Lucas* was busy in the kitchen making passion fruit juice, when suddenly one of his tias, Pilar, entered and poured herself a glass of water. Usually self-conscious when people watch him prepare food or snacks, his hands began to tremble, and he started absentmindedly adding water to the juice.

Christmas came early for little Gabriela* as she was able to meet her forever family! With a bow almost as big as her tiny head and a stunning red dress, Gabriela ran as fast as she could to meet the loving arms of her dad, mom, and sister…

"I didn't go to school today," shouted Luis*, as I entered the house.

"Oh really? Why?" I asked, very interested.

"Well… I have things to do, you know," he responded.

Veronica gets misty-eyed as she speaks of Lucas’s* graduation and the moment he was given the honor of being first escort, signifying his high academic ranking among his classmates.

Her dark hair framed a face marked with evidence of physical mistreatment. Baby Nelly* was just two months old when she was welcomed into the loving arms of the tias at FHC-Quito.

If you have ever been around a five-year-old, you know how much they love to ask questions. Michael*, who has been at For His Children since he was an infant, is as curious and inquisitive as they come.

From the first day of culinary class, Maria* compulsively tried to put every food item in her mouth. She is severely visually impaired and Veronica, her Occupational Caregiver, had to continually remind her to stop tasting everything.