Amigos Directory of
San Miguel de Allende NGOs

* Indicates affiliation with San Miguel Educational Foundation.  To make a U.S. tax-deductible donation to any SMEF affiliate, make out your check to San Miguel Educational Foundation (address listed below), with a notation on the check identifying the organization you with to receive the donation.


Amigos del Parque*
Care & maintenance of Juárez Park


Apoyo a los Sanmiguelenses Ancianos, A.C. (ALMA)*
Maria William
Jacarandas 148, SMA 37790
152-7210, 152-0664
almasilo@hotmail.com 

Helps the elderly with love, home,
food, and a better quality of life.


Asociación de Amigos de los Animles de SMA. A.C.*
Arno Nauman
Apdo. Postal 983, SMA, 37700
154-4649
amembal@aol.com 

Dedicated to curbing the companion animal overpopulation crises through free sterilizations and education. Programs include education on animal welfare and care.  Plans include shelter / sanctuary for companion and other animals.


Asociación Civil TAU Obras Sociales de Caridad
Ma. Carmen Gonzales Aguirre
Mesones 63, SMA
152-1398

A multidisciplinary team assists the elderly through medical, physical, 
spiritual and economic attention, food burial with dignity


Asociación Tradicionalista San Miguelense, A.C.
Arq. Esteban Escalante
Hidalgo 21, SMA
152-0119

Manages donations for members and others for the revival of traditions


Atotonilco Santuario de la Patria, A.C.*
Dorothy B. de Vidargas
Canal 36, SMA
152-0286

Restoration of the Sanctuary at Atotonilco, selected as one of the 
world's most endangered monuments.  
Four of the most important chapels have been restored so far.


Biblioteca Pública*
Liliane Maya Cerutti
Insurgentes 25, SMA
152-7048, 152-0297 
lcerutti@lycos.com 
 
Book circulation, children's room, cinema, thrift shop


Casa Ayuda de Niños Internacional, A.C.
Alicia Sánchez Márquez
San Gabriel 13, Col. Providencia
Apdo. Postal 1007, SMA
154-7688

Shelter and pre-school for street children and children of broken families, 
so that they may become useful members of society


Centro para los Adolescentes de San Miguel, A.C. (C.A.S.A.)*
Irma Salas
Umarán 62. SMA
152-2688 
irmacasa@yahoo.com  
 www.sanmiguelcasa.org

Reproductive and general health information; 
family health care; 
prenatal and child birth services, day care, health training and education


Casa Hogar Don Bosco. A.C.*
Clara Balderos Juárez
Sollano 14, SMA
152-1195

Holistic education for teenagers, room and board, 
enabling them to care for themselves


Casita Linda, A.C.
Irma Rosado
Blvd. De la Conspiración 11, SMA
044-415-103-0084 
casitalinda_ac@yahoo.com 

Program combining construction, home building, 
and community development for those currently living in shacks


Centro de Crecimiento, A.C.*
Ingrid Cabrera
Zamora Ríos 6, Col. Allende, SMA 37760
1520318

Holistic treatment for children with handicaps.  
Physiotherapy and rehabilitation for outpatients.  
Early intervention program, speech therapy, food/nutrition program, 
special education, academic studies, computer trainings, workshops
 

Centro Infantil San Pablo  
Eunice Hernández
a/c St. Paul's Church
Apdo. Postal 640, SMA
152-0387 
stpaulsma@mail.com 

Pre-school program providing basics for 
three and four year olds and their parents.  
Identification of health needs and learning disabilities, 
nutritious meals, social service referrals, emergency assistance, 
and direct intervention


Centro de Rehabilitation de Kinesiologia Aplicada, A.C. (CEREKA)*
Ramón Godinez Estrada
Privada de la Cruz
Col. San Antonio, SMA 37750
152-7795

Psychological attention and treatment for severe neuro-motor problems, 
autism, problems in speech, behavior, socialization, posture



Club de Leones Internacional de San Miguel (Lions Club)
Jim Risko
Apdo. Postal 184, SMA
152-3563

Weekly (Thursday 9:30-11a.m.) eye clinic, Correo 63, 
for Mexicans who cannot afford eye exam and/or glasses


Cruz Roja Mexicana, Delegación San Miguel de Allende*
Apdo. Postal 623, SMA
152-4225, 152-4121 
crmsma@hotmail.com 

Ambulances, emergency services, scheduled ambulance trips 
to hospitals outside San Miguel, CPR classes, first aid training


El Charco del Ingenio, A.C.*
Donald Rohan
Jesus 32, SMA
154-4715 
charco@laneta.apc.org 
 www.laneta.org.mx/charco

