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My name is Roberto Patron Zepeda. I am dedicated to scientific research and the defense of human rights. I was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, from where, as a result of severe reprisals against me by the government of that city, I emigrated in 2014 to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, where I currently still reside. Something that immediately caught my attention when I arrived in Guadalajara was that there are a large number of people here who are poor or destitute and have come from other parts of the country in search of better or less miserable means of survival and progress.

And from here, and from the rest of the country, many people in similar circumstances emigrate to the United States, in an absurd chain of forced displacement that separates many families and creates many other problems.

Over the past six years, I have been a direct and close witness to the reality of thousands of people living on the streets, without regular access to health care, food, emotional support, or real opportunities to reintegrate into society and work.

For two of those years, I was also homeless while I was updating some of my studies, and that's how I had the opportunity to realize something that I had never noticed before and that very few people know (even among the homeless) about people living on the streets: most of these people have a trait in common that is, in large part, a factor in their marginalization: a degree of nobility greater than that of most people, which makes them much more vulnerable to many common abuses that other people are usually able to adapt to.

Throughout this time, I have documented this reality through photographs, videos, and audio recordings of conversations in which I have participated, in order to show the urgency of addressing this problem in a humane and responsible manner, without punishing, but rather understanding and channeling this trait in a constructive and respectful way, and contributing to the solution of the socioeconomic conditions that many environments push these people into. This is how I started the Donayudando project, which has the following objectives:


1. RESCUE

A team of rescuers working seven days a week to ensure that every report of a person in need is addressed as quickly as possible.



When a person lives on the street, every minute counts

Extreme cold, violence, hunger, illness, or the deepest abandonment... In such circumstances, a rapid response can mean the difference between life and death.

In our mission, we strive to have a dedicated human team active seven days a week, ready to respond to every alert about a person at risk with speed, sensitivity, and commitment.


Because urgency does not wait

At the heart of this initiative is the goal of acting immediately whenever someone alerts us about a person in a vulnerable situation. In each case, we seek to provide immediate relief, basic protection, and initial support: shelter, food, first aid, and, when necessary, safe transfer to care facilities.


This type of intervention is what starts a possible transformation. A first step that changes a life story.



Healing the wounded mind

The moment of rescue is also the first emotional contact. Someone who has been alone for too long needs more than food or shelter: they need to be listened to, recognized, and treated with humanity.




Many of those living on the streets have lost more than a home: they have lost connections, self-esteem, trust, and purpose. The rescue moment requires not only quick action but also attentive listening and a compassionate gaze; acting with sensitivity, avoiding re-victimization, and helping the person finally feel safe and valued.

In this sense, the psychological dimension of rescue is fundamental. From an understanding and judgment-free first contact, the possibility opens to heal not only the body but also the invisible wounds of the soul.


A gesture, a hope

Where many see only abandonment, we see a life that can begin anew. Through this rescue work, we seek to plant hope. So that every rescued person can feel they are not alone, that their story matters, and that it is still possible to build a different path.


In many cases, that first gesture marks the beginning of a spiritual search for meaning, a connection to something greater than the suffering experienced. Something that inspires them to keep going, to endure, to change.


Reintegration step by step

What begins as an emergency operation can, over time and with the necessary support, turn into a real opportunity for rebuilding.

Every rescue aims to create a network of support that, over time, allows the reconstruction of social life, lost connections, and personal identity. With proper assistance, each person can begin to recover documents, access legal or psychological guidance, and even explore paths toward autonomy and employment.

Every step matters. Every story deserves to be accompanied.

Rescue is more than an operation: it is an act of love in motion. And every person saved is a testament that there is still humanity on our streets.

Our mission is clear: respond, accompany, dignify. And with your help, we are closer to making it a reality. You can also be part of the rescue.


2. MEDICAL TREATMENT

Treatment in hospitals for sick and injured homeless people, while our social assistance program cares for the destitute in the heart of the community.

Health is a fundamental right

For those living on the streets, health is often an unattainable luxury: people experiencing homelessness face a daily environment that is hostile to their physical and mental well-being. Untreated wounds, ignored chronic illnesses, unaddressed psychological disorders, and medical care that is often distant or inaccessible.

We firmly believe that no one should be excluded from medical care, regardless of their economic or social situation. That is why one of our essential pillars is to provide comprehensive medical treatment to homeless individuals suffering from illnesses, injuries, or mental health conditions.



