Each year, Casa Hogar Juan Pablo II is very fortunate to receive a large shipment of powdered milk which is donated thanks to the tremendous efforts made by our faithful friends in the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin.  This donation not only permits our children to drink milk 365 days of the year, it also allows Casa Hogar to be a distribution center to others in need.  Every year, we are able to provide several soup kitchens, the Diocese of Lurín, and individual social cases with powdered milk. 

Since the implementation of the Girls & Boys Town Program, the behavior and attitude of our children, as well as and the professionalism of our staff, have earned a positive reputation for Casa Hogar.  Many in the surrounding communities, as well as other childcare institutions in Peru, have expressed learning more about the Program.  We have "loosely" started parenting classes, once again using the Girls & Boys Town Common Sense Parenting materials.  The need and demand are high and we look forward to establishing this service outreach further.

Family Preservation is another aspect of the Girls & Boys Town Program that we will be introducing soon. This program works with the biological family before it breaks up, identifying each individual's strengths and teaching them how to keep the family intact and working.

In efforts to bring help to people in need outside the doors of Casa Hogar, we have hosted various international medical missions that have impacted the lives of over 9,000 people since 2001.  These missions have included opthamologists, students of optometry, an ocularist, dentists, plastic surgeons, pediatricians, anesthetists, nurses and many volunteers. 

All mission members pay their own airfare and spend their vacation time in order to provide free medical services, bring hope and make the dreams of many a reality.  Now a yearly project, our missions involve identifying the patients most in need and least likely to afford medical care, and providing free operations (cleft lip/palate and crossed-eyes), vision checks, eye glasses and dental work.  Although our efforts have benefited thousands, there are still many living in the shadows and sadness of their suffering that are waiting for our help.

In 2000, Casa Hogar received a generous donation of two dental chairs and equipment for a small dental clinic.  Since then, with the help of volunteer dentists, we have been providing dental work for our children and staff.  This has also been the site of four international dental missions

Now we are ready to take it a step further.  We have hired a dentist who will not only work on our children and staff, but will also provide services to the surrounding community.  This will be a small-business that will provide some income to Casa Hogar as well as high quality and affordable dental care to our clients.  We charge according to individual's economic possibilities

Casa Hogar is located in what is known as the Southern Cone of Lima. The area suffers from an extreme lack of adequate medical facilities, although it is home to millions. Through its regular medical missions, Casa Hogar has become aware of the acuity of the problem and is eager to help. 

There are currently plans to build a large facility that would provide a wide range of health-care services at minimal cost. It would be the only facility of its kind within many miles and millions of people would have access to it.     

Below, a model of our future clinic which would be built on the orphanage grounds.

Not satisfied with the quality of education currently offered in Lurin, Casa Hogar would like to start its own school which would be open to our children as well as children in the surrounding community. The Girls & Boys Town Program would also be used in the classroom which will allow us to teach values and social skills in addition to rigorous academics. Schools in Lurin run from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or from 1:30 p.m. until 6 p.m. and have 40 to 50 children in a classroom.