Breaking the circle of poverty

The FSCO’s main priority has always been to provide food to those in need, but in the last few years, we have also expanded our services. By adding these additional services, our goal is to work to break the cycle of poverty that brings people to need our service in the first place.

• Support education and literacy by tutoring students with difficulties so they will stay in school and identifying and helping talented students excel and reach their fullest potential.

• Offer seed funding to help our families launch small businesses to be financially independent.

• Organize childcare and development through educational camps, extracurricular classes, and adult development opportunities for advancing employment and other life skills.

• Facilitate community fundraising for important causes like the local school

• Seek solutions for community problems like access to local transportation to critical health appointments and other essential appointments, as many families in Ojochal lack transportation.

Our fundraising is done through community outreach, participating in local events, as well as through our two Ojochal thrift stores: La Manita and La Boutique. At our La Manita store, all items are 500 colones, and in La Boutique, items are individually priced starting at 1.000 colones.

La Manita and La Boutique are open from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Tuesday and 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Thursday.