CILA Recovery Fund
As Centro Infantil recovers from a difficult year please consider supporting our work that provides low-income families necessary tools to become successful... Read More
¡Virtual Volunteering!
This year CILA has had the opportunity to get creative with their volunteers. Amid travel restrictions and health protocols CILA has lost... Read More
A Volunteer’s Story: Creating Lifelong Friendships
Virginia Estes is a recent graduate of Goucher College and is one of the many college graduates this year who had their... Read More
Letter from Paty
Patricia “Paty” Palacios – Executive Director During this quarantine, CILA has doubled its efforts in service to our families. Besides the core... Read More
¡Conoce a las maestras!
Los maestros a menudo han sido los héroes olvidados de cualquier comunidad, por lo que queremos cantar nuestro elogio alto y claro... Read More
Meet the Teachers!
Teachers have often been the unsung heroes of any community, so we want to sing our praise loud and clear for the... Read More
A Volunteer’s Story: How to Volunteer During a Pandemic
Synclair Gonzalez talks about the creative solution she found with CILA I planned on volunteering at CILA’s schools this summer, but COVID-19... Read More
La Educación Es El Arma Más Poderosa/Education: Our Most Powerful Weapon
(Scroll down for English) Mi nombre es Cinthia Robledo Acuña, tengo 30 años de edad, soy mamá de un hermoso hijo, Luis,... Read More
CILA Stories: Lupita aka “Nuestro Angel”
La versión en Español sigue abajo Lupita, 35, is commonly known as CILA’s house angel. She is the soul of the home,... Read More
Nina’s Story 2: A Day in the Life
If we are not delivering despensas that day, I usually enjoy the luxury of being able to sleep in. When I wake... Read More