Almost 30,000 girls and boys will spend Christmas and New Years in shelters

Enjoying a Christmas dinner with the family, going on vacation or visiting family, are just some issues that not all Mexicans can experience in December, especially people who live in orphanages or shelters.

The organization Aldeas Infantiles SOS, has among its data that approximately more than 29 thousand children and adolescents live in orphanages either hostels and close to 5 million Mexican children are at risk of losing the care of their families due to causes such as poverty, addictions, intrafamily violence and legal processes.

This same organization informs that according to Article 25 of the Law for the Protection of the Rights of Girls, Boys and Adolescents in Mexicowhen a girl, a boy or an adolescent is deprived of their family, they will have the right to receive the protection of the State, who will be in charge of procuring a substitute family for them and while they are under its guardianship, they will be given the special care that required by their situation of family helplessness.

According to data from the UNICEF Mexico, of the almost 40 million children and adolescents living in Mexico, more than half are in a situation of poverty and 4 million live in extreme poverty.

The Census of Social Assistance Accommodations (CAAS) announced that in addition to minors, among the most vulnerable population that occupies the hostels and orphanages are also the elderly, women, indigenous people, migrants, people with addictions, in street situations, with mental disorders or mental disabilities, with incurable or terminal illnesses, among others.

How to help this Christmas?

Many hostels and orphanages request donations during this December season for the boys and girls who live in these spaces, some of them where you can donate clothes, sweets, blankets among many other items are the following.

Home for Blind Girls: Girls and adolescents in risk situations have been educated and cared for by the Dominican Sisters of Santo Tomás de Aquino since 1965. Dolls, tea sets, board games, balls, carts and all the toys you no longer use , but that they are in excellent condition, they will make them very happy. Av. Coyoacán 751, Del Valle Sur / more information by phone 55 5575 0617
Playful 2022: This year’s edition will be receiving new toys until January 5, 2023. It is important that they are not battery-powered. All the proceeds will be distributed to low-income children on Three Kings Day. The containers to donate will be open at two locations, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Periférico Sur 4121, Fuentes del Pedregal, and Av. Canal de Miramontes 2437, Avante.
A bolillo for all: Here they specialize in helping low-income children with disabilities. This Christmas 2022 they receive new toys to distribute, but also used ones that are impeccable. You can even volunteer to help them deliver them in your car or truck. Hidalgo 4, col Luis Echeverría, Cuautitlán Izcalli, State of Mexico
San Felipe de Jesús Foundation: Homeless children and youth in the Tacubaya area receive therapy, psychological care, and recreational and sports activities at this center, to which you can donate clothes and toys. They also accept deposits in the BBVA account 0148550165. General Salvador Alvarado 115, Escandón / more information on the phone 55151844.