Por Cristo

Por Cristo nutrition and health center - operation of a primary health care clinic in the poor barrio of isla trinitaria, guayaquil, ecuador. Provides pediatric, gynecology, respiratory therapy, general medicine, nutrition, dentistry, and other medical services mainly to women of child bearing age and children under the age of five. In 2023, approximately 7,000 consultations were provided to approximately 3,000 individuals. The center closed permanently in july 2023. While active, the program continued to be impacted at times by the covid-19 pandemic.

Community health and community social service projects - Por Cristo supports the work of the sisters of the sorrowful mother, located in the barrio of jaime roldos in quito, ecuador. Services they provide to the community include the st. jude soup kitchen serving 60-80 elderly people daily, the st. boniface school lunch program serving 100 children daily, and the Por la vida training center for women providing occupational skills training. This program was impacted at times by the covid-19 pandemic.