How it all started
In June of 2000, Allison Alexander traveled to Honduras for the first time, as a short-term volunteer to work in an orphanage. What began as a summer volunteer opportunity became the next two years of the God leading, teaching and opening her eyes to the needs of the children of Honduras as she lived and served at the orphanage.
During this time she witnessed the stark realities of the lives of abandoned and abused children in Honduras. It was typical of many orphanages that children were not educated beyond a basic middle school level, creating struggles as they reach the age to be released. They were faced with limited choices, having little education and job skills.
Girls and boys, once they hit puberty, often lived on the streets, many times resorting to crime and/or prostitution for survival. For the girls, they sometimes may be offered a job within the orphanage, essentially becoming enslaved, with no other options.
After researching and finding that at the time, there were no halfway houses or young women’s shelters to help these girls, she planned to create a better solution that would provide them with a stable home and a real future of opportunities.
In August of 2004, Allison moved back to Honduras and the Eternal Family Project was born. She rented a house in the coastal town of Omoa, just west of Puerto Cortés, and invited nine young women (ages 18-22), which she had known from the orphanage, to be a part of the EFP family.
Our Mission + Impact
Our mission is to offer a loving home and family environment that provides for and nurtures the children of Honduras that have been abused, abandoned, and neglected by their families. We offer a safe and supportive family, ensuring that each family member receives an education, proper health care, and spiritual guidance and support. We strive to help them become established as productive, strong members of society to break the cycle of poverty and abuse they were victims of.
In Honduras, even more so than elsewhere, education is alpha and omega in acquiring a job. That is why giving the girls a quality education is a top priority for us; the girls attend private bilingual schools and are involved in extracurricular activities when available. We have had multiple girls graduate university and medical school, and are so excited to see what is next! The future is bright for the girls!
We ensure their physical, mental, and spiritual needs are met by providing a safe and nurturing environment where the girls can heal and grow. By meeting their needs, we can help these girls thrive and become healthy, empowered women.
EFP extends its impact beyond its own home by volunteering at various organizations around the city. Whether it’s visiting the orphanage or organizing the clothing and food pantry at the local church, the girls love to serve. Through volunteering, the girls have grown in compassion and gratefulness, learning to show God's love to others.
The scars and abuse that all of these girls have endured, whether visible or not, will always be there. However, by God’s grace they are continuing to heal each day.
Our Vision
From the beginning in 2004, Eternal Family Project was built to be a forever family. Ten years ago, we felt our home was complete and chose to pour everything into the daughters God had already given us.
Meanwhile, Honduras changed. Child Protective Services shifted to short-term care and family reintegration, closing the door on new long-term placements and adoptions for us.
But the need never went away, especially for pregnant teens and teen moms, one of the most overlooked groups in the country. For years authorities have begged us to help. Our hearts said yes.
So we’re stepping into a bold new season starting in 2027: a loving home where pregnant teens and young moms (and their babies) find healing, faith, education, counseling, and real family, some temporarily through the system, all loved permanently by us.
We’re already building the team in Honduras and we need you too. Your support launches this life-changing chapter. Thank you for believing in forever families.