Iglesia Catolica Arquidiocesis De LOS Altos Quetzaltenango Totonicapan

Iglesia Catolica Arquidiocesis De LOS Altos Quetzaltenango Totonicapan, doing business as Pastoral Social De LOS Altos, is a non-profit organization providing goods and services to the U.S. federal government through grant awards. Pastoral Social De LOS Altos has extensive experience in areas such as food handling and distribution, community organization, nutrition education, and hygiene promotion.

Through sub awards from Catholic Relief Services - United States Conference Of Catholic Bishops, Pastoral Social De LOS Altos has provided coordination of school feeding programs, including food storage, warehouse management, delivery of food to schools, equipping school kitchens, overseeing volunteers, supporting parent-teacher associations in commodity management and meal preparation, building capacity of local education departments and school feeding commissions, and strengthening local purchasing systems. Pastoral Social De LOS Altos has also implemented nutrition and hygiene-focused social and behavior change activities developed by Sesame Workshop. Additionally, Pastoral Social De LOS Altos has supported community-based development approaches to improve access to clean water, quality education, economic and agricultural opportunities, and civil society engagement in indigenous Mayan communities, addressing underlying determinants of community wellbeing. This work has spanned various program areas including economic development, healthcare, education, nutrition, climate change adaptation, inclusion, and gender equity.