At the COAR office, we are motherless. Mary Alice (Mickey) Horner died on October 17th. Ellen Hayes Stevenson died on October 23rd. Mickey is John Atlee Horner’s mother, our Director of International Programs. Ellen is Mary Stevenson’s mother, our Executive Director. Our only other staff member, Jenni, our bookkeeper and database manager, lost her mother, […]
On Sunday, February 11th, 2018, possible gang violence rang out on the Highway to the Port of La Libertad a little over 1/2 mile from COAR. Two policemen from Santa Tecla had come across an abandoned vehicle on the highway and opened the doors to investigate. As soon as they opened the door, the car […]
In December of 2016, COAR decided to promote a new workshop at the Children’s Village: a drawing and painting workshop. Anyone who travels to El Salvador knows that the country is replete with talented artists. If there is a gene for artistic creativity, Salvadorans have been blessed with it in excess. The kids enjoyed the […]
Our director has created a wonderful new tradition at COAR to help build a true sense of family and love among our housemothers and the children that they supervise, mentor, protect and love 24 hours a day! Each Mothers’ Day, the Administration buys small gifts that the housemother will need as part of her life […]
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 […]
This secure peace of land is a safe-haven for children without a family to care for them properly.
Connect with a child living in the COAR Children’s Village. Receive regular letters and updates from a child while providing financial support for their education and living expenses
In addition to every day operational costs, COAR Peace Mission often identifies special projects that will further support the COAR Children’s Village or the surrounding area
Connect with the COAR Peace Mission community in Cleveland by attending or supporting our Annual Benefit each October