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About Our Organization

At Little Way Children’s Foundation, we combine Catholic Social Teaching with the discipline of infrastructure-focused, venture-style philanthropy. Every child is created in the image of God and deserves dignity, opportunity, and hope. We prioritize the poor, empower local leadership, and pursue solutions that lead to long-term human flourishing.

That’s why we focus on infrastructure-based pathways out of poverty: education, dignified housing, and career formation. Each project is carefully evaluated for sustainability, local ownership, quality, and measurable impact, ensuring resources are used wisely and projects endure.

Our work is not temporary aid
it’s a foundation for lasting transformation.

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Volunteers and sisters reviewing building plans
Our founder, David Odom, inspecting the Nursing School Infrastructure Project in Chalco, Mexico with a LittleWay Construction Manager
Project Identification and Development

Project Identification and Development

Project Fundraising

Project Fundraising

Project Design and Bidding

Project Design and Bidding

Construction Management and Commissioning

Construction Management and Commissioning

Program Design

Program Design

Graduate Career Placement

Graduate Career Placement