Dignified and Accessible Medical Care

Our commitment is to build bridges between the most vulnerable people and health systems. To achieve this, we seek to collaborate with hospitals, clinics, volunteer professionals, and solidarity networks that share our humanitarian mission.

From emergency care to ongoing and specialized treatments, our goal is to offer dignified, empathetic, and non-discriminatory medical attention.


Medical Care in the Heart of the Community

We understand that the hospital is not always the first step. That is why our approach begins on the streets, in shelters, and in the spaces where these people live their daily lives. With mobile brigades, volunteer staff, and social accompaniment, we aim to detect health problems before they worsen and support each person throughout the recovery process.


Medical treatment is more than a physical cure: it is a gateway to emotional and social recovery.


More Than Medicine, Humanity

Medical treatment is not just a clinical solution: it is also a way of saying “we see you, we care for you, we value you.” In many cases, it is the first step toward a person regaining trust in others, in themselves, and in a possible future.

Our dream is to build a medical support network that serves as the starting point for true transformation: from the streets to health, and from there, step by step, toward a new life.

Health cannot wait. You can be part of this change.

Every person living on the streets has a story. Many begin to change the day someone offers them care, without conditions. We want to be that first gesture. And with you, we can make it happen.


3. VACCINATION AND CONTRACEPTION

A program for preventing diseases and unplanned pregnancies in people lacking basic resources, sparing them a life of suffering; helping to eliminate health problems and benefiting communities.


To prevent is to protect. And to protect is to love

When we speak of people living on the streets or in extreme poverty, health prevention ceases to be an option and becomes an urgent necessity. The lack of shelter, hygiene, and access to basic services greatly increases vulnerability to transmissible diseases and unwanted pregnancies. Limited—or nonexistent—access to basic medical services creates an environment where preventable diseases and unplanned pregnancies multiply, perpetuating cycles of suffering and marginalization.



A mission of human care

Our vision includes a comprehensive health prevention program that allows these individuals to access essential tools—such as vaccination and informed, respectful contraception—without barriers.

This is not just about medical services. It is about restoring fundamental human rights: the right to health, to make decisions about one’s own body, to live with dignity and security, and to not be condemned by poverty to a life of avoidable pain. Preventing today saves lives tomorrow.


Health that transforms destinies

Vaccines save millions of lives each year, but people living on the streets are rarely included in public health campaigns. Our program seeks to bring vaccination to these forgotten spaces. Diseases that often devastate the lives of those on the streets—such as respiratory infections, tetanus, hepatitis, HIV, tuberculosis, or sexually transmitted infections—can be prevented with vaccines, education, and proper access to public health services.

Similarly, an unplanned pregnancy in contexts of abandonment and extreme need often represents a tragedy for both the mother and the future child, trapping them in a cycle of deprivation that is almost impossible to break without help.

Our mission aims to break that cycle before it begins—with respect, empathy, and without bureaucracies that exclude them.


Respect, information, and access

This prevention approach is designed to be carried out with respect, empathy, and education, providing not only medical resources but also clear information and ethical guidance that allow each person to make free and responsible decisions about their body and future. Reproductive health is also part of the right to a dignified life. Many people living on the streets, especially women, are exposed to unplanned pregnancies, unsafe relationships, or even sexual violence.

It is not just about distributing condoms or pills, but about offering tools so that each person can make free, informed, and caring decisions about their body and future. Because true help does not impose or invade—it empowers with awareness and humanity.


A benefit for all

Preventing contagious diseases not only protects the most vulnerable individual: it protects the entire community. Likewise, providing contraceptive options and support to those facing situations of helplessness reduces the number of births marked by misery, abandonment, and despair, while also easing the pressure on already overburdened social and health care systems.

Investing in prevention is investing in collective well-being.

To prevent is to care. And to care is a form of love. Our mission does not aim to replace existing medical systems, but to bring them closer to those who need them most and have the least access, building bridges of humanity where they are most lacking.

Health should not depend on one’s wallet, nor dignity on one’s address.


4. ENDING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND FORCED MIGRATION

A decisive contribution to eradicating the terrible trade in human beings and forced migration driven by socioeconomic problems, which are common in Mexico.


Comprehensive Approach Against Trafficking and Forced Migration

Human trafficking and forced migration are not isolated phenomena: they are direct consequences of poverty, marginalization, structural violence, and the lack of real opportunities for millions of people. Mexico, due to its geographical location and deep social inequalities, has become a country particularly vulnerable to these scourges.


