Some even had to work to help provide food for their families.
So, we celebrated Christmas for them, we provided school supplies, uniforms, food, and free healthcare.
Today, we have a free clinic for the communities’ less fortunate and we keep encouraging education for these kids and their families.
Assisting Nicaraguan Society – The Children’s Fund is helping Nicaraguan Children in need so that they can grow beyond their current limitations and be freed from the poverty that has trapped their families for generations.
We want to help all the 3,300 kids in this community.
But we still need your help to achieve it.
We’re reaching the end of 2021 and already have a clinic to provide free healthcare to, and a children’s lunch area where they will also be given education this upcoming year.
As intimidating as Nicaragua sounds, it’s one of the safest countries in Central America – A Travellers’ Paradise.
The locals are welcoming, there are epic volcanoes to climb, beaches to laze on, the second largest rainforest in the Americas to explore, history abounds, and its city, Granada was founded in 1524 (the oldest colonial city in the American Continent).
However, the poverty levels in some rural areas are extremely high – many families live below the poverty line with less than $2 a day.
This lack of opportunity makes it hard for children to develop their potential to break the cycle of poverty.
In comparison: a premium Netflix subscription is $17.99
In comparison: the average price of 2 go-out meals is $26
In comparison: the average price of a pair of shoes is $75
To us, this is not something we read about on the news. We are right here, every day, doing what needs to be done. This is the reality we see every day as soon as we step out of the door – And we want to help as many kids and families as we can.
Hunger, disease, and lack of opportunities do not look at ages, and what affects one usually affects everyone.
That’s why we work with the whole family as a single entity. But, our focus will never change:
Kids and single mothers that finish school despite working every day to put food on their tables deserve our attention to help them become professionals and role models for their peers.
We replace the cheap junk-food diet of low-income school kids with proper and balanced meals. And also provide free medical visits to those who need it the most – Healthy body and healthy mind.
While public schools in Nicaragua are free, school supplies, books, meals, and uniforms aren’t. We want to reduce school abandonment rate and encourage these kids to continue studying.
We work at a community level and directly with children in these impoverished communities—That’s why we can pinpoint who needs a pair of glasses, which medicines they take, and what school supplies they are missing.
Due to financial limitations, we were not able to help every child get in school this year, but we plan on doing it from now on.
Since it was built, 40 years ago, Piedra Menuda's school didn't have access to potable water or even functional bathroom doors.
High carbs-low protein meals are considered the "meal of the poor". We provide these children with full nutritious meals.
Katering Hernandez makes piñatas to earn money for college. She is one of the 26 college students who ANS-TCF provided support to.
Yes. We are now a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the law and our US Tax ID Number is 86-3466862.
Of course! You can:
We are registered in Rockledge, Florida.
But our offices are in Veracruz, Nicaragua, in the same community that we serve.
© Assisting Nicaraguan Society - The Children's Fund 501(c)(3) 2025
We are a registered NGO that helps donate to children in need in poor Nicaraguan communities. Donations are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by the law.
Our US Tax ID Number is 86-3466862.