Maestro Cares Foundation

• Groundbreaking – August 14, 2014
• Grand Opening – April 11, 2015

Internado Monseñor Victor Tamayo is a home for abused, abandoned and orphaned boys and girls, ages 10-18 years old. There are currently 70 children living at complex. This campus includes, dormitories, a clinic, dining area, indoor and outdoor recreational areas. The complex also offers an additional program called “Trabajando por los Niños” that serves an additional 120 children ages 6-18 from the surrounding community. This program provides day care services as well as a school to at-risk children from the surrounding community. Both programs at the internado aim to ensure the restoration of children’s rights through a process led by the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF), in agreement with the mayor of Barranquilla and the Claret Foundation. Additional programs offered are Boys and Girls Scouts, James Rodriguez Soccer program, occupational workshops, physiology therapies, tutoring, theatre, break dancing, craft & jewelry making classes.

Partners: Fundacion Pacific and Fundacion Tecnoglass
Land donated by: Alcaldia de Barranquilla
Soccer field donated by: Goya Foods

• Launch Date - April 13, 2015
• Maestro Cares sponsored school: March 2016

Innovative Educational program which introduces state of the art technology (both hardware and a customized learning management system(LMS) - to enhance and improve our students early educational experiences in math and science. In 2015 we were in 7 schools. In 2016 Maestro Cares sponsored a school Fe & Alegria No 25 in San Juan de Lurigancho, Lima. 354 children from first to third grade will now have access to this program which works to bridge the educational gap in developing countries by leveraging technology to educate underprivileged children. Since 2017, the government has taken over funding of the program and continues to grow the program with government funds.

Partners: Hochschild Mining Group, Google, MIT, Harvard University and UTEC

Casa Hogar Alegría Cacalomacán - Toluca, México
• Groundbreaking - February 2015
• Grand Opening – March 9, 2016

Maestro Cares Foundation along with Fundacion Telmex Telcel built a new home for abused, neglected and abandoned girls. Casa Hogar Alegría (CHA) currently has a girl’s home in Toluca, Mexico which serves girls, ages 13-21. The Cacalomacán house serves younger girls ages 5-12 years old. Both complexes are currently serving 90 girls total in Cacalomacán & Toluca. The complex in Cacalomacán, which Maestro Cares and Fundacion Telmex Telcel helped built, has dorms, multi-purpose rooms, kitchen, admin offices, chapel and a recreational court. The focus for CHA is to provide a safe home and encourage and guide the girls to receive a good education. The girls can stay in the home as long as they are attending college.

Partners: Telmex Telcel
Land donated by: Alejandro Mena (Board member of CHA)
Recreational area donated by: Goya Foods

Casa Hogar Alegría - Guadalajara, México
• Groundbreaking - July 2016
• Grand Opening – December 6th 2018

Overview: Maestro Cares Foundation partnered up with Casa Hogar Alegría again for another girl’s home in Mexico. This is Maestro Care’s second project in Mexico, and one of the biggest Maestro Cares projects to date. 70 girls will be living in this home ages, 4-18. The complex and model will be very similar to the Casa Hogar Alegria homes in Cacalomacán and Toluca. This home includes dormitories, a kitchen, chapel, a dining room, multipurpose and computer rooms and recreational spaces.

Partners: Fundacion Telmex Telcel
Land donated by: Fundacion Miguel Torres

• Groundbreaking – September 10, 2015
• Grand Opening – August 3, 2017

Overview: Hogar San Miguel is a home for boys with special needs, such as ADHD and learning disabilities. This home currently houses 18 boys ages 7-17 years old. The new facility that Maestro Cares helped build has dorms, kitchen, library, therapy rooms, offices, living room, dining area, TV/play room, etc.

Partners: VIDAS Servicios Sociales Episcopales San Lucas, Iglesia Episcopales Puertorriquena and Municipio
Automomo de Ponce
Land donated by: Hospital San Lucas
Kitchen donated by: Goya Foods

• Groundbreaking – Fall 2017
• Grand Opening – June 2018

Overview: Maestro Cares Foundation in partnership with Marta Bedoya de Claure Foundation helped to construct two SOS foster care homes in El Alto, Bolivia. Each home houses 8 children and is attended by an “SOS” mom. At each home, children are provided with a nurturing and caring family environment along with the most basic needs. Aldeas Infantiles SOS ensures that siblings of at risk families stay together in these foster homes. One home is named Aldeas Infantiles SOS/Maestro Cares House and the other home is named Marta Bedoya de Claure House.

Partners: Marta Bedoya de Claure Foundation
Land: Purchased

• Groundbreaking – Spring 2019
• Grand Opening – December 2020

Overview: Maestro Cares first project in the U.S. is in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois. The Roosevelt Square Community Center will serve the 14 SOS foster homes and will function as a community center for the surrounding area. The Community Center will be an epicenter for academic, therapeutic, social, and recreational outlets for youth. The community center will also serve as a communal space for neighborhood residents and a safe place where the community can meet and connect to public resources and serve as a learning center providing financial and educational training.

Partners: SOS Children’s Villages of Illinois
Financial Resource Training Program: Donated by Bank of America

• Groundbreaking – July 25, 2017
• Grand Opening – April 2, 2018

Overview: Maestro Cares helped to construct a Community Center (CDI) for the Integral Development Growth of children and families in Guatemala. The center offers 50 kids (0-12 years of age) and 40 families day care services and community empowerment. The center provides nutrition and health support to kids under 7, including vaccinations. The center also provides educational support and include access to a technology center to grade school children. Parent programs includes violence prevention and self-esteem courses.

Partners: None
Land: Purchased
Technology Center donated by: Fundacion Tigo

• Groundbreaking: July 2018
• Grand Opening- February 2019

Overview: Maestro Cares along with its partners Marta Bedoya de Claure Foundation and Hovde Foundation are helping to build a home that will house 30 young girls who are living in the streets of La Paz, Bolivia and whom suffer from street violence. Girls will be provided with a safe environment, a stable home, nutrition, clothing, education, therapy, as well as legal help.

Partners: Marta Bedoya de Claure Foundation and Hovde Foundation
Land: Owned by Fundacion Hogar de Niños Alalay

• Groundbreaking: November 2018
• Grand Opening: TBD

Overview: Maestro Cares partnered with El Arte de los Suenõs in Colombia to fund Asodisvalle’s latest edition to their school and center. Asodisvalle is an institution whose mission is to help low-income children who have a physical or cognitive disability and offer special attention in Education and Rehabilitation Services. The foundation aims to improve the life of these children suffering from these disabilities. Maestro Cares and El Arte de los Suenõs will fund the third floor at the current Asodisvalle center that will have a physiotherapy floor, classrooms for learning, and a recreational area. Maestro Cares will also help to provide equipment for the Rehab Center and help to redo the kitchen at the Asodisvalle center.

Partners: El Arte de los Sueños
Land: Structure already in place by Fundacion Asodisvalle