Our mission is two-fold and direct: to support needy children in the areas of nutrition and education. Food, being the best medicine, gives kids their best shot at developing fully and well into young adults, and education is the foundation of a productive life in today's world.

Children of The Americas works to help poor children find health through nutrition and education by providing all the tools they need to compete, take their place in life, and help their children get the same opportunity. Our work began in Santa Teresita Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico, in 1974 when Paul Weiss founded an organization to help the girls of Santa Teresita. The work grew, and by 1984, the dream was expanded into Children of The Americas to reach children throughout our hemisphere, including children in the United States. End poverty in one generation? It would take a miracle to end it all. But we see miracles happening every day--one child at a time.

Food for kids
Rainbow backpacks
School Scholarships
Christmas caravan
Construction Projects
School Supplies
After-school care
Shelter at-risk care