Re: Casa Alianza Guatemala,  February 11th, 2009 - it is with great sadness that we learnt that Covenant House , after much deliberation, took the unprecedented step of formally closing Casa Alianza Guatemala as the costs had escalated and with a corresponding downturn in income due to the global recession it meant that Casa Guatemala could no longer offer or sustain the costs of providing quality programmes for the children.

Whilst this is a disappointment it shows that the economic downturn is having a dramatic effect on our programmes, which will hopefully encourage more supporters to realise how important their donations are and that they really do count.