is an amazing young lady who loves to read. Her most common catch phrase is “you don’t have a book that I could read, do you?” Although she didn’t read as a young girl, she has developed this amazing passion which has made her into the fascinating, intelligent and reserved young lady that she […]
COAR TEENS LOVE TO READ: Interview with Gamaliel
The staff of COAR Peace Mission are absolutely thrilled to learn that many of our great COAR kids love to read. In today’s world of high resolution technology, it is so rare to find kids whose greatest wish is to sit under a tree on a lovely day – reading a novel. But, COAR has […]
WATCH THE 2014 COAR CHILDREN’S VIDEO CHRISTMAS CARD TO YOU!
THE 2014 COAR CHILDREN’S VIDEO CHRISTMAS CARD
Great Student Quote of the Week
Every once and a while, when you least expect it, you stumble across something wonderful that a child has done or has said and you realize that this is a kid who has a bright future. Anyone who works with children daily probably can quote hundreds of things that a child has said that made […]
So, You think that your house ‘pests’ are bad, check out the Salvadoran version.
So, the next time that you are at your wit’s end with a home invasion of ants or maybe you see signs of a mouse living in your attic, just realize that ‘pest’ is a relative term. In 2012, using a grant from a US donor and additional donations from a Salvadoran donor, our sustainable […]
Pop Music Is Universal: COAR Girls Love One Direction
In a time when the entire world seems to be dividing among ethnic, religious, linguistic, and political lines, take comfort in one universal fact: teen girls across the globe stand together in their love for the same british pop band…One Direction! While in many ways life may seem quite different between El Salvador and […]