Staff

I am a child of the south, born and raised. I was born in the mountains of Virginia, and grew up mostly in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

As a sophomore in high school, I had the opportunity to travel to Mala, Peru. We were working with the poorest of the poor there.

The kids of Mala taught me something I will never forgot: Joy comes from the heart and satisfaction comes from giving our life away to others.

I also discovered that I love knowing and learning from people who are different then me!

I returned back to my life in a comfortable, suburban neighborhood and knew there had to be a way I could experience these things at home! I wanted to shift my life and my goals to find that joy and satisfaction I knew was possible.

I started volunteering in an undeserved community I never knew existed before. It was tucked away on a street I never had to drive through. The more I began to seek out ways I could share what I had with those in need, the more God opened up doors for me. 

It was through volunteering at an after school program in an immigrant community at age 16 that I meet Ian, who is now my husband and father to my two beautiful kids. 

In 2009 God lead us back to the community in which our love was born. 

Our desire was to meet with Christ and to know him through our neighbors (Matthew 25:32-41).

So we open our home and began to know our neighbors.  We began to share what we had.

The kids we work with make my life rich. They bring me joy.

To know and love them is the most satisfying type of work I can imagine. 

Ian North

Development Director

Co-Founder

Wanda Islas

Program Director 

Former Student

Katie Gardunio

Assistant Program Director

 Former Student

Joselyn Suazo

Program Mentor

Former Student

Yoselin Gomez

Program Mentor

Former Student