The Shalom Foundation exists to bring healing and hope to underprivileged children in Guatemala. We provide free, life-changing medical and nutritional care to those who need it most.
In the late 1990s, Steve Moore, our founder, raveled to Guatemala on a mission trip with his church. So profoundly touched and moved by the people he met, he returned home with a new purpose. God had opened his heart to Guatemala, and he was led to found The Shalom Foundation.
Since then, we have built homes and schools, provided education sponsorships, installed clean water systems, and much more for the people of Guatemala. However, it was after meeting a young girl named Ana that the Foundation’s mission became clear.
After learning more about the conditions many Guatemalan children live in, he was inspired with a clear vision for the Foundation: to provide critical medical and nutritional care to underprivileged children and the Moore Pediatric Surgery Center was created.
We partner with U.S.-based hospitals, churches, and organizations that are committed to improving the health and safety of kids that need it most.
Collaborating with compassionate US medical professionals and volunteers, local specialists, and building local capacities, the pediatric hospital has placed a sustainable model to deliver vital healthcare services to more than 1,500 people per
year free of charge.
The Moore Center operates under American medical standards and its infrastructure makes medical mission trips very cost effective.
We partner with medical professionals in the U.S.A to coordinate one-week volunteer surgical mission trips (SMT’s) across 10 different specialties to reach the underprivileged children of Guatemala. During each trip, “SMT” personnel evaluate and help hundreds of patients through surgical procedures performed at the Moore Center.
The Moore Center’s English-speaking staff make sure each mission week flows smoothly. Before your team’s arrival, the Moore Center facilitates patient recruitment and all of the necessary patient logistics (transportation, food, temporary housing) so that your team can focus completely on providing medical and surgical care within your expertise.
In addition to our professional team of full-time staff, the Moore Center can contract part-time staff for each surgical mission trip. Qualified local surgeons provide the proper pre-screening and appropriate follow-up care for each mission team’s patients. In keeping with our mission, we believe that excellent post-operative care is one of the most important keys to a successful surgical outcome for each child
