Casa Lar update

2009 has been a tough year for Casa Lar, but the incredible support you all gave to the home during the last appeal has significantly helped to keep it afloat. Presently, Casa Lar has just survived a near close down due to a lack of staff and money for food, medication and basic supplies, in short conditions were unacceptable. The boys were going to be split up and sent to different adult government run care homes. This would have been disastrous for the boys as they are one another's family.

The boys enjoying carnival earlier this year

Thankfully for the boys the dedicated staff at Casa Lar decided that enough is enough and that the boys are going nowhere, and were determined that they should stay at Casa Lar, where they belong. Staff have joined forces with the neighbours, other associates and supporters of the project in Rio and most importantly, some members of the Mangueira´s social project board to make sure this happens.

They are making a final attempt to set up, restructure and run Casa Lar like it is meant to be. The boys deserve us to fight for them to stay at their home!

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