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Review of the project "Homes with Heart"
A home built with supportive hands and open hearts
Marita González

In the midst of a world that is often closed to the pain of the most vulnerable, projects are born that give us back hope, that remind us that fraternity is still possible and that social transformation begins with small acts of love: "Homes with a Heart" is one of those projects. It is not just about building walls or putting roofs. It is about building homes from shared dignity, from the encounter between people who, although different, mutually recognize each other as brothers and sisters.

This project arose from an alliance between the Sacred Heart of Mexico schools and the organization "Construyendo Comunidades Integrales A.C.", who have the mission of promoting solidarity in volunteers as a fundamental part of their human development, through experiences that touch the heart and raise awareness.

On March 14, 15 and 16, 2025, 194 people went to Ocuituco, Morelos to build houses for 6 families living in conditions of extreme poverty. The project is led by the sixth year high school students of the Sacred Heart School of Mexico and as guests are the schools of San Luis Potosí, Guadalajara and Monterrey, and on this occasion young people from 5 of our schools in the United States also came.

This process began in September 2024 when all these young people committed themselves to the cause and assumed the responsibility of raising the necessary funds to cover the cost of each home. Each wall placed, each mixture made under the sun, each word shared with the families, builds much more than a house: it builds community, commitment and awareness.

The beneficiary families also become protagonists of change. They provide the pavement of their house and offer food during the three days of construction for more than 30 people. Their generosity, hospitality and deep gratitude become a mirror that reflects the essential: that the true home is not measured by the square meters, but by the warmth of the heart that inhabits it.

"Homes with a Heart" is a proposal for mutual transformation. For three days, volunteers and families share not only work, but stories, dreams and hopes. Bonds are created that break with the logic of privilege and oblivion, and the certainty is sown in each young person that another way of living, more just and more humane, is possible. Values such as solidarity, generosity, service and justice come to life and are engraved in the heart of each one.

What is experienced in Ocuituco does not stay in Ocuituco. Each person who participates returns differently. With our hearts enlarged by love, with our hands more willing to serve, with our eyes open to realities that challenge. "Homes with a Heart" is an invitation not to settle for the world as it is, but to be an active part of its reconstruction.

Because when you build with your heart, the result is not just a house... it is a home, a hope, a strengthened community, one more step towards the Kingdom of God that we dream of.

 

Marita González,
Board Member, Sacred Heart School in México City