Imagine being seven years old and living in a very dangerous part of Guatemala City where your mother works as a prostitute because it’s the only way she can make money. You don’t really understand what your mother does, but you know she seems ashamed and sad. This was Lourdes’ scary and lonely life on the streets, and it didn’t seem possible that things could change. Then, her mother heard about Los Romeritos and took her to the safe haven close to where she worked. Lourdes loved the caring, secure environment. She laughed and felt like a child for the first time in her life. Her mother started to change also. Her confidence grew as Jaime and the other workers treated her with respect. Lourdes’ mother was encouraged to join in the making of piñatas, a program offered at Los Romeritos. Both she and Lourdes became very skilled, which eventually led to them starting a home business in a safer part of the city.
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