Category: Tia Katy’s Corner

Since September of 2018, I have had the honor of writing this monthly article to share the critical work being done by Educarte, the Mexican non-profit I started in 2015. My local team has always been the heart and soul of this...

Dear Friends of Educarte, As many of you are aware, since starting the Mexican non-profit Educarte in 2016, I have led our efforts on both sides of the border. There are no words to express how grateful I am for the support of...

Tia Katy’s Corner April 2025 – Guest contributor: Tracy Bertsch. Photos: Heather Maynard Photography https://heathermaynard.com) Whether you’re a resident, first-time visitor, or something in between, I am sure that you have...

Compared to the United States, people with disabilities in Mexico and other developing countries experience many more barriers to inclusion in education and society at large. Sadly, this often leads them to a vicious cycle of...

During the six years after I started my Mexican non-profit, Educarte, I had the privilege of getting to know a growing number of parents of children with special needs in the community, I was both devastated and inspired by...

All I want this holiday season is…hope for a better life! The first several years after I started the Educarte program, my local team and I invested a lot of time, energy and resources into throwing a large holiday party for the...

For the past six years I have used my November article to share things that I am grateful for. This year, I would like to share a couple of people here in the U.S. that my local Educarte team and I are especially grateful for. I...

For the past several years my local Educarte team and I have dreamed of opening a high quality, private special education school to serve the many disabled children in this community who have no access to educational...

The local Educarte team and I are thrilled to announce that, thanks to a wonderful new partnership with the U.S. non-profit, Escuela de Victoria, we have just opened the first-ever private school serving children with...

I am frequently asked how in the world a farmer’s wife from Buckeye, Arizona ended up founding a non-profit serving kids in need in Mexico. Quite honestly, I often find it hard to believe that I have spent the last nine years of...