Eight members of the Catholic Center went to Quito, Ecuador over spring break to work with the Laura Vicuna Foundation, which was established by the Salesian Sisters to help young girls living on the streets.
The foundation (consisting of three houses in the Quito area) provides a home for these girls and education while working to either reunite them with their families or give them the skills needed to provide for themselves once they turn 18.
While in Quito the group worked and playedwith the girls, worked in a fruit and vegetable garden at one of the houses, met with the foundation staff and visited some sites in the Quito area.
The hope is that this will become an annual mission opportunity for members of the Catholic Center and also that during the rest of the year the center community will work to raise funds to support the work of the Laura Vicuna Foundation.

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