Workshop Attendees on Graduation Day

This month, Project Mañana was honored to host Back2Back Ministries' Training Team for a four-day intensive training workshop on how to provide competent care for children who have suffered with trauma.

The workshop was taught by Dr. David Schooler, Janye Schooler, MBS, BA and Julie Cooper. Back2Back Ministries Executive Director, Todd Guckenberger, and Brian Bertke (Director of Strategic Relationships) also attended the workshop to further provide encouragement.

Over a four-day period, Project Mañana's leadership team was joined by nearly 60 social workers, caregivers, ministry leaders, childcare professionals, and foster care specialists -- representing eight (8) different organizations in the Dominican Republic (including CONANI, the Dominican Republic's government agency for child social care).

The workshop was made up of an intensive nine (9) module training curriculum which included:

• Module 1 - Trauma and its Impact on the Life of a Child
• Module 2 - Understanding Trauma and the Age-Related Developmental Impact
• Module 3 - The Journey to Becoming a Trauma Competent Caregiver
• Module 4 - Essential Skills: Caring for the Child Holistically
• Module 5 - Essential Skills: A Child or Teen's Greatest Needs
• Module 6 - Helping a Child Modify Overwhelming Behaviors and Build Connection
• Module 7 - Supporting Past Relationships and Promoting New Ones
• Module 8 - Help a Child Develop a Strength-based Understanding of His/Her Life Story
• Module 9 - Learn to Care for Ourselves While Caring For Our Children

On behalf of all the children and their families in the Dominican Republic, Project Mañana would like to sincerelythank Back2Back Ministries for their time, service, knowledge, and love.

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Dr. Dave Schooler explaining the role of a caregiver

Project Mañana's team at the workshop (back row)

Nebraska Berman with this year's study book

As part of Project Mañana's holistic approach to helping restore families and create disciples, a large focus is placed on women -- who, often in the Dominican Republic, are the leaders of their household.

Each year a group of 40+ women from the impoverished area of San Pablo, Dominican Republic select a topic and workbook that they would like to learn over a 10-month period. This year's topic is "The Power In A Women's Words."

Weekly, Project Mañana's Executive Director, Nebraska Berman, meets with the women in San Pablo. Together, they review the chapters of their workbook, do activities to reinforce the topic, and have an open discussion on issues and challenges they may be facing.

Meanwhile, a committed team of women in the United States, led by Julie Bogard, also study the same topic and workbook. They get together to discuss the material, prepare workshop modules, and activities. Then, the American women travel to the Dominican Republic for an annual conference where they meet their Dominican "sisters" for a four-day encounter and reinforcement of what they learned throughout the year.

Want to help women in the Dominican Republic reach their full potential? Please make a donation on our website.

The women of San Pablo at one of their weekly meetings

The women of San Pablo at one of their weekly meetings

A personal message from Brian Berman (President, Project Mañana), William Gomez (Director, Institute for Authentic Manhood™) and German de Jesus Lion Polanco (Regional Supervisor, Institute for Authentic Manhood™).

If you would like to help change the hearts of inmate men, please visit our website to learn how you can help.

Progress on the fundraising campaign to build the Hope Center, a state-of-the-art community center in San Pablo, Dominican Republic, is moving along.

We are pleased to announce that Phase 1 and Phase 2 of our campaign have been FULLY FUNDED -- and we only need to raise $1,904 to fully fund Phase 3.

Funding Phase 3 will put us one step closer to completing the Hope Center building project; which will offer more space to provide nutritious meals and clean water to the hundreds of children in San Pablo that still need our help.

Fundraising Progress: Phase 3
Goal: $20,000
Total Raised: $18,096
Needed to Complete Phase: $1,904

We Need Your Help!
Please help get the word out to your family and friends and let’s put Phase 3 behind us also.

We need YOUR help to provide hundreds of starving children with a nutritious meal and clean water.

Please Donate Today!
The total project cost is estimated at $166,800 U.S. and construction can immediately begin once we've raised the funds.

The faster we're able to raise the money, the sooner we can extend aide to children who desperately need it.

PLEASE DONATE TODAY: 100% of your tax-deductible donation will be allocated directly to the Hope Center building fund. Project Mañana does not take ANY administrative fees from your donation and we NEVER use your donation for anything besides the project in which it was intended.

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