Nature conservation, botanical garden, 
environmental education, 
cultural programs, hiking


Feed the Hungry 
San Miguel de Allende
A non-profit charity tax deductible in the USA and Mexico

Executive Director: Mary Murrell
Tel: 011 52 415 152-2402
Mail: PMB 636, La Conexion, Aldama 3
Mail USA: PMB 636, 220 N. Zapata Hwy, # 11, Laredo, Texas 78043
contact@feedthehungrysma.org 
www.feedthehungrysma.org

Feed the Hungry operates 25 kitchens and provides hot, nutritious meals
to 3,000 young children every school day. For many of the boys and girls,
the comida at school is the only regular nutritious food they get.


Fundación Cañada de la Virgen
Regina Tomas von Bohlen
Apdo. Postal 1059, SMA
152-7691

Community, ecology, culture, and art


Hogar de los Ángeles de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.*
Michael Blanchette
Prolongación Pila Seca 18
Col. San Antonio, SMA 37750
154-5512 
casangeles_sma@hotmail.com 

Free daycare for children of single working mothers, 
English classes for the mothers and older siblings, emergency shelter


Instituto de Permacultura de Mexico, A.C.
Gina Visaillon
Santa Cruz 11A, SMA
152-2719 
permacultura@hotmail.com 

Development training and workshops in rural communities, 
perm culture workshops, environmental restoration, and greenhouse


Instituto de Rehabilitación y Enseñanza Especial, A.C.*
Cecilia Escobar
Pila Seca 41,
Apdo. Postal 1001, SMA
152-0913 
marylunl@yahoo.com.mx 

Assistance to deaf children and 
those with learning and speech disabilities


Mujeres en Cambio*
Majorie Zap
Órganos 7, SMA
152-2435 
mzapster@unisono.net.mx 

Financial assistance to 100 rural girls to attend high school, 
some for college.  Waiting list.  
Support for rural women by helping them sell embroideries


Patronato de Cuerpo de Bomberos
Voluntarios de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.
José S. Sánchez
K1 Carr. San Miguel a Querétaro
152-2888, 152-20911

Fire fighting, ambulances, emergencies, land and water rescue, 
car accidents, explosions, landfall, flood, gas fires, 
hazardous materials handling, bee control.  
Participation in public events


Patronato Pro-Construcción Residencia del Anciano 
"Fray Juan de San Miguel"
Conchita Mercadillo
Mesones 91, SMA
152-0219, 152-0296

Supporting construction of a home for indigent elderly people


Patronato Pro Niños de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.*
Mary Ambrose
San Francisco 1 Int. 4, SMA
152-7290, 152-2834 
ppn@unisono.net.mx 
www.patronatoproninos.org 

Medical care for children


Proyección Cultural Sanmiguelense, A.C. (PCS)*
Lic. Luz María Nuñez de Zavala
Montitlán 17, Fracc. Los Balcones
SMA 37720
152-7866, 154-7110, 154-7120 
sanmiguel_tv@hotmail.com 

Produce and transmit educational and cultural TV programs 
with public participation.  
Disseminate information on local and national affaires, 
sports, government actions, environmental issues.
Focus on disadvantaged communities and nonprofit organizations


Rotary Club of San Miguel de Allende-Midday A.C.
www.rotarysma.org

Midday English-speaking Club that meets Tuesdays at 12:30 PM
at the Villa Jacaranda, Aldama #53, for lunch and fellowship.
A service organization providing humanitarian and vocational assistance 
to the less fortunate in both the San Miguel community and the world community.


Salvemos al Rio Laja/Save the Laja*
Aisling Tully
Casa Laja,  67 Recreo
152 0158
044 415 103 0245
Tully_Edge@yahoo.com

Protects San Miguel's water supply, 
combats desertification of Laja River basin, 
reduces flooding and erosion,
protects migratory birds and wildlife


San Miguel Educational Foundation (SMEF)
Bett Yates Adams
Apdo. Postal 490, SMA
152-7447 
bettdixn@unisono.net.mx 
www.smefmx.com

Through tax-deductible donations, assists local organization 
that aid sick, handicapped, hungry, orphaned children; 
impoverished communities; 
environmental preservation and restoration projects; 
housing for the elderly; animal shelter, education scholarships


Santuario Hogar Guadalupano, A.C. (Mexiquito)*
Ma. Guadalupe Seguar Gel
Apdo. Postal 185, SMA
152-5082

Assistance to orphans and poor children 
through holistic education, carpentry, ceramics and sculpture workshops 
(the last two given by Instituto Allende)