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Welcome to Paper Houses Across the Border

Paper Houses Across the Border, IRS approved 501(c)(3) since 2001 and we pay no employees. We support or provide:

Medical Care Shelters Help for the Blind Education Substance Abuse Treatments Build School Cafeterias Free Meals for School Children Deliver Food Directly to People in Need Help Special Needs Children

Hope Starts with a Walk

We began simply—walking through neighborhoods, handing out small bags of food. It was personal. It still is.

A Shelter in Crisis

One day, we found a children’s shelter that had lost its sponsor. The kids had nowhere to go. We stepped in to feed and protect all 27 of them.

A School with Hungry Students

At a local school, a teacher told us her youngest students were too hungry to learn. We started by feeding 40 children. Then we built cafeterias. Now, thousands of children eat every day.

A Foot Saved

We met a young boy who was about to lose his foot at a public hospital. We paid for private surgery—and saved it. Since then, we’ve helped many others receive medical care they couldn’t afford.

Why We Exist

We exist to meet real needs, face to face—whether that’s eyeglasses, food, shelter, or life-saving treatments. We go where help is needed most.


Jarrio in cast

Medical Needs 

Small boy eating burger at cafeteria

Free School Meals   

Bob Decker at entrance to shelter next to sign

Shelters of all Types  

Blind girl and Alma

Helping the Blind 

Girl at scool

Schools Supplies   

Child holding plastic bag of groceries

Groceries to Families  


It Starts with One Small Act

We began by walking through neighborhoods and handing out small bags of food—no fanfare, just help where it was needed.

Then we found a children’s shelter that had lost its sponsor. With no one else to turn to, we stepped in to protect and feed 27 children.

At a school nearby, the teacher said, “The children arrive, too hungry to concentrate.” We started feeding 40 students. That turned into building cafeterias—and have provided over a million free meals since that small beginning.

We met a boy about to lose his foot at a public hospital. We covered surgery at a private clinic—and saved his foot. Since then, we've made glasses, chemotherapy, and other life-changing care possible for many others.

And it just keeps growing.