Serve4Change founder Jeff Harvey has had the privilege of collaborating with Rogelio and Amanda on numerous projects over the past dozen years. Their work includes providing medical aid to victims of violence and injustice, completing structural improvements for local homes, refuges, and churches, transporting clothing, appliances, and household items, and supporting orphaned and abandoned children within their care and around the community.

The current initiative in Mexico focuses on launching and sustaining a feeding program, which will be hosted by the Velázquez’ church in Nava. This program will provide breakfast and after-school meals to approximately 20 children daily. While this will serve a fraction of the children in the immediate area, it’s a vital first step in meeting the needs of many.

In addition to meals, the after-school program will offer help with homework, a craft activity, and an encouraging devotional. Several church members have already committed their time to ensure this program runs every school day.

For now, the program will operate with simple tables and a sheet metal roof on the church grounds. Meals will be prepared in homes and brought to the church. The long-term goal is to build a small kitchen and an enclosed dining area on the church property, enabling onsite food preparation, protection from the weather, and expanding the service to more children in need.