Originally published at Southern Cross
SAN DIEGO — Casa de los Pobres, an urban relief center in Tijuana, is the recipient of a Comunidad Award –– an honor that comes with $5,000 to support the organization’s charitable work.
The 14th annual Comunidad Awards, which recognize individuals or organizations whose work positively impacts San Diego’s Hispanic community, were presented Sept. 20 at Petco Park, shortly before the start of a game in which the San Diego Padres bested the Chicago White Sox.
Operated by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Queen of Peace since 1957, Casa de los Pobres assists the local poor by providing food, clothing, medical care and other needed services.
Other award recipients included the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Parent Institute for Quality Education, Chicano Park, and Lifeline Community Services.
Each recipient received $2,500 from the Padres Foundation and another $2,500 from Cox.
Sister Armida Andrade, director of Casa de los Pobres, said that the Casa will use the funds mostly for food and medicine. She said that she and her fellow sisters were “very happy and very excited” to receive the award, and expressed hope that it would help raise awareness of Casa de los Pobres.
“Maybe some more people can know about us,”
