Our story
A brief history
- 2015
David meets families in Peru’s Colca Valley
After seeing an orphan choir from Peru perform at a nursing home in Houston, Texas, David was invited to visit the children’s home villages. He met dozens of families in eleven remote villages high in the Colca Valley.
Peru projects - 2016
Our first independent mission
From July to September, the Urban Angels team worked in the Colca Valley on schools, a parish breakfast program, a greenhouse above 14,000 feet, and relief after the August earthquake.
See the 2016 projects - 2017
Equipo de Líderes
We ran an after-school club for secondary students in Yanque, Peru, teaching community leadership, problem solving, and emotional development.
About the program - 2020
COVID-19 food relief in Mexico
With a team of local leaders, we brought food and medicine to more than 400 families in 11 remote communities northwest of San Miguel de Allende.
The six trips - Today
Living and working in San Miguel de Allende
We help children and families in the communities around us with medicine, medical care, food, school needs, and an English class.
Current work
Peru · 2015–2017
The Colca Valley
Urban Angels began in the Colca Valley of Peru, where we worked with families from 2015 to 2017. These pages keep the record of that work, with the photos from each project.
David made two trips to the Colca Valley, high in the mountains of southern Peru, working with other nonprofits and the Peruvian government. He met dozens of families, visiting their homes and parishes in eleven remote villages. Over that time, Urban Angels assembled its own team for our first independent mission in July, August, and September 2016. In the 2017 school year, we ran Equipo de Líderes, our after-school program for secondary students in Yanque.
Equipo de Líderes
Our after-school program in community leadership and emotional development.
2017 school yearYanque 2017
Photos from our after-school program’s year with secondary students.
2016Yanque Schools: Primary and Secondary
A field trip to Cusco and the start of our after-school program.
2016Yanque Parish
Breakfast for schoolchildren and the elderly, run from the parish.
2016Madrigal: Kindergarten and Cuna Más
Re-equipping a kindergarten so older children can attend after school.
2016Chalhuanca
A school greenhouse for fresh vegetables, high above the tree line.
2015–2016Canocota
The first very remote village David visited, and clothing for every student.
2016Casa de Adultos
A bread oven and chicken pen so the elderly can grow their own food.
2016Families
Help for 13 elderly people and five families with children with special needs.
August 2016Earthquake Relief
Rescue, meals, and relief after the August 14, 2016 earthquake.
Peru · 2015–2017
Our team in Peru
From 2015 to 2017, our work in the Colca Valley was led by a local team in Peru.
- Gloria Huerta HuertaProgram Director
- Yngrid Málaga DíazExecutive Assistant
- Rocío del Pilar Monroy FalcónStudent Guide
- Lilian GalanteCurriculum Developer
- Bonnie PhillipsCurriculum Developer
- Cynthia HarpEducational Advisor
- David HoctorFounder