Remarkable Heirlooms

Remarkable Heirlooms

A SERIES ON STUDENTS FROM CHALCO AND GUADALAJARA Zayra, 13, from a tiny village in the mountains of Guerrero Perhaps no one in Mexico knows Loma Larga Mountain (Long Hill Mountain) as well as Zayra, who wears a worn scapular around her slender neck. As a small child,...
These Graced Lands

These Graced Lands

PART ONE OF A FOUR-PART SERIES OF VIGNETTES ON THE YOUNG LADIES AND MEN OF CHALCO AND GUADALAJARA, MEXICO. Many of those drawn to the astounding mission of Fr. Al inquire about the young men and women in the Sisters of Mary’s care. Infrequently asked at World Villages...
Lands of Resurrection

Lands of Resurrection

CHALCO, Mexico – Last week, I was deep into the Mexican interior on a long and radio-less car ride from Guadalajara to Chalco. My traveling companions were tired and quiet as we passed brush fires high up on mountains, lonesome haciendas and sombreroed cowboys minding...
Life at Our Villages

Life at Our Villages

World Villages for Children supports the Boystowns and Girlstowns operated by the Sisters of Mary in the Philippines, South Korea, Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil, Honduras, and Tanzania. At these live-in schools, the sisters educate and care for more than 20,000 children...
Our Honduras Boystown is Expanding!

Our Honduras Boystown is Expanding!

Our Boystown in Amarateca, Honduras opened in January of 2017 with 242 boys. Over the past two years our programs have grown and we began 2019 with 635 boys attending classes and living together at the Boystown. Later this year, we’ll be beginning an expansion project...

Learn more about the children

The children at our schools come from the poorest of the poor. Each child has their own stories of what their life was before coming to our schools and how their lives are being transformed by the Sisters of Mary programs.  Read the moving stories of our children in their own words. 

Meet Our Graduates

There are 160,000+  graduates from the Sisters of Mary Schools. Many of our graduates went on to live prosperous lives, helping their families and local communities. Read the inspiring stories of our graduates in their own words. 

Life At Our Villages

Learn more about how we help children break free from a life of poverty.