THE CHILDREN'S HOME PROJECT

PRONINO IS OUR CHILDREN'S HOME, WHERE 26 CHILDREN, TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS LIVE, LEARN, LOVE, AND PLAY FULL-TIME.OUR HOME IS RUN FAMILY-STYLE, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 8 CHILDREN LIVING PER HOUSE AND A TEAM OF 4-5 LOVING CARETAKERS TO RAISE OUR KIDS 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK.IN OUR HOME, WE FOCUS ON HEALING THROUGH MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES AND POSITIVE PARENTING, PHYSICAL WELL-BEING THROUGH GOOD NUTRITION AND EXERCISE, AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING, ALLOWING OUR KIDS TO PURSUE AND PRACTICE RELIGION AS THEY CHOOSE. OUR KIDS ATTEND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF EL PROGRESO AND LOVE PARTICIPATING IN CLUB SOCCER, ART CLASSES, BAND, AND MANY OTHER ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES. THE AGES OF OUR CHILDREN RANGE FROM 13-26 YEARS OLD. WHENEVER OUR KIDS GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL, THEY TRANSITION INTO OUR UNIVERSITY PROGRAM, WHERE THEY CAN LIVE MORE INDEPENDENTLY IN OUR UNIVERSITY HOUSE AND RECEIVE AN EDUCATION AT THE INSTITUTION THAT BEST SUITS THEIR CAREER CHOICE. CHILDREN ARE PLACED IN OUR CARE THROUGH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES OF HONDURAS, KNOWN AS SENAF. THEY ARE TAKEN OUT OF THEIR HOMES FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, MOST COMMONLY ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR VIOLENCE. WHILE THE HISTORY OF EACH CHILD IS SO DIFFERENT, THE ATTACHMENT DISORDERS AND DEVELOPMENTAL TRAUMA THEY'VE EXPERIENCED IS OFTEN SIMILAR. FOR THIS REASON, WE BELIEVE STRONGLY IN RAISING OUR CHILDREN IN A TRAUMA-INFORMED MANNER. WE RUN OUR HOME BASED ON TRUST-BASED RELATIONAL INTERVENTION, OR TBRI, WHICH IS AN ATTACHMENT-BASED, TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVENTION TO MEET THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN. WE USE THE TERM "CHILDREN'S HOME" INSTEAD OF THE TERM ORPHANAGE" BECAUSE THE REALITY IS, MOST OF OUR CHILDREN ARE NOT TRUE ORPHANS. THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN HAVE BIOLOGICAL FAMILY OF SOME SORT, WITH WHOM WE ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER RELATIONSHIP WITH WHEN IT IS HEALTHY TO DO SO.