From our mission, we work with a comprehensive vision to help eradicate these realities, addressing not only their consequences but also their roots; offering concrete paths for prevention, protection, and reintegration.


Breaking the cycle of poverty

At the heart of the problem lies economic desperation. Those without access to decent employment, housing, health, or education often end up trapped in exploitation networks or are forced to leave their homes in search of survival.


That is why one of our fundamental objectives is to prevent trafficking and forced migration by strengthening local economic alternatives, providing access to training, and supporting paths toward self-sustainable lives. It is not just about rescue, but about preventing more people from falling into the hands of those who profit from human vulnerability.


Rebuilding the social fabric

Human trafficking destroys communities, breaks families, and sows fear. Our approach promotes the rebuilding of community ties, the fostering of trust, and collective awareness to recognize and reject all forms of exploitation.

We seek to create spaces where people can feel protected, accompanied, and recognized as part of a community that cares for and defends its most fragile members.


Healing the Invisible Wounds

Victims of trafficking and forced migration carry deep scars, often invisible. Humiliation, violence, abuse, isolation…


That is why we also direct our efforts toward creating safe spaces for emotional and psychological care, where pain can be acknowledged, listened to, and treated with dignity.


A silent emergency

These crimes are not always visible, but they happen every day. Girls, boys, women, and men are recruited, transported, sold, or deceived for purposes of exploitation. It is a silent crime, but an urgent one. And in the face of it, our response must also be swift, sensitive, and organized.

Timely care, informed reporting, and coordination with community networks can save lives.


Paths toward autonomy

Through training, skill-building, and access to basic work tools, it is possible to open new paths for those who have escaped these forms of modern slavery.

The mission we embrace also includes providing real tools so that these individuals can rebuild their future with autonomy and dignity.


Every human being deserves decent work, not a life marked by exploitation.



A fight for human dignity

Behind every rescue, every prevention effort, and every act of support lies a deeper truth: this is a spiritual fight for human dignity.

In contrast to those who see people as commodities, we affirm the opposite: every life has a sacred and inalienable value. Our mission is also to raise awareness, defend the defenseless, and bear witness that another world is possible when we act driven by love and justice.

Human trafficking is a deep wound in our society. But every conscious action, every word of encouragement, every act of support can be a seed of freedom. Our mission is underway. And with you, it can go even further.


5. SHELTER AND REHABILITATION

Shelter providing food, hygiene, safety, and physical and emotional rehabilitation that these people need to prepare them for social and labor reintegration.


On the streets, every night could be the last

Many people living on the streets face extreme conditions that demand an immediate response: malnutrition, untreated wounds, cold, violent attacks, addictions, illnesses, and above all, prolonged abandonment that puts their lives at risk.



Through our mission, we aspire to offer dignified shelter spaces where the urgency of the moment finds a response and the first step toward rebuilding a life can begin.



A Safe Place, Beyond Mere Shelter

The shelter is not just a roof: it is a pause, a protection, a relief. For many, it represents the first place where they can sleep peacefully again, protected from abuse, exploitation, or constant fear.


Our vision is to ensure that every welcoming space provides minimum conditions of safety and human dignity, with continuous supervision, trained staff, and a culture based on respect and mutual care.


Caring for the Body, Healing the Mind

Those who arrive at a shelter after living on the streets are often in a delicate physical state. Open wounds, untreated infections, neglected chronic conditions, substance use, and malnutrition are common situations.

Added to this are profound psychological damages, such as chronic stress, trauma from experienced violence, or cognitive deterioration caused by abandonment.


From this reality, our mission includes the possibility of providing basic medical care, personal hygiene, nutritious food, psychological support, and emotional rehabilitation, laying the foundations for comprehensive recovery.


Feeling Again

One of the deepest wounds of homelessness is the emotional one. Extreme loneliness, constant rejection, the feeling of worthlessness… all this gradually erases identity and hope.


The shelter, as we conceive it, is also a space of affection. A place where someone calls you by your name, asks how you are, cares if something hurts or if you are cold. Because without love, there is no true rehabilitation.


Rebuilding Community

The rehabilitation process also involves learning to live with others again, to trust, to share, to respect. That is why the shelter is designed not only as a temporary place, but as a community space where, day by day, the ability to relate in a healthy, respectful, and supportive way is cultivated.


Where isolation begins to give way to a new possibility of belonging.


