Filadelfia/Cristo Ray
From one of our Dominican partners:
Filadelfia School is located in the Community of Cristo Rey, it is one of the most populous neighborhoods in Santo Domingo; most of families have informal or day-to-day jobs, some of them are composed by both parents and their children but most families are built with single mothers.
Meet some of the Filadelfia Students:
Miguel
Hi, my name is Miguel, I am the second of my father’s three children. My oldest sister, Isnaida, is 15 years old, and my younger sister, Marlenny, is 10. We live with our father alone, since our mother passed away when my youngest sister was born. My dad spends all day long on the street, working, and my older sister takes care of us. Attending school at Philadelphia has been a huge relief for my dad, as he is now less stressed and worried when he goes to work because he now knows that we not only are attending a safer Christian school, but also that we are going to be fed with a hot meal every day before going back home. Many times, before, we had to wait until he returned home late in the evening to be able to prepare some food. We are tremendously blessed to have the opportunity to attend Filadelfia. We thank God, for our school that gives us food every day, I also thank the Mika’s Lunch program for the support that they provide us. I pray that God will continue to bless you and every person that contributes through you.
ana jarolyn s.
Another example from this Community is the one from Ana Jarolyn S., she is 10 years old and is the second child of three siblings, they live with her single mother who is not working, the child states she would like to study in Filadelfia but her mother does not have the resources to pay for the tuition fee. Thanks to the food project her siblings, mother and her are able to receive their lunch everyday. Mika’s Lunch is a gift from God to them.
cristofer g.
Meet Cristofer G. He is a student of Filadelfia and is in 6th grade, he lives with his mother, step father and siblings; he is the third child and there is a total of are 6 people living at his house. Thanks God and to the program of Mika’s Lunch his siblings and him are able to receive lunch everyday although his mother is not at home due to the fact that she leaves the house to do some work to get paid, since she does not have a steady job. Cristofer and his family are very grateful with this program.