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Your registration supports the runners at Escuela Integrada! Racing for GRACES is back… with a new name! Join us this year for Corriendo por Oportunidades on May 4, 2024. The race will be held in person in Guatemala with students, staff and families participating in a 3k or 6k race. The race will leave from…

After several years of dedicated service in Guatemala, GRACES Sponsorship Coordinator Lucas Hertzberg is moving back to the United States. Lucas first joined us in 2019 as a summer intern and returned in 2021 to work with us. “Lucas grew and led the sponsorship program, and I am so grateful for his hard work,” said…

Dear Friends, You might or might not be surprised to know that 54% of the population in Guatemala lives in poverty (less than $2.15 a day). I live in Guatemala—which has been amazing and beautiful in so many ways—but I feel the weight of the need here. I feel it with the families we work…

English classes expand opportunities for junior high students Last month, Escuela Integrada kicked off the 2024 school year with an exciting new opportunity—English classes for all junior high students! In partnership with Academia de Lideres Futuros (AFL), every student in 7th-9th grade will take English for an hour at the end of every school day.…

Dear friends, I want to extend a huge “Thank You!” to each and every one of you who donated to our year-end campaign in December. This campaign quite literally puts food in the mouths of children who live in poverty. For the coming school year, the Meal Support program costs a total of $120,000. I…

The amounts we often take for granted make a significant impact in Guatemala Did you know that the average person spends $166 per month on dining out and $12 per Starbucks visit? A routine trip to McDonald’s weighs in at $7.77 per person per trip, and DoorDash food delivery costs the average American $37.28 per month. Let’s…

Guatemala’s malnutrition rate is the highest in Central America and the fourth highest in the world. The hunger crisis has reached such a dramatic threshold that the government is unable to meet the needs of its own people. In 2021, National Geographic published a story with statistics that show the rise in food insecurity in…

From now through Dec. 31, we’ll be tallying donations in our year-end campaign to see A) which state has the most individual donors, and B) which state donates the largest total amount to help us feed the future in Guatemala! At press time, Pennsylvania was in the lead for the total amount given and there…

Help us feed the future in Guatemala Today is #GivingTuesday! Did you know that the families GRACES serves have an average household income of $240 per month? As you can imagine, the daily necessities are difficult to obtain with such limited resources. Food is precious and not taken for granted. When children receive breakfast and…

Entire class graduates from Escuela Integrada for first time since 2019 On Thursday, Nov. 9, every student from the 9th grade class at Escuela Integrada graduated. The class was one of the biggest in program history with 18 students, all of whom will receive a scholarship to continue their studies in a vocational or college-prep…