Casa Vida Nueva para Niños
(New Life Home for Children)

OVERVIEW: Casa Vida Nueva Para Niños, A.C. (CVN) is a “Home for Children” located in a very rural, rustic area about 20 miles southwest of the boarder in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico. It was envisioned in 2007 and opened in August 2012 with major financial support from New Life Church of God in Tucson, AZ.  
CVN’s PURPOSE: To provide a safe place to call home for boys and girls (ages 2 – 18) who many have been abused and then abandoned by their parents. Left alone, they would have added to the sad statistics of abandoned youth in Sonora, Mexico. Currently they have 42 children with 10 adults.
CVN’s GOAL: To become a home for up to 100 children that is a national model; decrease abandonment and abuse of children; support abandoned children in a comprehensive recovery process of physical, emotional, and spiritual growth; instill in them a character of high integrity which will help them develop into adults that are free of abuse and violence; and provide them with tools to integrate into society as healthy adults. When you visit the Home for Children, you will witness the happiest, most polite group of children that you will ever meet. All are grateful for the place they now call home.  
​THEIR NEED IS GREAT: CVN is located far away from any city-supplied electrical, water or utility services. GOOD NEWS: As of February 2016, most of their electricity is now provided by a solar system donated by members of local Green Valley community. GOOD NEWS: In November, 2016, donations helped erect an antenna that enables CVN to establish a house phone and web services so important to school age children. Water had been trucked in and stored in water tanks. Sometimes, the water pressure was not enough to flush the toilets. However, GOOD NEWS: In June 2017 a Green Valley resident donated the cost for a 250 foot water well, and water is now flowing into the home. Food, medical, living expenses, and school supplies are mostly supplied thru donations. Their immediate financial need is to finish the upstairs “common area” so the children will have a place to go and relax, watch TV and study - think college dorm room/common area. They also need furniture, couches, chest of drawers (for bedrooms). Their secondary needs are: plastic dishware sets; microwave; LED light bulbs. ​​​
RISE Scholastic Achievements, Inc. (Provides educational financial support for Casa Vida Nueva Para Niños, A.C.)
What is RISE? RISE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation created to provide a sustainable source of revenue support to eligible 
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Edgar thanking Marilyn Jameson during the March 19, 2016 visit.
tudents at Casa Vida Nueva Para Niños, A.C. who have been accepted for upper secondary education including high school, colleges, universities, trade schools, professional/technical studies and/or work/study programs.  The financial support includes, but is not limited to, funds towards tuition, books, supplies and living stipends, and starts upon confirmed acceptance by the upper educational organization or program and continues through completion. Each participating student's progress is monitored regularly to ensure that they are moving toward graduation or completion of the enrolled program.  RISE board members do not draw a salary, and their time and travel expenses are not compensated. 100% of all donations go directly to supporting the children’s educational goals.

RISE web site: To learn more about RISE and the support provided to the children, go to the RISE web site: www.risesa.org.

​HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Contact Reed Olson, VPC Mission Committee Representative, (olsonr1@cox.net or 520-576-8597) to learn how you can become involved, set up a visit, and donate to their projects.

​Click on How You Can Donate to learn how.
Km 18, Camino Al Saric, La Escondida,
Casa Vida Nueva;                  
Nogales, Sonora, Mexico 
(631) 112-4663 or (631) 106-3945
Elias and Myrna Herrera, Directors