Leading the Way in El Salvador: Foster Care Must Adapt to Realities on the Ground
COAR and our generous donors have always responded to the needs of the poor, neglected and at-risk children of El Salvador. In the 1980s, COAR grew organically out of the reality. With the Salvadoran civil war raging in the countryside, war orphans were appearing daily at the Church in Zaragoza on the outskirts of San […]
COAR opens its own Art, Music and Play Therapy Center thanks to a generous Salvadoran Donor
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 […]
Living 24/7 with 10 Other People Is Harder Than It seems: Workshop on Teamwork and Communication
Did you live in a college dormitory when you were in school? Did you have 1 or 2 roommmates per semester? How did you get along? Did you ever feel like you just needed space? Well, imagine what it would be like to be a child or teenager, living 10 kids to a home. […]
COAR’s Strong Families Program
Catholic Relief Services developed a program to strengthen family bonds and build values through group activities and guided conversations. Two volunteers from CARITAS adapted that program especially for our community. Each weekend, a group of COAR children participate. From safety, to education, food, healthcare, spirituality, and skills for improving interpersonal relationships, this is just one […]