El Hogar’s supporters in the Cincinnati, Ohio area are holding a large gala fundraiser, the Cincinnati Fiesta for El Hogar, on March 7, 2010. Special guests include: Rt. Rev. Thomas Breidenthal, Bishop of Southern Ohio; Rich Kunz, Executive Director of El Hogar Projects; Lazaro Juarez, Honduran Executive Director of El Hogar Projects; Liz Kinchen, Executive Director of El Hogar Ministries; and Walter Brueggemann, famed Old Testament scholar. There will be a silent auction, raffle, entertainment, great food, many activities and a lively and festive atmosphere. All who are in the area and able to attend are welcome. If you cannot attend, but would like to support this fundraiser, you are welcome to participate in that way. Click here for more information on the Cincinnati Fiesta for El Hogar.


Bowl -A-Thon Fundraiser in Natick MA
The Mathworks, a software company located in Natick Massachusetts, has taken three work teams to El Hogar over the past few years. The volunteers who went have been inspired to create a unique fundraiser for El Hogar – a Bowl-a-Thon. These enterprising Mathworks employees have set a goal of knocking down 8000 bowling pins in one evening, on December 10, 2010, and raising $10,000. They are seeking sponsors among their friends, families, and co-workers. These creative athletes can be supported by donating online by clicking on the Bowl-a-Thon icon on this page. Those wishing to donate by check can make out a check to El Hogar and mail to 70 Church Street, Winchester MA 01890, with Bowl-a-thon in the memo line. Thank you to all who support this event!

Winchester based Walk-a-thon raises $30,000!
Sunday October 25, 2009 was the first annual National El Hogar Walkathon, held in Winchester, MA.Surrounded by days of rain and cold, Sunday turned out to be the most beautiful Fall day so far this year in the Boston area. The sky was blue the sun was shining, the air was clean and we had at least 200 walkers participate in a 5K walk around residential and downtown Winchester. Read whole story here.

June 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009, the military, apparently at the request of the Supreme Court of Honduras, arrested the President, Mel Zelaya, and transported him to Costa Rica. By the end of the day, a new President had been installed, following the order of succession stipulated by the constitution. As far as I know, no one was injured or killed in this process. Click here to read updates from Rev. Kunz on this situation in Honduras.


Dates for the fall 2009 El Hogar Graduation celebrations are as follows: November 6 Agricultural School Graduation
November 7 Reunion
November 14 El Hogar graduation
November 13 Institute Graduation

All potential visitors to El Hogar for any of these events should contact the El Hogar Ministries office for scheduling: info@elhogar.org.


May 2009
On Thursday May 28, in the early morning, an earthquake occurred in the northern coastal area of Honduras. The earthquake was a 7.1 on the Richter scale, and there was damage to houses and buildings in that area, with several deaths. In the Tegucigalpa area, as well as in Talanga where our Agricultural school is located, only small tremors were felt, and no damage was done. El Hogar, it’s staff and students, are all fine. We extend our concern and prayers to all those who have been affected by this earthquake.


May 2009
October is National El Hogar Walk-a-thon Month! - We will have walk-a-thons occurring in many cities across the country. If you are interested in organizing a walk please contact us at info@elhogar.org or 781.729.7600. Click here for more information.


April 2009
El Hogar was featured in recent news articles in The Niagara Anglican. Ros Reycraft writes about a recent work team trip to El Hogar in "Answering Bishop Michael’s Call" Click here to read the article on page 6 of the pdf.


March 2009
Read The Rev. David Kendall-Sperry's account of a recent visit to El Hogar from the March issue of the Interchange. Click here to read the article on page 13 of the pdf.


March, 2009 - El Hogar on YouTube!
Click here to view a short video clip about El Hogar on YouTube. Check back, we will be preparing more videos in the near future.


March 26, 2009
El Hogar was featured in a recent news article in the Canadian news publication The Straight. Click here to read the article "B.C. aid helps Honduran Kids"


February 2009
A new version of our Work Team Handbook – Version 5 – is now available. It contains some important new information, including a change in our fees. Due to the high rate of inflation in Honduras, we need to slightly increase our work team fees. Additionally, there are stricter passport requirements from Honduras. All work team members and leaders for 2009 and 2010 trips should download and read this new version. Download the El Hogar Work Team Handbook - Version 5, 2009.


