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Sacramento Helping Hands is working to bring hope and help to Juarez, Mexico.   This highly populated city is on the border of the Rio Grande, just south of El Paso, Texas and was once well known for its drugs, crime and murder.  It is now seeing a great turn around.  One of the most poverty-stricken areas of Mexico is now experiencing great change and a positive future.

We have seen firsthand the great work that is being done in Juarez as a result of the determination and dreams of a team of dedicated individuals who have a passion for the area.  Once the original building is finished this year, there are plans to expand and help even more children and families.  Your donations and support are helping accomplish this great work.

Now children who grow up in Juarez can live, learn, work and play in an environment free from the poverty, drugs, alcohol, prostitution and crime.  This is a new norm from the previous reputation of the area. The land has been bought and the building is going up to provide a safe place, where children can be fed, find shelter and comfort.  Mothers can drop off their younger children and have them watched by a kind and loving group of care-givers while they go to work to provide for their families.

This is only the beginning.  The next phase of the operation is to build workshops on the property.  These will house training centers to teach the young people trades that they can use to support their families while they finish school. 

Thank you for helping us help others change lives – from children, youth and families make Juarez a better place to live AND succeed!

If you find yourself beginning a sentence with “I would, but,” “I know, but,” or “yeah, but,” you are in the excuse making phase of how not to reach your goals. In other words, your “but” has become too big — more important than the goal.

This “but” is truly versatile, used to keep us from seeing many dreams come to pass — finances, education, relationships, career, fitness, lifestyle, etc. Anything that has to do with moving forward successfully in any area of your life requires the “C” word – commitment, yet we have all found ourselves using the “B” word – but, instead.