MANUEL SALVADOR MANCILLA JUNE 20, 1986 [Inicio]

MANUEL IS THE SECOND OLDEST IN A FAMILY OF FOUR CHILDREN. HIS FATHER DIED WHEN MANUEL WAS 4 YEARS OLD, AND HIS MOTHER HAD THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE FOR HER CHILDREN. SHE WENT TO WORK CLEANING HOUSES, FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. EVERY DAY. SHE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE CARE AND ATTENTION THAT HER CHILDREN NEEDED.

THEY WERE LIVING IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WITH MANY BAD ELEMENTS, INCLUDING DRUGS AND GANGS. MANUEL BEGAN HANGING OUT WITH SOME CHILDREN WHO WERE A BAD INFLUENCE ON HIM, AND QUIT GOING TO SCHOOL. HE BECAME VERY REBELLIOUS, AND DAY BY DAY WAS SPENDING MORE TIME IN THE STREETS WITH HIS FRIENDS. MANUEL CAME TO THE ORPHANAGE ON THE 3RD OF OCTOBER, 1997, AND FROM HIS FIRST DAYS THERE, BEGAN TO GO TO SCHOOL, WHICH WAS A GREAT STEP FORWARD FOR HIM. HE IS GETTING ALONG WELL WITH THE OTHER BOYS IN THE HOME, IS OBEDIENT, AND IS LEARNING TO RECEIVE AFFECTION FROM THOSE AROUND HIM. 1