GUADALAJARA BOYSTOWN IN MEXICO

OUR PROGRAMS IN MEXICO

In 1990, despite Father Al being already afflicted with ALS, he accepted the invitation of His Excellency, Msgr. Jose Maria Hernandez Gonzalez, Bishop of the diocese of Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico to establish charity programs in Mexico, starting with a Girlstown in Chalco in 1991.

In 1998, six years after Father Al’s death, his successor Sister Michaela received an invitation from His Eminence Juan Cardinal Sandoval Iniguez, Archbishop of Guadalajara and Governor Alberto Cardenas Jimenez to start a Boystown in Guadalajara, Jalisco.

Through their generosity, the Sisters started our Boystown program there on November 15, 1998. At this time, our Boystown can accommodate 2,000 young boys for their secondary school program with specialized training in vocational courses such as auto mechanics, accounting, culinary arts and more.

Meet Juan, a student at Guadalajara Boystown.

GUADALAJARA FACILITY OVERVIEW

  • 2 seven-story buildings with dormitories and classrooms for boys
  • 1 three-story workshop for vocational training
  • 1 semi-Olympic size indoor swimming pool
  • 1 machine and carpentry workshop
  • 1 automechanics workshop
  • 6 soccer fields
  • 2 miniature concrete-surfaced football rapido (soccer) courts
  • 1 sewage treatment plant
  • 8 greenhouses for high-tech farming
  • 1 fish farm consisting of 5 covered-tanks for the culture of tilapia

Read more about our Mexican Boystown in this testimony from a visitor.

QUICK FACTS

Las Hermanas de María – Boystown in Guadalajara
Los Laureles Carr. Federal No. 35
Guadalajara-Jiquilpan Km 116
Acatlán de Juarez, Jalisco
Estado de México C. P. 45700, Mexico

Capacity: 2,000 middle school and high school students

Opened in 1998

THE CHILDREN WE HELP IN MEXICO

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