Maya Jade: Planting Seeds of Hope  
  The Children Living There  

Byron

Byron is a 13 year old boy who was physically abused by his uncle and sought refuge on the streets. Byron has a natural talent for playing sports and is very athletic.
Byron
Alicia - Selena

Alicia and Selena

Alicia is 17 and Selena is 9 years old.  Both Alicia and Selena were physically abused by their mother.

Luis

Luis is 11 years old. His mother abandoned him after 1yr of birth. He was severely abused both physically and sexually by his boy cousins so he ran away to the police.
Luis
Geraldo

Geraldo

Geraldo is 16 years old.  His grandfather could no longer look after him as he was running away and living on the streets.

Wendy

Wendy is 8 years old.  She was sexually abused by her mother’s boyfriend.
Wendy
Dani

Dani

When he was young his father left their family and his mother died when he was 8yrs old.

He went to live with an uncle who was physically and verbally abusive. Danny asks a lot of questions about life. He is very curious and has a desire to go to college.

From left to right

Carlos (7 yrs), Orlando (9 yrs), Rosita (11 yrs), Manuel (15 years).

These siblings parents could not send them to school or provide for their needs.
Carlos - Orlando - Rosita - Manuel
Brenda

Brenda

Brenda is 12 years old.  Her siblings were physically abusive towards her at home.  She likes to tease others and dance. She is also very smart.

From left to right

Monica (11 yrs), Maria (7 yrs), Aura (5 yrs), Juan (12 yrs)

These siblings were abandoned by their mother who was a widow. She left them at home for a week and Juan went to the police.
Monica - Maria - Aura - Juan
Ana - Diego - Abraham

From left to right:

Ana (5 yrs), Diego (4 yrs), Abraham (2 yrs)

These siblings were severely neglected by their parents.

From left to right

Ingrid (4 yrs), Alma (3 yrs), Rosemery (7 yrs)

These siblings’ father is in jail and their mother is unable to take care of them.
Ingrid - Alma - Rosemery
Moises - Azucena - Antonio - Sandra

From left to right

Moises (9 yrs), Azucena (4 yrs), Antonio (15 yrs), Sandra (12 yrs)

We have no background information on these children.