Given the long history of distrust & struggle in El Salvador, the historic lack of transparency, the limited income tax system and frankly the war – El Salvador does not have a very rich tradition of domestic charitable cash giving. The country simply never developed a habit of major and widespread (cash) philanthropy. People simply […]
A group of wonderful parishioners from St. Rita Parish, Ohio, traveled to El Salvador to visit their projects in the mountaintop town of Teotepeque and spent one morning teaching English at the COAR high school and visiting with the COAR children. The day began by teaching four sections of high school English. But, this was […]
For most US-based international charities, it is always our hope that faith and trust in the project can lead to the genesis of local-born support for the charity. The Board at COAR Peace Mission has always hoped that we could lead by example and one day build a volunteer or donor base within El […]
Mothers’ Legacies at COAR No one can replace a lost mother. But COAR is privileged to provide love and security to children who have lost their mothers. It is often sponsors, called “Godmother” by the children, that supply that sense of security, that someone cares what happens to them, cares what is happening in school, in their houses, […]
When the Salvadoran Civil War was ravaging the country, destroying families and generating countless widows and orphans daily, our Founder, Father Ken, was focused on sheltering, protecting, feeding and clothing the growing mass of war-orphaned Salvadoran children. There was one clear over-arching goal: protect the children so that they could survive the war. 35 years […]
In the early 1980s, out of the violence and pain of the civil war, Father Ken opened his parish church to a few lonely, hungry and desperate chidren – war orphans. From that humble start, thanks to the immense charity from across the United States, COAR was born. Today, COAR quite literally is giving neglected, […]
THE 2014 COAR CHILDREN’S VIDEO CHRISTMAS CARD
Look up the words “inspirational role model” in any dictionary and you will find a picture of Father Bob and Sister Sheila Marie. So, it seemed only appropriate that COAR Peace Mission chose to honor both of them at our 2014 Annual Benefit held on October 4th, 2014. The celebration began at 5pm with a […]