Meaning, Faith, Transformation

In the darkest moments, many people lose all connection to the meaning of their lives. That is why a fundamental part of our vision is to offer, with respect, a spiritual dimension of accompaniment and healing. Whether through silence, prayer, listening, or the simple act of being present with compassion, the path opens toward a deeper transformation.

Recovering faith—in life, in oneself, in others—can be the true root of change.


From Rehabilitation to Reintegration

As the person regains physical, emotional, and spiritual stability, important questions arise: What now? How to become part of society again? How to start over?


In response, part of our mission is to ensure that the shelter also serves as a starting point toward autonomy, through guidance to training programs, workshops, connections to support networks, and dignified job opportunities.


Personal and Collective Sustainability

The ultimate goal of the process is not just for a person to have a roof, but to build a life where they do not depend on charity, but on their own abilities, with real access to stable and fair means of sustenance.

And that not only transforms the person who achieves it, but also the community that learns to see with new eyes and to actively participate in the solution.


The shelter is much more than a place to spend the night: it is an open door to a different life. And every life that rises again is a victory for all.


6. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

Implementation of humanitarian education programs, community linkage, and outreach, working in communities to help improve the well-being of people in great need, both those without homes and those with them.

Education is the most powerful tool for breaking cycles of poverty

Lack of education is not only a deep cause of poverty, exclusion, and hopelessness: it is also one of the main barriers that prevent people from escaping that condition. When someone is deprived of access to knowledge, they are also deprived of tools to defend themselves, to grow, to understand their own value and potential.


From this conviction, our mission includes educational programs, outreach, and community linkage initiatives, aimed at both people living on the streets and communities at risk or in extreme poverty.

Education for Dignity

The education we seek to promote is not solely academic: it is also education for life, for exercising rights, for health, for coexistence, and for rebuilding self-esteem.

We want to create spaces where individuals excluded from the school system for years can approach learning freely, respectfully, and confidently, without prejudice or judgment. From basic skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic, to training in values, human rights, personal care, communication, and citizenship.

Strengthening Community Ties

Social exclusion is not healed solely through assistance, but also through active presence in neighborhoods, districts, and public spaces, fostering supportive relationships and genuine bonds between people.

Our outreach and community linkage programs aim to serve as an entry point to new forms of social relationship, where ignorance and indifference are replaced by empathy, collaboration, and shared commitment.

Information That Transforms

Many people in vulnerable situations do not access basic aid simply because they are unaware of their rights, the procedures, the available services, or even their own possibility of asking for help.

That is why we also conceive outreach as an act of justice: bringing information closer in a clear, simple, accessible, and compassionate way, both in in-person spaces and digitally. Because knowledge is power. And in these cases, power can mean saving a life.

Healing Also Through Knowledge

Learning is, in itself, a healing experience. Those who have lived for years believing they are worthless, that they do not understand, that they cannot achieve anything, often discover in a simple workshop or conversation a new way of seeing themselves.

Our mission includes opening paths of knowledge that serve not only to acquire skills, but to rebuild identity and personal meaning, giving rise to the desire to live and improve.

Sharing, Not Imposing

We believe in an education based on listening and encounter, where what each person brings—their stories, experiences, and knowledge—is also valuable and has its place.

From this perspective, educational solidarity is not vertical or charitable, but horizontal and transformative, where everyone learns from everyone, and the educational process itself becomes a way of weaving community.

A Spirit That Illuminates

Teaching can also be a spiritual act. Every opportunity for learning can be a spark of light amid discouragement, an opening door, a hope reborn.

From this dimension, we also aspire for education to be a form of inner awakening, an experience that connects the person with their value, their dignity, and a broader vision of what they can become.


Path Toward Self-Sufficiency

Many of the educational and outreach contents we seek to implement are also oriented toward preparation for work life and personal financial management. From basic tools for handling money to useful skills for accessing formal or informal employment, every step counts.

Because true inclusion is not achieved merely by giving, but also by empowering each person to give the best of themselves.

Educating is not just transmitting information: it is opening possibilities. It is planting confidence. It is, ultimately, believing in the other.

Our mission deeply believes in the power of that planting. And you can be part of it.


7. EMERGENCY RESPONSE

Assistance to homeless people affected by their conditions of need and by natural or human-caused disasters throughout the region, regularly addressing requests to provide them with food, rescue, and emergency aid.


Comprehensive Assistance in Crises

The reality of homelessness is painful in itself, but it becomes even more fragile and dangerous when an emergency occurs. Natural disasters, fires, floods, cold waves, urban violence, or forced evictions can leave people who have already lost everything in an even more desperate situation.

