Reaching The Unreached
Our efforts have resulted in empowered individuals and stronger communities, through five programs in Jacksonville and across Latin America.
Reaching The Unreached runs five programs that meet children and families where they are, in Jacksonville and across Latin America. Each one is carried out with trusted local partners, so the impact lasts long after a mission trip ends.
Program 01
Every child deserves a Christmas morning. Navidad Sin Barreras began as the personal mission of community advocate Katherine Muñoz, who grew up in one of the most dangerous areas of Colombia and remembers what it felt like to go without. Her program has delivered 1,100 Christmas gifts on its own, and 2026 is the first year Reaching The Unreached is working alongside her. Reaching The Unreached has separately delivered more than 1,100 Christmas gifts to children in remote communities who would otherwise have nothing to open.
Each season we raise funds, buy and wrap gifts, and deliver them alongside local partners: in Medellín with Fundación Abrazando Historias and Fundación Solo Vida, and in Santo Domingo with help from local law enforcement. More than 1,100 children also received toys and dental hygiene kits.
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See Christmas Without Barriers in action
Program 02
Education opens doors that stay open. Through our virtual English classes, students in Latin America connect with teachers and build the language skills that open the way to better schools, scholarships and jobs. Our classes abroad are virtual by design, which keeps the program sustainable and lets students keep learning between our visits.
We also provide learning resources and, in 2025, created a safe space where children can do their work and attend classes out of the elements. In January 2027 we are bringing English lessons to Jacksonville, in person and online, for families of all ages and every level, even if you have never studied English before.
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Program 03
Knowing your culture, your rights and how to stay safe builds confidence. Since 2026, at the request of local communities, our free classes in Jacksonville have helped bridge the gap between families and law enforcement.
Culture & Law classes help families who are new to the United States understand schools, healthcare, work and their rights, so they can settle in and take part fully in their community. Family Safety classes for adults and parents, led by a law enforcement expert, cover human trafficking awareness, keeping children safe on social media, online exploitation and scams. Because traffickers prey on poverty, isolation and a lack of information, we also hold monthly virtual awareness classes in Medellín with Fundación Abrazando Historias for children, adolescents and families, teaching how trafficking happens, the warning signs online and in person, and where to turn for help.
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Program 04
A team, a song or a stage can change how a child sees their future. We sponsor soccer scholarships, new gear and transportation so young athletes can stay on the field, and we fund music school scholarships, creative activities and movie nights that give children safe places to play and grow.
Registration is now open for our CH4 Soccer Academy program in Jacksonville, for players ages 5 to 17. Every Jacksonville season also helps fund the soccer scholarships, gear and transportation that keep children playing abroad, so local families who join are supporting kids in Latin America too. Want to give monthly? A $165 monthly sponsorship for the May to December season (8 payments starting April 1) covers the cost of a child playing here in Jacksonville and a child playing in Colombia, for double the impact.
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Program 05
Lasting change is led from within. We work hand in hand with local leaders and residents to understand what their community needs most, then help deliver it, from groceries and holiday food packages to support after a crisis.
Since our first mission trips we have distributed more than 40,000 pounds of food, and when a natural disaster struck, we shipped clothing to the families who lost the most.
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