by mfh_com | Nov 12, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, HOME
HELP US HELP THEM MOVE BEYOND TRAUMA Trauma – such as physical and emotional abuse or neglect, parental mental illness, or substance abuse, having a parent incarcerated, etc. – causes changes in the brain and the hormonal system. Trauma traps an individual in a...
by mfh_com | Sep 16, 2024 | ENGLISH, GOOD STORIES, HOME
COUNSELING TEAM – USING OUR TIME AND TALENTS TO BLESS OTHERS La Casa de mi Padre serves children from very difficult backgrounds. This implies that every child who is placed with us brings with them traumatic pasts that have changed their way of thinking about...
by mfh_com | Sep 9, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, HOME
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EL SALVADOR! Independence Day is always a day to celebrate cultural identity as well as the history of how independence was gained. Many of the Central American countries share the same Independence Day. On 15 September 1821, the five countries...
by mfh_com | Aug 26, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILY, GOOD STORIES, HOME
EARLY CHILDHOOD STIMULATION Very young children are especially vulnerable to traumatic experiences. They are yet learning how to respond to their environment, and trauma interferes with healthy development. Trauma causes their brains to stay in an alert mode that...
by mfh_com | Jul 16, 2024 | ENGLISH, HOME, TRANSITION HOME
SEASONS OF CHANGE Seasons of change can be both exciting and stretching, and that is exactly where we find ourselves right now in La Casa. We have some of our adolescents turning 18 years old now, which means they no longer fall under protective care by the state....
by mfh_com | Jun 25, 2024 | CHILDREN, ENGLISH, FAMILIES, GOOD STORIES, HOME, La Finca
HARD WORK AND HEARTFELT CONNECTIONS As our team season continues, we partnered with a youth team from Faithbridge Church out of Houston, TX for two weeks. We cherish the relationship we have built with this church over the years and the way they come with hearts wide...
