Healthy Families Bunk Bed Project

Healthy Family Bunkbed Ministry

Since 2014, Breaking Cycles has run the Healthy Family Bunkbed Project, where over 1500 children have received their very own bed. Providing adequate spaces to sleep is a big need in this community where poverty often forces parents, teens, and children to all share one bed. This increases the likelihood of sexual abuse and incest. In Sumpango, this issue has become so alarmingly that we created this program to give children their own beds and educate families on this issue.

We have created this program to not only provide beds, but also to teach families how to have safe and healthy living environments and family relations. We do not believe in handouts at Breaking Cycles, so the families must work to receive their beds. Their work is taking part in a four sessions focused on health- physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. Through this program, families receive teachings on nutrition, alcoholism, sexual abuse, and the overwhelming love of God. By requiring families to attend all four sessions, they become invested in the bunkbeds and they feel ownership over the beds they receive.

We have a waiting list of over 550 children. If you would like to be a part of the efforts and provide a bed for children in need, please email us at trabajosocial.rompiendoc@gmail.com