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A HerStory Of Los Angelitos

Every little angel has their own story of how they came to be at Los Angelitos. All stories are different but they share the same harsh beginnings — living on the streets of Tijuana. How a little angel named Anna came to Los Angelitos is one such story — Anna's HerStory.

At the age of five, Anna was found by the police begging for food at a Tijuana fast food restaurant. Her survival skills were acquired on the streets. On several occasions, locals witnessed Anna looking through the trash for food at night while sleeping on park benches during the day.

The police dropped Anna off at the Department of Sociales who, in turn, brought her to a few orphanages until Los Angelitos took her into its home. Even though Los Angelitos was filled to capacity, its director, Ed, could not turn Anna away.

It took time for Anna to grow accustomed to a nurturing environment. She still wanted to go through the trash in search of food and attempted to go to bed on the benches in the orphanage’s yard. One day when the children were taken into town for lunch, little Anna walked over to a table where a couple were eating. Anna stared intently at the couple's food and then proceeded to open and close her mouth repeatedly. This was Anna's way of asking for food — a street learned survival skill.

Eventually, Los Angelitos weaned Anna off of such tactics and won her trust. After two years there, she was adopted by a local couple.

Through financial support of good people like you and the hard work done by the extremely limited staff at Los Angelitos, a Tijuana street child's life was turned around. Please consider making a donation this holiday season so that more children like Anna can also have a future.

Adding Some Elbow Room

The children of Los Angelitos need room to supplement their current, crowded Spanish colonial home. An additional location has been secured, but there is hardly enough room to accommodate 35 children and the Los Angelitos staff.

Construction of a new facility which will include two dormitories, a large kitchen and dining room, and a spacious living room is beginning soon. Multi-platinum vocal artist Chynna Phillips Baldwin and her actor husband William Baldwin have donated $5,000 to jump start the fundraising. However, we will need additional funds to continue with the construction.

Please join us in our work to help the children of Los Angelitos Orphanage and allow their dreams to come true. No amount is too small.

If Music Be The Food Of Love, Play On

In February of 2010, three musicians from Atlanta, Georgia shared their love of music with the children and staff of Los Angelitos Orphanage. A beautiful time was had by all and now we would like to share it with you.

If you make a recurring monthly donation of $32 or more, we will send you a three-DVD set of over 15 of these magical performances. Why monthly? Monthly giving provides a stable and cost-effective source of income to the Orphanage. And because your monthly donation is processed automatically, you help us reduce our costs which allow us to help more children.

This DVD offer is good only while supplies last, so please don’t wait. Set up a recurring monthly donation and make this holiday season for the children of Los Angelitos Orphanage one to remember.

Please remember … in order to receive the three-DVD set you must make a recurring monthly donation of at least $32. One set will be given to each new recurring monthly donor. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery.

Thank you.


Back To School!

The children are back to school and what a scramble!!  Three graduated from elementary school and entered middle school, three in middle school, and three in high school.  Seven others are in elementary school.  Needless to say, things are pretty busy around here, and the expenses ... wow, a whopping $120 dollars for books per student creates another layer of need. In addition, there are new uniforms, new shoes, and all the extras that go with getting back to school. In Mexico students have to buy their own books, uniforms, and shoes.

Computers Needed!

The children are all trying to improve their computer skills to be more productive in the future, but mostly have old throw away computers to practice on. Any not-so-old computers would be greatly appreciated, especially laptops due to limited space at the orphanage.