All children deserve supportive communities to encourage resilience, curiosity, and confidence. In La Granja, Chile, Domingo Savio is that community.
Children in La Granja struggle with poverty in many forms. Domingo Savio is changing that.
Our Impact
Formational Workshops
Recreational Opportunities
Engaging World Cultures
Facing many serious problems such as poverty, neglect, child abuse, and familial distress, Mi Club and its small but dedicated staff have flourished over the past two decades and provided children and families with learning opportunities, creative outlets, recreation, and workshops designed to increase their life skills in important areas. The workshops include: Educational support, carpentry, dance and theatre, sports, cooking, handcrafts and arts, camping and outdoor Leadership, and parenting classes and parent support group.
Through these workshops, students attending Mi Club have shown a marked improvement in grades, attendance and overall life achievement. Parents have demonstrated better coping skills and more successful parenting as a result of the family workshops as well. The work of Domingo Savio, the Tías, and international volunteers have been crucial uplifting the community of La Granja and enabling youth to live fulfilling lives.
Your Impact
With your support, Domingo Savio ensures that La Granja’s youth achieve their maximum potential!
Santiago’s Children: What I Learned About Life at an Orphanage in Chile is a poignant memoir written by the first volunteer at Domingo Savio, Steve Reifenberg. After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, Steve lived and worked with children in the hogar from 1982-1984, which turned out to be among the most politically important and tumultuous years in Chile’s recent history. Because of Steve’s deep immersion into Chilean society, Santiago’s Children simultaneously depicts the struggles of ordinary children placed in incredibly challenging circumstances and offers a one-of-a-kind look at the cultural, social, economic, and political problems faced by Chileans during Pinochet’s brutal military dictatorship.
100% of the proceeds from the book go to support Domingo Savio. Learn more about the history and impact of this organization through Santiago’s Children here. Steve, the founding board member of the Domingo Savio Institute, is also featured as a volunteer testimonial.
