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A New School Year
August and September at Vida 180 were, for the most part, very normal months, as the children returned to school. On the 15th of September, a fun event was held at Iglesia Vida, the church where the children of Vida 180 regularly attend. It was simply an opportunity...
A Summer Road Trip
One of the things that Denver and the leaders at Vida 180 are very passionate about is teaching leadership skills to young people. They offered to cover some of the expenses of a road trip to Juarez if the teenagers of Vida 180 would make an effort to raise funds as...
From School to Summer
May 2019 at Vida 180 was a month full of vision, progress, and connection. We were visited by Licencia Cinthia Chavira de Corral, the wife of our governor, who sincerely loves to care for the children of Cuauhtemoc. She met our children, spoke to them, and gathered at...
Open Spaces and New Beginnings
For the month of March and April, exciting new changes took place at Vida 180. On the 16th of March, our supporters and team members attended the inauguration of our new building. After the children performed for their audience the songs they had been practicing,...
Re-defining our purpose: to rescue children, to raise leaders
A couple of weeks ago, as the leadership of Vida 180 we took a hard look at who we are, what we do and why we do it, re-defining our purpose of being, our mission and our vision: Our purpose: to rescue children, to raise leaders Our vision: to provide a home and...
Construction, a happy reunion, and ¡Viva México!
Happy Mexican Independence Day from all of us at Vida 180! This is a national holiday celebrated all over Mexico, honoring our beloved country, our government, and those who bravely serve it. As a strong tradition, Independence Day is all about community, bringing...
Rescuing, restoring and equipping children: raising a generation of leaders
Poverty and conflict always strikes children, the future of any community, the hardest. In Chihuahua, thousands of families have been torn apart, thousands of homes have been broken, and thousands of children are growing up in less than dignified conditions. As an...
Bringing cheer and joy: practical education at the Vida 180 barnyard
Smiling and laughter; jumping and shouting for joy! Such were the excited senses when chickens and goats moved into our barn a couple of weeks ago. From the beginning, Vida 180 was founded on the goal to provide a home and an environment where each child can grow to...
Te Vida 180 family enjoys the nature at Basaseachi
A couple of weeks ago we visited the Sierra Tarahumara with the Vida 180 family. This is a major mountain range in of the North American Cordillera, home to the Tarahumara (also known as Rarámuri), Huichol, Otomoí, Purépecha, and Mayo indigenous groups, located in in...
