Ecuador - Second Chances Day Center

Students: 117
Where HOPE is given: Academic support centers
Began partnering with E=H: 2020

In 2020, as the new director of Casa Gabriel, Jorge Estevez began working on partnerships with local churches and in his first year as director, launched a new vision called Second Chances and opened the first two Second Chances Holistic Day Centers. These centers serve a much wider demographic than Casa Gabriel, ministering to both boys and girls from ages 6-17 and providing the same basic services (emotional, intellectual, missional, physical, social and spiritual) that are offered at Casa Gabriel. The centers have a preventative approach, addressing pre-crisis situations, whereas Casa Gabriel addresses situations that are post-crisis.

Education Equals Hope supports each day center financially, including space rental, adult mentor salaries, internet, and other related educational costs. Students can come study before or after school in a safe place. Second Chances hopes to be able to open two new Holistic Day Centers each year in Ecuador. They would also love to be able to provide some type of food for the children of the centers.