They also pay for 20 lunches prepared for the garbage miners' children who come to the center after school. One hundred and forty-eight students receive scholarships in October to help pay for school registration, books, school supplies, uniforms, etc. In May, several students, who are children of the garbage miners, received awards from the Cotopaxi teachers for their above-average report cards. Several students receive financial support all year from members of the staff who help pay for student transportation, monthly school tuition, a speech therapist, etc. On several occasions we have helped out when a home burns down, during medical emergencies, with deaths in the families, providing clothes for students, and with repairs to the center.
Teachers take students to the center to do art work, read, play games, etc.