Dear GlobalGiving community,
Thank you for caring about the girls and adolescents at Hogares Teresa Toda. Your support reaches children ages six to seventeen who have faced instability, neglect, or trauma, and it transforms that hardship into daily experiences of safety, dignity, and possibility. We operate as a traumainformed, CARFaccredited group home—an assurance that our care is guided by rigorous standards and evidencebased practice—so each girl receives consistent therapeutic, educational, and social support in a setting that truly feels like home.
This quarter brought tender moments of reconnection and growth. One resident celebrated her quinceañero with her biological mother present, a milestone that symbolized healing in the family bond and reminded everyone that joy can be part of the recovery journey. We also continued hosting structured, onsite family visits, creating time and space for conversation, rebuilding trust, and gently strengthening ties that will matter far beyond our walls.
School engagement remained strong. Several girls played on their school basketball and volleyball teams, experiences that build teamwork, discipline, and a sense of belonging. Two residents participated in graduation ceremonies, marking important steps forward in their academic paths, while four earned Honor Roll recognition for consistent effort and achievement. The addition of a recreational leader helped us organize activities that encourage positive peer interaction, emotional expression, and healthy routines—small daily rhythms that add up to stability.
We also supported meaningful transitions. Three girls reunified successfully with their families of origin after careful therapeutic preparation, and nine moved to smaller foster homes where they can receive more personalized care. Each transition is planned with a focus on safety, readiness, and continuity of support, helping the girls step into environments that fit their needs and strengths.
Academic supports were strengthened in targeted ways. Three residents were newly enrolled in the Special Education Program, twelve received special education services this fiscal year, and three completed psychometric and psychoeducational evaluations so we could refine individualized learning plans. These efforts help remove barriers to learning, build confidence, and ensure that every girl’s progress is visible and celebrated.
Therapeutic care continued through a community partnership that provided occupational therapy and speechlanguage services to seven residents. Clinically, we are encouraged to share that eightyeight percent of the girls demonstrated emotional stability—an indicator of steady progress and the effectiveness of our traumainformed approach.
Our nursing team maintained strong protocols: securing caregiver authorizations for overthecounter medications, orienting staff to potential side effects, and reinforcing prevention practices for contagious illnesses. Every resident received pediatric followups twice this year; two girls underwent successful surgeries with full recovery; and specialist care was coordinated as needed across orthopedics, neurology, physiatry, urology, cardiology, endocrinology, and ENT.
Operationally, external audits by the Department of the Family recorded no deficiencies in our clinical documentation—an affirmation of our commitment to quality and compliance. We also advanced our internal digitalization work, organizing protocols and documents in TEAMS to streamline coordination among our interdisciplinary staff.
Looking ahead, we are prioritizing improvements to the physical environment the girls call home. We plan to refresh and paint our facilities, brightening common areas and bedrooms so the space itself communicates care, worth, and welcome. A wellmaintained, thoughtfully designed environment nurtures a sense of belonging, raises selfesteem, and encourages the girls to take pride in their surroundings. It is a practical step with deep emotional impact, and we are excited to bring color, light, and warmth into the everyday setting where healing happens.
In tandem, we are developing an updated study space with a STEAM focus, an interactive room designed to spark curiosity and support active learning. The concept includes integrating an electronic whiteboard, flexible ergonomic furniture for individual and collaborative work, bulletin and creative walls, and a cozy reading lounge. This environment is intended to strengthen cognitive skills, deepen focus, and expand the girls’ vision of future academic and professional opportunities, all while reinforcing emotional stability and a sense of belonging in schoolwork.
Why should a donor care about this project? Because every contribution is a direct investment in repairing what trauma has fractured and in building the daily conditions that let children thrive. Your support makes possible the therapeutic sessions that calm anxiety, the tutoring and special education services that unlock learning, the family visits that restore trust, the pediatric care that protects health, and the fresh paint and modern study spaces that turn a building into a home and a classroom into a launching pad. This is how we solve the problem: by combining consistent, evidencebased care with a loving environment and targeted educational support—day after day, moment by momentuntil hope and belonging feel natural again.
Thank you for standing with the girls of Hogares Teresa Toda. Your generosity is reshaping the trajectory of young lives, welcoming them into safety, and opening doors to a future where their strengths define their stories.
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