Amigos de las Escuelas

Link to Amigos Scholarship Program

Monthly Cost for the Community Center
$100 is an average for AC and Heat
$85 for Internet connection
$15 for water

$150 for Mary, the administrator
$50 puts food in the kitchen for the kids

Bi-Semester Scholarship Costs
$1,500 Sam's school fees

2010 Annual Projected Costs
$2,400 Community Center Facility
$1,800 Center staff and Supplies
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$4,200 All Community Center Costs
$3,000 Scholarship Program Costs

Who are we?

A non-profit dedicated to improving educational opportunities for children in Mexico

What do we do?

We develop community centers which focus on children at risk for early school leaving

What is our strategy?

We combine social, education and psychological programs to achieve our goals. Our primary tool is the community tutor program which trains teens and adults to mentor primary school children.

How did we get here?

In 1988 - A group of US Peace Corps Volunteers started making biannual trips to Mexico.

In 1990 - Group builds first classroom in Ferrocarril #4, Rio Bravo Tamauilipas.

In 2001, the group formed the US Non-Profit Amigos de las Escuelas

In 2004 the group became a Mexico Non-Profit organization.