The Marsh Children's Home has over 25 Years experience, caring for abused and abandoned children - providing them with food, shelter, education — and Love! The Marsh Home not only sets the example for excellence in child care, we raise the bar!
Our Story, in fact, begins with Love. Hogar Infantil Marsh opened it's doors in 1990, but the Marsh Home's story begins long before that. Jovita Godiñez and Eduardo "Lalo" Castañon — both orphans themselves — were raised in a Latin American Orphanage run by Lawrence and Alice Marsh. It was here where Jovita and Eduardo fell in Love.
After graduation, Jovita and "Lalo" got married and started a family. They raised 4 children of their own. After their children graduated from High School, they decided to dedicate their lives to caring for some of the most vulnerable children in Mexico. In memory of Lawrence and Alice Marsh, they named their new home the Marsh Children's Home.
Over the years, "Mamá Jovita" and the Marsh Children's Home have received numerous awards and recognition from the Mayor's Office of Acapulco, the Government of Guerrero, Fundación Simi and many more. In 2013, Jovita Godiñez was nominated for "CNN's Heroes". In 2015, Jovita was presented with the 13th Annual Award for Altruism at a ceremony in Mexico City.
Be sure to check out our "Events Gallery" - which contains over 175 photos, spanning nearly 25 years at the Marsh Children's Home. Take a look at the Marsh Children's Home Video on YouTube. "Flip through" the Marsh Family Scrapbook. Download and share it on your favorite Social Media websites. And, if you've been to the Marsh Home before, please Share Your Photos with us. We'd Love to add them to our website.
Join Us today by helping us to continue to provide support to this incredible and worthwhile institution. Our hope is that, with your help, we can help keep the Marsh Children's Home "open for business" for another 25 Years!
Remember, Love is Contagious! |