Manuela and her siblings with food donation

That is not much of a post title. Nonprofit blog posts are supposed to draw the reader into the post by catchy titles that our followers find so captivating that they can’t resist immersing themselves in the message of the moment. However, I am a loss for words, and time and patience for a country…

Our six month old  white golden retriever has an endearing way of getting our attention. He brings us his stuffed animal of choice, stands at our feet while wagging his tail, and begs (which involves a low groan and lots of eye contact with those big brown eyes) for us to play. In dog language,…

“I have spoken with many Guatemalan men and women about them coming to the USA to find work. All of them have been in a desperate situation. I have told them all it’s not a good idea to go illegally to the States. It’s dangerous and more than not they won’t be able to find…

This is Francisco. Finding Freedom through Friendship started providing his family with monthly food donations last fall.These food donations are not exciting…100 lbs of corn, rice, 50 lbs of black beans, cooking oil, sugar, and eggs. No junk food, no desserts, no soft drinks. Nothing that a typical child would be excited enough to smile…

Dog beds the size of a twin mattress sell for $200 in U.S. Petrona in her “kitchen” Many dogs in America are admittedly (mine included) spoiled. It is a new social trend to dress, bathe, feed and tuck in our canine friends with only the best. Shoppers can hardly get through the aisles without encountering…

Each dollar we are gifted by our donors is precious. In fact, they are so important, that our board members volunteer their expertise, and we have no paid staff. We spend what we bring in, because having a reserve fund means that a child goes hungry, a mother remains sick, or a roof leaks onto…