“Love Brings Hope” Second Annual Dinner and Auction

Friday, February 16th the second annual “Love Brings Hope” Dinner and Auction being held at Nazca 21 restaurant (5-8pm) supporting the JLM House of Hope. The fundraising event will feature a dinner, auction, and raffle.

The dinner event is almost sold out, however, there is no shortage of ways to help out! contact panamahouseofhope@gmail.com" if interested in volunteering or if you would like to be notified of the next charitable event.  

JLM Christian Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by Marie Claire (MC) Beauvil. JLM Panama then created The House of Hope. Located in Penonomé (45 minutes from the entrance to Coronado), The House of Hope is Panama’s only empowerment house for at-risk girls looking to create a better future. Through education, counseling, and positive role modeling, young girls are empowered to recognize their full potential. 

The girls accepted into The House of Hope come from disadvantaged homes. Whether from extreme poverty, abusive situations, or far distances where higher education is not available to them. The girls must follow guidelines set up by MC that include attending university classes, no pregnancies, and learning life skills to maintain a harmonious household. The House of Hope teaches personal responsibility and builds self-esteem that each girl will carry with them for a lifetime. 

A few ways to contribute to The House of Hope are, as a volunteer, tutoring, organizing or assisting with fundraisers, making repairs to the house, or just spreading the word along with giving monetary donations, food, and personal hygiene items. Please email: panamahouseofhope@gmail.com to get involved in this cause for these young women.

To learn more about JLM Panama and The House of Hope, please visit the website JLMpanama.org. Or read more about the house here. 

Other ways to support The House of Hope:

1) Attend Marla Diaz’s Karma Yoga on Coronado Bay rooftop every Monday at 5:30 pm (sunset!). 100% of proceeds go to The House of Hope. RSVP Marla at 6547-4111 (Whatsapp #), so she can add you to the list of attendees.


2) Stop at Thea Bland’s Designs on Heaven jewelry table at Picasso’s Tuesday Market. She will be selling her handmade jewelry. 100% of proceeds go to The House of Hope. She can also answer any questions about The House of Hope and volunteer opportunities.


3) Contribute to the House of Hope collection bin at the Tuesday Market at Picasso. Donations can be food (rice, beans, boxed milk, spaghetti, oil) another area the house requests donations in is personal hygiene items for the girls.