HELLO VUELO INC
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Mission Statement
Imagine not being able to see your own child for a decade. Your mother even though she is seriously ill. Countless low-income families spend too many years apart - unable to afford plane tickets due to finances. Hello Vuelo uses crowdfunding & airline miles donations to purchase flights to reunite low income families. We have reunited families in countries around the world - from China to Colombia to Senegal - bringing them together after spending years apart, sometimes even decades.
About This Cause
At least once or twice a year, most of us are able to spend time with our loved ones - reconnect, share, laugh with grandparents, siblings, children, aunts & uncles, cousins, parents, and good friends. During holidays, special occasions or in times of sickness and need, we have the resources to visit the people who are most important to us. Unfortunately, for many low income families often living thousands of miles apart, its not so easy to see each other. When low income families are struggling to pay the rent and buy food, spending money on a plane ticket is simply an impossibility. Countless families spend too many years apart - unable to travel due to finances, which is often made more difficult by restrictive immigration policies. Hello Vuelo uses crowdfunding & airline miles donations (minimum 10,000 miles) to purchase flights to reunite low income families. We connect families & friends who want to give with families & friends who are in need of support. "Vuelo" means flight in Spanish and so our project - Hello Vuelo - means a flight to say hello to loved ones and reunite. Established community & legal aid organizations nominate low wage workers or their family members - we call them "Travelers" - for free trips through Hello Vuelo. We work with community organizations so they can vet individual’s stories and ensure that they are in need of support. Travelers are from low income families with a joint family income of $50,000 or less (for family of four) and generally fall into the following categories: - have not seen loved one for over 2 years due to low income - there is a sudden health issue in the family and a low income family member cannot afford a trip to visit - there is a milestone event coming up (wedding, funeral, graduation) and the low income family member cannot afford to attend These nominated low wage workers or their family members go up on our website with their narrative and pictures so people can read their stories, encouraging them to make donations to reunite low-income families. Hello Vuelo is a volunteer run non-profit organization - donations go directly towards trips to reunite low income families. We are a small group of people who believe low wages should not keep families apart and wanted to do something about it.