About 95 Crowley employees, Casa employees, and Casa kids joined together for one day to make a BIG difference. The large group came in waves of people throughout the day, each with a new burst of energy to get the job done. The group helped to pour the walls for a family’s house and worked on the foundation for another house. The Crowley management team did a wonderful job organizing the large volume of volunteers for this successful day. This event is the beginning of great relationships between Crowley, Casa de mi Padre, and the Fuller Center in El Salvador.

Senator John Edwards took time to make a return visit to El Salvador during the week of October 15, 2009. Edwards had a chance to meet with the Evangelical Alliance and elected officials of El Salvador. He also visited the Salvadoran Institute for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons in San Salvador. The most important part of the visit to the institute was learning how much of what they do can be prevented by proper care at the community level. The senator then had the opportunity to make another visit to the ongoing housing projects of Homes from the Heart – Fuller Center for Housing. Senator Edwards, and friend Michael Cucchiara (a green housing and infrastructure developer), plans to continue working with us in El Salvador and advocating with us for the needs of the poor.