Hope & Love
Anchor the Soul
Our vision is to see children and adults with disabilities in our community, celebrated and nurtured.
2024 IMPACT REPORT NOW AVAILABLE
Eternal Anchor’s 2024 Annual Impact Report, sent to donors in early 2025, is now available to read online. Learn more about the difference our international network of supporters is helping to make in the San Quintin Valley.
Who We Are
Eternal Anchor
In the heart of rural Mexico, our team is building a movement of inclusion—bringing people together across cultures and backgrounds to ensure that children and adults with disabilities are seen, valued, and empowered to thrive.
What We Do
We serve more than 250 families impacted by disability.
Eternal Anchor was founded in 2014 to respond to the unmet opportunity of serving individuals and families impacted by disability in the communities of rural Baja California, Mexico.
Why We’re Here
We aim to heal social divisions.
We work hard to heal social divisions so that all members of our community can be valued, experience belonging, and reach their God-given potential.
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Some moments don’t need a big explanation, they are the explanation.
This is what happens when a child feels safe enough to be fully themselves…and when support isn’t treated like a “special accommodation,” but like the normal way a community makes room. It’s the kind of joy that shows up when expectations are loving, the right tools are in place, and progress isn’t rushed.
Adriel is in our Capitanes class, and this is the energy we’re chasing every day: dignity, comfort, belonging, and a future that keeps opening up...one small win at a time. #Inclusion #Belonging #InclusiveEducation ... See MoreSee Less
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The cut you see here didn’t start with plywood. It started with a child who was growing, changing, and needing a better fit than what “standard” equipment can offer.
Before José ever picked up a saw, our team had already done the quiet work: measuring, re-measuring, checking posture and alignment, thinking through safety, comfort, and how a child will actually use the device at home—not just for five minutes in a session. Sometimes we sketch it on scrap paper. Sometimes we mock it up with whatever we have on hand. And sometimes we realize the first idea won’t work, and we start again.
In our Adaptive Equipment Workshop at Eternal Anchor, the hard part isn’t cutting wood. The hard part is building something that makes sense in real life: durable, cleanable, adjustable, repairable, and shaped around a real person. That’s why the whiteboard fills up. And why it never really stays empty. #DisabilityInclusion #Accessibility #AdaptiveEquipment ... See MoreSee Less
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A name isn’t just a reading skill. It’s identity. It’s ownership. It’s the quiet confidence of knowing, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦.
For Ramiro, getting to this point didn’t happen in a single “aha” moment. It came through repetition that didn’t rush him, learning supports that made the task feel possible, and educators who kept the bar high while keeping the environment safe. Over time, letters stop being random shapes and start becoming something personal—something that belongs to you.
And that’s why this matters: when a child can recognize their own name, it changes what comes next. Signing in. Labeling belongings. Choosing work. Finding their spot. Communicating preferences. Building early literacy. Practicing independence. Little steps that add up to a bigger statement: “I’m here, and I can participate.”
The lesson is simple, but it’s easy to miss: inclusion is built in small, repeatable wins. The kind that don’t look dramatic, until you realize they’re the foundation for everything else. #InclusiveEducation #Literacy #Belonging ... See MoreSee Less
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