Casas por Cristo

Casas por Cristo exists to open the door for local pastors and churches to share the love of Jesus Christ by serving. Our mission is to build and serve.

In Latin America, approximately 29 million people live on less than $1.90 a day. Families struggle to pay for even the most basic necessities such as food and water, which leaves little left over for adequate housing. They will utilize scrap materials such as cardboard, pallets, blankets, sheet metal, and tin for makeshift shelter. In just one week, volunteers build a secure home complete with a concrete foundation, electricity, doors, and windows. A shack built out of scraps will be replaced by a home of dignity, safety, and comfort.

Goal One: We have 11 other countries across Latin America that we plan to expand to in the future. We have seen great success in our program, so we hope to expand our reach into other impoverished communities.

Goal Two: We currently average around 300 homes per year. We hope to reach an average of 400 homes a year in the next several years to continue serving impoverished families across Latin America.

Goal Three: One of our main priorities right now is to invest in the future expansion of our organization's infrastructure - housing for volunteers, warehouse and office space, etc.

In the last 12-18 months, we have changed our leadership structure to hand off day-to-day operations to managers in each field department. Historically, we have had directors who have maintained these responsibilities. In order to raise up future leaders and to accommodate our organization's growth, this change has been pivotal for our future expansion. We also have provided some of our managers with a leadership coach in order to provide them with the support they need.

Internally, we have switched day-to-day leadership over to managers. Our leadership structure has changed drastically in the last 12-18 months where we have regional directors who oversee managers, and those managers oversee other staff who carry out the day-to-day operations of our organization. Externally, we have majorly adapted our operations in our Nicaragua location in the last 12-18 months. Our organization's model is to utilize volunteers coming from the US and Canada to build homes for impoverished families in Latin America. However, because of safety concerns with political instability in Nicaragua, we have changed our model due to external circumstances. In Nicaragua, we hire local labor and utilize our local pastors in the community in order to build homes for families. We will continue to do so until we can resume normal operations in this location.