Our Vision: To increase the quality of education in disadvantaged schools throughout the Banderas Bay region by providing shoes, school shoes and school materials to students as well as educational supplies to teachers. Our vision for a healthier and greater community also includes assisting families in need by direct outreach or by working with community leaders with established programs.
The programs at Cheryl’s Shoebox have changed over the years with the underlying foundation of children and education. What started with a few pair of shoes to neighbourhood children has expanded to school supplies, school window repair as well as providing mattresses for children undergoing cancer treatment and the list goes on.
After-school programs are located in several communities where drugs, alcohol and poverty are on going problems. Some children quit going to school in their early teens because of the poverty. The after-school program includes a hot meal, English classes, and help with schoolwork