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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It's what you can't see in this photo that makes a moment like this possible...and repeatable.
You can't see the early-morning planning: our Education Program staff adapting activities so every child can participate with dignity, not just observe. You can't see the quiet problem-solving that happens before the first laugh—figuring our sensory needs, mobility needs, communication supports, and what "fair" looks like when every child starts from a different place.
You can't see the transportation that has to happen for a child to arrive at Eternal Anchor, the therapy sessions that shape a week, or the hard-earned trust that turns "new" into "safe."
You can't see the long view: the life skills being build beneath the surface: turn-taking, choice-making, patience, confidence, belonging. The kind of learning that doesn't always fit on a worksheet, but shows up later as, "I can," "I want," "I'm ready," and "I belong here."
And you definitely can't see the future that's being rehearsed: a community where inclusion isn't an event, a slogan, or a special activity. It's a normal day, because the adults in teh room chose to build systems that make participation the default.
This image is proof of concept. The real story is everything it took to get here, and everything it makes possible next. #DisabilityInclusion #ChildDevelopment #CommunityBuilding ... See MoreSee Less
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Friday’s Night to Shine, hosted by Eternal Anchor and sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation, still has us smiling.
This wasn’t about putting on a show.
It was about making room.
Room for joy to lead.
Room for dignity to be the default.
Room for every honored guest to be celebrated like royalty, because they are.
To every volunteer who served with patience, kindness, and a whole lot of heart—thank you.
To every family who trusted us with the people they love most—thank you.
And to every honored guest who showed us what real celebration looks like…you are the reason we do this. ❤️👑✨ #NightToShine #DisabilityInclusion #Belonging #Celebration ... See MoreSee Less
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Before there were signs, there were guesses.
A student had needs, ideas, preferences, and a whole personality—but not enough shared language to make any of it land. So the day could turn into frustration fast: big feelings, shut-down moments, adults doing their best to “figure it out,” and a child being asked to adapt to a world that wasn’t adapting to them.
That’s why moments like this matter so much in our Education Program. Mexican Sign Language isn’t a “nice extra.” It’s access. It’s dignity. It’s a way of saying, your voice counts here—even if it doesn’t come out the way the world expects.
This kind of learning is built one small repetition at a time: hands mirroring hands, a pause long enough for the student to respond, an educator choosing patience over rushing, and a child realizing, I can make myself understood.
And the “after” isn’t just better communication. It’s more confidence. More calm. More connection. More participation in class, and beyond class. The lesson is simple: when we give a child language, we don’t just teach signs. We give them a way to belong. #InclusiveEducation #SignLanguage #BelongingMatters ... See MoreSee Less
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