Escuela Para Sordos de Jocotepec
Chili Cookoff Charities
Programa Pro Los Ninos Incapacitados del Lago
(Program for Helping Sick Children at Lakeside )
http://www.programaninos.org/ninmain1.php
Each year, Programa Pro Niños Incapacitados del Lago has assisted over 200 children and young people with disabilities such as cerebral palsy, diabetes, cancer and birth defects. In addition to paying for wheelchairs, orthopedic braces, eyeglasses and other medical equipment, the organization pays for medications, x-rays and diagnostic tests. They are an all-volunteer, not-for-profit charitable organization that has been helping kids in the Lake Chapala area for over 18 years.
Escuela Para Sordos de Jocotopec
School for the Deaf in Jocotopec
http://www.lakesideschoolforthedeaf.org/
Provides professional education of deaf children, to teach them sign language, how to read, do sculpture, carpentry and arts. The organization provides all types of hearing devices and everything related to the enhancement of their hearing defect. The school in Jocotopec presently serves 110 children.
Los Ninos de Chapala y Ajijic
The Children of Chapala and Ajijic
http://www.lakesideninos.org/
Providing Educational Scholarships for Mexican Children since 1970, Los Niños de Chapala y Ajijic, A.C. (NCA) has supported the educational and nutritional needs of the Lakeside area’s underprivileged children for almost forty years. We provide tuition fees, school supplies and uniforms, a monthly supplement and, in some cases, accommodation and transportation assistance.
Los Ninos de San Antonio
The Children of San Antonio
Provide food and other supplies to area children and families. In addition, they provide workshops to educate family members.
Centro de Desarrollo (Ajijic)
Center for Family Development
This facility was created to improve the quality of life for the less fortunate families around Lake Chapala. It features family planning, and Sexual and Reproductive Health Services, medical consultations and informative talks in local communities and schools. For years, the center's education activities centered around young adults and women in schools and communities. Four years ago we decided it was time to start educating the male gender in these same areas and since have provided seminars directed toward men.
Casa de Ancianos de Chapala
Home for Elderly Citizens in Chapala
Founded in 1972, Casa de Ancianos de Chapala is a non-profit home where the elder residents of Lakeside, who have significant health issues, can expect respectful, compassionate care. With 24-hour nursing care, doctors visits, a loving staff, and nutritious meals, they provide the best possible environment for their clients. Additional donations will help to significantly increase the number of patients who can be accomodated at the facility, a unique resource in the community.
Cruz Roja de Chapala
Red Cross of Chapala
The Chapala Chapter of Cruz Roja maintains two ambulances in service at all times, one in Chapala and one on the West side of Ajijic. The ambulances are staffed by trained Paramedics and equipped with oxygen, EKG and defibrillators, back boards and a full array of emergency equipment. The ambulances respond to every-day emergencies, including car accidents. There is also an urban rescue unit for extracting trapped victims from auto crashes, rooftops, wells and mountainous areas.
Love in Action Center
Changing Children's Lives With Love
Love in Action is a home where children who have suffered neglect or were in a high-risk environment are placed with us by the Mexican government so we may provide them a safe haven.
Our mission at The Love in Action Center is dedicated to providing abandoned, abused, orphaned and poverty-stricken children with a safe and loving home, healthy environment, and the opportunity to receive an education, grow and socially develop.
Volunteers from the Lakeside School for the Deaf serve up ribs!