Our mission includes the creation of immediate response networks designed to address these types of situations with the greatest speed and efficiency possible.


Addressing the urgent... when it is needed most

Every minute counts when a life is in danger. In moments of crisis, the priority is clear: protect, rescue, assist, feed, shelter, support. And do so with respect, dignity, and humanity.

We aim to develop an emergency response system for homeless people that can be activated upon any report or critical event, with clear action protocols and collaboration among volunteers, community networks, local authorities, and like-minded organizations.


Presence, Not Indifference

Often, those living on the streets are the last to receive help in an emergency. Invisible even in chaos, they are left without shelter, without aid, without a voice.


Our vision is to act as a supportive and human presence where indifference usually prevails, striving to be close to those who need it most, especially when everything around them collapses.


A Network of Extended Hands

To respond effectively, more than good intentions are needed: organization, preparation, community ties, and sustained solidarity are required. That is why part of our mission includes promoting the formation of local immediate support networks, with trained individuals ready to act in risk situations and with basic resources available for the critical first hours.


Aid with a Human Face

The response to an emergency is not limited to logistics. The true impact lies in how the aid is provided. A voice that comforts, a look that understands, a gesture that accompanies… all of that saves lives too.

That is why we seek for every relief action to be guided by principles of compassion, listening, and deep respect for the dignity of each person, regardless of their condition.


Healing the Soul Amid Chaos

In the darkest moments, many people need more than a blanket or a meal: they need to recover a sense of meaning, hope, and a spiritual connection that reminds them they are not alone.

That is why we also conceive this response as an opportunity to offer a spiritual presence that is open, respectful, and comforting, one that sustains the spirit and strengthens the soul amid pain.


Rebuilding Together

An emergency does not end when the immediate danger passes. A difficult time follows: grief, disorientation, reconstruction. That is why the response we envision is not only immediate but also a gateway to ongoing accompaniment, progressive reintegration, and the rebuilding of well-being, both individual and communal.

We aspire for every immediate action to also be a seed for the future.

When emergency strikes, the only thing stronger than the disaster is solidarity. And no one should face chaos alone.

Our mission is to be there. As close as possible. As soon as possible. With all our heart.


8. SOCIAL AND LABOR REINTEGRATION

Delivery of training courses in job skills, human relations, personal growth, motivation, as well as job placement services, and labor-related legal information and assistance.


Rebuilding Life Projects

True overcoming of homelessness does not end with having a roof or a plate of food, but with recovering economic autonomy and a sense of social belonging.

Starting over is not easy for anyone. Even less so for those who have lived in abandonment, extreme poverty, or prolonged exclusion. But every story can take a turn. And every person deserves the opportunity to reclaim their place in the world.

Social and labor reintegration does not begin with a job, but with a deeper transformation: recovering dignity, rebuilding self-esteem, learning to trust and relate to others, discovering that there is still something to contribute. Our mission works on that foundation: preparing and accompanying people so they can fully reinsert themselves into social and productive life, not as a burden, but as a living force for their community.


Well-Being as the Starting Point

To face the challenge of work and social coexistence, much more than technical skills is needed. Physical health, emotional balance, and inner stability are the true foundation of any reintegration process.

From this conviction, we seek to create spaces where people can recover, strengthen themselves, and grow. Spaces where the pain experienced is acknowledged, but also the potential that remains intact in each individual.



Training for a New Life

An essential part of this journey is practical training tailored to real market needs and each person's profile. The goal is not only to teach a trade, but to develop tools for autonomy, adaptability, and self-confidence.

Courses in job skills, workshops on communication, conflict resolution, human relations, motivation, and emotional management are part of a proposal aimed at preparing people to sustain their own process of change.


Building Bonds, Not Just Skills

Reintegration is not just about finding work. It is about relating again, coexisting, feeling part of something greater. That is why we promote experiences that help rebuild social ties and establish healthy relationships based on respect, affection, and reciprocity.

Human love—whether in the form of friendship, care, family, or community—is the invisible foundation that sustains all visible achievements. And it is also an essential part of this mission.


A Network That Accompanies

The path toward reintegration can be full of obstacles. That is why we also envision a network of legal, psychological, and social guidance and support, offering ongoing accompaniment rather than just isolated moments of help.

From job counseling and legal advice to personalized follow-up, the idea is to not let go of the hand when the real challenges begin.