November 2008
Graduations at El Hogar - Graduation is an important event in the lives of our students, and of their families. Our students come from situations of intense poverty. Most of them have simply been surviving from day to day. Therefore, the completion of a phase of education is a significant accomplishment. Read more here.


November 2008
Reunion 2008 - This past November, El Hogar held its third annual reunion of students who have graduated from El Hogar. Word was sent out throughout Honduras, from radio announcements and word of mouth, and over 30 young men came to a day of celebration, music, tears, triumphs and sharing of their life stories. Two of the alumnae graduated 20 years ago! Others graduated just last year, and almost every year between. Read more here.


October 2008
Carolyn S. Ellis from Weston, MA writes about her experience as a member of a fifteen person work team from St. Peter’s Church in Weston to El Hogar. Read her article here.


Technical Institute Dedication - On Tuesday February 26, 2008 we held the Dedication of the El Hogar Technical Institute in the Amarateca Valley. It was a glorious event! The day dawned with a crystal blue sky, a gentle warm breeze, and much excitement in the air.

Read more about Dedication celebration here.

Click here to view a slide show of the Dedication

Click here to listen to speeches given during a dinner celebration

Click here to view a slide show of our new Technical Institute


January 2008
The El Hogar work team handbook has just been updated. This new version has new important information for each work team going to El Hogar in 2008.
Click here to download the 2007 El Hogar Work Team Handbook (Word .doc - 47 pages).


November 2007
Graduation took place this past November. El Hogar is proud to announce the graduation of 12 boys from the 6th grade, 11 from Prepa (7th grade), 22 from the Technical Institute, and 13 from the Agricultural School and Farm.


September 2007
Rev. W. Richard Kunz, father of Rich Kunz, died at home after a lengthy illness on September 23, 2007.  He had been on Hospice care and was able to spend his last hours surrounded by those who loved him best.

Pastor Kunz was an ordained Methodist minister who served various churches in Brooklyn NY , Bethlehem PA and other urban communities. When asked to describe his years of ministry, he once said, "They were humble but quite rich". He was a vibrant example of the "worker priest". We ask for your prayers for the repose of his soul and for strength and consolation for his wife, Eleanor, and his children, Rich, Joanne and Mary. A funeral service will be held Wednesday September 26 at 10:30 am at Fairless Hills Methodist Church, PA.


September 2007
Hurricane Felix - On September 4, 2007, hurricane Felix hit the northeast part of Honduras. People living near rivers and the coast were evacuated. Bishop Allen called for all the churches to be prepared to house people who needed a place to stay. There are some areas in that part of the country which have severe flooding. However, it seems the country was far better prepared for Felix than they were for hurricane Mitch in 1998. The storm decreased in strength as it approached the middle of the country. The area around Tegucigalpa received just a slight amount of rain. Fortunately, for El Hogar, all three of our schools were spared any problem. Our prayers go out to all the people affected by this storm.


September 2007
Don Julio Matute died recently.  He, his wife, Dona Tona, and Lazaro were the first employees of El Hogar.  Although he was experiencing some health problems during this last year, he continued to be a faithful worker. Don Julio is the one, who over the years, built much of our school.   He was the one who knew where to find the sewer lines, and the water lines, and the electrical lines.  He is the one people went to first when something needed to be fixed.  He devoted his life to El Hogar.  Besides his practical work, he also served as a surrogate grandfather to the boys at El Hogar.  He could often be seen with a small group of boys or teenagers around him, helping him and learning from him.  He was an important member of our team, and was just honored for his service a new months ago.  He is, and will be, missed. Everywhere one looks, there are evidences of his work, and reminders of his personality.  He is truly a person whose faithful labor made the world a better place.


September 2007
The Lexington Minuteman recently featured an article about the experiences of a work team from The Church of Our Redeemer Episcopal church in Lexington, MA. Read their article here.


March 2007
The Episcopal Relief and Development office of the Episcopal Church USA has just granted El Hogar significant support to launch a new community development initiative through El Hogar’s Agricultural School and Farm. Read more here.




Click here to see an archive of past news stories from El Hogar.