The Family of Mankind

We end this month with final photos of Uilma Ponce and family's furnished home and a finishing touch to Edwin Acosta's house (a courtyard...

After what seems like a very quick 3 weeks, we are now in the homestretch on finalizing the homes for this year. All of the houses have...

As we move into building Uilma Ponce's home, we would like to take a moment and introduce you to Eduardo and Teresa; the backbone of the...

Click on photo to review entire update because we have LOTS to talk about today. Construction on Emerita's house and bano is complete! ...

Emerita's house is well on it's way to finalization with a finish date of Monday, May 30th. She will be able to transition from a...

We are happy to report that because of the hard work of local volunteers, all panels are complete and painted with The Family of Mankind...

Meeting the families, deciding on spedifications per house and buying supplies progressed as expected....with a surprise birthday party...

Day 1 was spent meeting the families, listening to their preferences and requests and reviewing specifications. Depending on the size...

After being delayed by the pandemic, we are happy to report that we are in Peru and beginning construction on houses for the three...

February 2020 would have been my fifteenth year building safe, healthy and comfortable homes for the most needy in a city of 60,000...

I am a 79 year old white American male. I was born in 1941 into a family that was still struggling to recover from the Great Depression....

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an immediate need to help provide food to our fellow citizens who have lost jobs and are...