María, a resident of Hogar de Ancianos Giuseppe Angelucci in Zaragoza, El Salvador, laughing against a turquoise wall.

Hogar de Ancianos Giuseppe Angelucci · Zaragoza, La Libertad, El Salvador

Thirty-eight elders. Two days of water a week.

For decades they paid $9 a month for water. In January 2024 the bill arrived at $750...

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Who we are

A home for those with nowhere else

In a small town called Zaragoza...

Many residents arrived with no one...

Entrance signage of Hogar de Ancianos Giuseppe Angelucci showing visiting hours.
The entrance to Hogar de Ancianos Giuseppe Angelucci.

Watch their story

Two minutes inside the home

A short documentary from the staff at Hogar de Ancianos Giuseppe Angelucci.

The painted red entrance to Hogar de Ancianos Giuseppe Angelucci.

What happened

A $9 bill became a $50,000 catastrophe

$9 The historic monthly bill
$50,000+ Accumulated debt since Jan 2024
2 Days of water per week
38 Residents affected
The home's main concrete water reservoir (pila) sitting empty.
The pila — the home's main water reservoir. Mostly empty.
Plastic basins and buckets used in place of running water at the home.
Buckets and basins used in place of running water.
The ANDA water meter, half-buried in dirt, that is being billed against.
The water meter ANDA has been billing against.

For decades, the water bill was around $9 a month...

Three different inspections confirmed it: there is no leak...

And yet, in roughly eighteen months, the home owes more than fifty thousand dollars...

Who you're helping

Thirty-eight names. Eight you can meet today.

Every donation reaches a real person...

  • María, a resident, laughing.
    María
  • Marta Julia, a resident, in a wheelchair.
    Marta Julia
  • Mario, a resident.
    Mario
  • Cristian, a resident.
    Cristian
  • Santiago, a resident.
    Santiago
  • Marcos, a resident.
    Marcos
  • Luisito, a resident.
    Luisito
  • Jesús, a resident.
    Jesús

The hands that keep this place running

Seven people for thirty-eight elders

A small, devoted team runs the home every day.

Carolina, General Director of the home, smiling at the entrance gate.

Carolina

General Director

Cristian, Nurse, in front of the home's signage.

Cristian

Nurse

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Three ways to help right now

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