Our Homes: NPH Mexico

Mexico Facts

Area:
758,449 square miles – almost three times the size of Texas

Population:
130,739,927 (2024 est.)

Languages:
Spanish, various indigenous languages

Issues:
Lack of clean water, deforestation; hurricanes, volcanoes and earthquakes; illicit drug production and trafficking resulting in a high level of violence

NPH Mexico at a Glance

Opened:
August 2, 1954

Location:
Casa San Salvador is in Miacatlán, 77 miles south of Mexico City

NPH Operates:
Family-style homes, school (grades K – 9), technical high school, medical clinic, farm, and greenhouses

Community Programs include an academic scholarship program, health services and support for low-income families, and NPH OneFamily which provides services to families in need

2024 Impact

445 children and adults supported

211 local people employed

123 K – University graduates

Did You Know?

Rafael Bermudez, NPH Mexico’s National Director, is an Hermano Mayor (“Older Brother”), who was raised at the home.
Casa San Salvador has served as NPH Mexico’s main facility since 1970. Once a sugar plantation, the 130-acre site features primary and
secondary schools, a clinic, three greenhouses and a farm.
Livestock, fish, fruit and vegetables are raised on the farm and 59% of all food consumed at the main home is produced on site.
The pequeños attending NPH’s Bachillerato Tecnológico (technical high school) in Cuernavaca live at nearby Casa Buen Señor, where the NPH Mexico and NPH International offices are located.
Youths attending universities in Monterrey live at Casa San Luis. In Mexico City, students live in group houses.
Ciudad de los Niños (“City of the Children”) was founded by John and Cindy Shinsky and is located on 17 acres of land in Matamoros across the border from Brownsville, Texas. The children attend local schools and some of their caretakers are pequeños in their year of service. A “Life Coach” works in collaboration with the staff psychologist to help the children identify and develop the key skills, knowledge, and tools they need to be successful in school, in their transition to high school, and to post-secondary training, college, and adult life.
In 2024, community programs offered parenting workshops, home visits to families, and invitations to recreational activities. High school students delivered food to the families of hospitalized patients, and worked in the local market, collaborating on projects with community members.

More Information:

• VIDEO: NPH Mexico – A Glimpse at Family Life
• Holiday Celebrations at NPH Mexico
• Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Home Map (PDF)
• Visitor’s Guide (PDF)

How to Help:

• Sponsor a child
• Donate now
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