A common practice Back2Back supports is making positive deposits into a child’s belief system. Children and teens from hard places often have belief systems that reflect abuse, neglect, and harsh words from their history. In providing holistic care, dedicated caregivers see the hurt a child or teen has experienced and work to help repair the… Read more
The normally bright room has the curtains drawn, an overhead projector is running. Each teen sits in front of their own laptop, as they navigate learning a new computer program called Microsoft Word. In late January, Lucson Jeannot, Back2Back staff, kicked off a computer programming class for the Hope Education Program students. He saw early… Read more
“It is more blessed to give than receive” was a recent launch pad for two Hope Education Program students and the knowledge they’ve gained through school. Two young men studying Sports Science put their skills to the test, leading a lesson on the importance of flexibility in children and teens for a local children’s home…. Read more
For many students in the developed world, education can feel like an obligation. It is a means to get a job, to live on your own, to seek and gain success. For those in still developing countries, education is often seen as a privilege. Gender, economic status, geography, and safety for the poor, the marginalized,… Read more
2021 was a difficult year for people everywhere. Staff and children in Haiti are no exception as they navigated educational changes due to the pandemic, and also adjusted to new ways of day-to-day life in response to riots, government tragedies, and additional closures. Staff stepped up in big ways to ensure children continued their schooling… Read more
Five young adults gathered around a table at a local community center. There were five cardboard boxes on the table, and each student stood in front of one, full of anticipation. Nearby, Back2Back staff smiled as they told the students to open them. Recently, five young adults in the Strong Families Program graduated high school… Read more
At any given moment or hour of the day, one can hear music coming from a Hope Home in Nigeria. It could be a mixture of singing and instruments, just instruments, or a collection of young men singing acapella. There is only one common thread, no matter how you encounter the music – it is… Read more
The sun had set, and it was a time of night normally quiet on the Back2Back campus, but Hope parents were gathered around the soccer field as they watched their students play in a pick-up match. Nine pm is generally the curfew on campus, but after the day of laughter and connection they all shared,… Read more
Oaxaca is about 20 hours by car from Monterrey. Back2Back doesn’t currently partner with any homes or families there, but this didn’t stop a young woman from making big moves to chase a dream. Camila* made the 20 hour drive just over four years ago to enter Back2Back’s Hope Education Program. She acclimated into the… Read more
Students in India, like so many globally, have felt the pressures of performing well in school amidst an ongoing pandemic and regular changes in how they attend classes. In mid-November, the staff wanted a day to celebrate all the children have accomplished and are working towards. They wanted to offer them an opportunity to simply… Read more