Family Photos

#2 Aguilar House
Gladis (27) and Elvin Aguilar (33) and their two children, Fatima (3) and Elvin Jr. (9) live here with Gladis's mother, Blanca (67). Elvin has a job, but has to travel down a mountain each day for work. Their home is made of sticks and mud.

#3 Amaya House
Reina (30) and Pedro Amaya (56) and their three children, Jaime (11), Meilin (8) and Jerry (5), live in this bamboo house. Pedro works as a construction assistant when he is able to find work, which is difficult on the mountain where they live.

#6 Castillo House
Maria Castillo (29) lives with her five children, Alejandro (15), Nidia (11), William (7), Briana (5) and Estefani (6 months). Estefani's father, Eric Hernandez (22), also lives with the family. Since birth, Estefani has struggled with severe ear infections that could jeopardize her hearing in the future. Eric works odd jobs, mostly in agriculture, to help feed his daughter and the rest of the family. The family have no running water or bathroom on their property.

#12 Macilla House
Reyna (45) and Oscar Macilla (44) live here with their three children, Sonia (19), Maricruz (15) and Estevan (7). Oscar works as a construction assistant when he can find work, while Reyna runs a small neighborhood store from their house to help pay the costs of Sonia's last year of high school. Their house is made from shipping pallets, with nylon tarps on the interior to provide some privacy inside their home.

#19 Hernandez House
Saira Hernandez (35) lives alone with her four children, Rafael (18), Dulce (17), Virginia (14) and Franklin (12). Saira does not have a job, but her son Rafael is currently an apprentice at a carpenter's workshop where he earns a small income.

#20 Lopez House
Maria (40) and Jose Lopez (37) live her with their four children, Anderson (12), Antoni (9), Anahi (6), and Jesus (10 months). Jose works on a nearby chicken farm, which barely helps him feed his family and cover education costs of his three oldest children.

#21 Enriquez House
Mirian Enriquez (35) is another single mother fighting for the future of her four children, Angelica (15), Ana (12), Jarixa (5) and Guadalupe (2). Mirian is not in the picture, because she has a full time job planting grass at a sod farm.

#23 Rivera House
Iris (20) and Celvin Rivera (24) live in a makeshift room attached to the back side of Iris''s parents house with their daughter, Elisabet (2). The walls of their house is made from old advertisements and political posters that are made out of a thin nylon tarp material. These walls will only last about a year before they fall apart. They have been given a place to build a house on their family's property, but they have not been able to save up enough. Celvin works as a construction assistant in town.

#25 Gomez House
Catalina (30) and Salvador Gomez (52) live in this mountain house with their children, Cindy (11) and Cristian (10). Salvador works in agriculture, but like the rest of his community this is mostly focused on coffee production. After a bad harvest last year, he has struggled to pay his children's schooling costs and fears that if they have another harvest one might have to drop out. The children already have to walk down the mountain just to go to their classes.

#26 Hernandez House
Pedrina (37) and Santos Hernandez (40) and their five children, Naun (18), Sandra (16), Chaneje (14), Lilian (11) and Albita (9), live in this humble house. Santos and his son, Naun, work together doing odd jobs in the many nearby coffee farms. The family has no running water, electricity or bathroom.

#27 Vasquez House
Toridilla (70) and Cristobal Vasquez (80) live with their son Marcos (39), who helps to care for his parents. Marcos works in agriculture, mostly caring for year round care of coffee plants. The family has no electricity, running water or bathroom.