Meaningful Employment

More than just securing a job, we aspire to facilitate access to dignified and sustainable work, where the person feels useful, valued, and capable of supporting themselves—and, over time, even helping others.

To this end, we plan a solidarity job bank and alliances with committed employers who understand not only the value of well-done work, but also the transformative power of inclusion.


An Opportunity for All

We know that labor inclusion is not a favor—it is a right. And it is also a collective investment in a more just future. Every person who successfully reintegrates breaks a cycle of poverty, reduces the social burden, and contributes to the development of their environment.

That is why this part of our mission has profound economic and community significance: restoring capacities, opening paths, and generating concrete opportunities for self-sufficiency.

Reintegrating is not just assisting. It is believing in the other. It is creating conditions so that each person can recover their story, their dignity, and their place in the world.

That is what drives this mission. And it is also what can move hearts to join.


9. COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Receipt of donations of all kinds of useful items for distribution to the most needy people, donating them directly and through a low-price bazaar to help sustain this comprehensive social assistance program.


No one should have to rummage through garbage to survive


In a world where so many have excess and so many others lack even the most basic things, balance does not seem distant… it simply seems unorganized.

Our mission includes the creation of a Collection and Distribution Center, as a point of connection between two realities: those who can give and those who need to receive—not out of pity, but out of empathy, awareness, and human justice.


Giving with purpose, receiving with dignity

It is not just about collecting things: it is about restoring people. Every piece of clothing, every piece of furniture, every tool, every unused item that someone donates is part of an investment in a life that can still flourish. Because what no longer has value for some can mean the difference between misery and a real opportunity for others.


Our center seeks to channel these donations in a clean, organized, direct, and humane way, without disorganized intermediaries, without the degrading process of scavenging from garbage what someone else discarded without looking back.


The absurdity of the avoidable

Today, many useful objects end up in the trash: clothing, utensils, furniture, toys, kitchen items, tools… Often, all in good condition. At the same time, homeless people or those in extreme situations rummage through those wastes, exposing themselves to dangers, diseases, and constant humiliation, to rescue something that allows them to survive.


This raw but everyday reality is an absurdity that can indeed be avoided.

Recycling should not happen in landfills. It should begin in the heart: when a person sincerely asks, “Who might need this that I no longer use?” and finds in our center a concrete and efficient answer.



A Bridge of Solidarity, Not a Wall of Indifference

The collection center functions as a space for human encounter, where those who donate not only part with objects, but also build a future for others.


At the same time, those who receive do so in a caring environment, where access to necessities is neither humiliating nor improvised, but part of a support network that recognizes their value and propels them forward.

It is not about giving just for the sake of giving, but about planting in fertile ground. Because those who receive today can—and many will—become those who help tomorrow.



Investing in human beings is investing in everyone

Our vision is clear: we do not help a person out of charity, but because we believe in their capacity to rebuild themselves, grow, and give back what they have received. No one is a lost cause. Everyone has something to give when they have received what is necessary to start over.


This center is not a warehouse for leftovers: it is a point of investment in the soul and life of people who can still contribute much to society.

True help does not humiliate, is not improvised, is not given randomly. It is organized. It is distributed. It is offered with respect. And it transforms.


A garment is not just a garment. A chair is not just a chair. They are possibilities to live with dignity again.

That is what we want to build together.


Our goal is around USD$11,000 (MXN$200,000).

Of the areas that make up this project, the shelter is the most fundamental and priority, because it also supports and involves, directly and indirectly, and to a certain extent, some of the others.

For this reason, the funds we initially raise in this campaign will be used to set up a shelter as soon as possible, and the rest will be used to address urgent health emergencies, which are very common when living on the streets.

This involves investing in premises, beds, food, household appliances (refrigerator, stove, and other essentials), clothing, medicine, transportation, water and electricity services, and employee salaries.

The funds will be managed directly by me, with full responsibility and respect for the dignity of those receiving support.

Part of these resources will be used to establish a civil association that will be entirely dedicated to this project.


Transparency and updates

I am committed to:

  • Posting regular updates on this page
  • Sharing progress, challenges, and general use of funds
  • Maintaining open communication with supporters

I am also building a website to document this mission and its evolution:
(Currently in Spanish and soon also in English.)

Thank you for your support

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Thank you for your time, compassion, and trust.

Organizer

Roberto Patron
Organizer
Centro, Guadalajara, JAL

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