Abby’s Garden

Meet Yancar

May 6, 2026

Yancar is a super fun one-and-a-half-year-old, and he loves singing and dancing. In fact, he dances all the time! He can already say many words, and he repeats everything he hears. Yancar has a little brother named Eloy who is four months old. He will be joining us at Abby’s Garden in August. Yancar’s dad, […]

Meet Neiby

April 22, 2026

Neiby is two years old (he’ll turn 3 in July) and is a very selective child. We do not mean he is difficult or fussy, but that he definitely has specific preferences. He likes shape-sorting toys and balls. He concentrates on what he is doing, and he loves songs. Donate to Abby’s Garden It costs […]

An Afternoon Tea and Meet Juan David

March 31, 2026

Our first fundraiser went really well! We had 22 women and girls in attendance! We enjoyed tea and yummy treats, a game, and I was able to show a video of Divina sharing about Abby’s Garden, as well as a slideshow. I am hoping to have more of these, so please let me know if […]

Trip Report and New Need

February 21, 2026

Here I am with three of the precious Abby’s Garden kids. Our recent trip went really well! We were able to spend some time at the beach with the director of Abby’s Garden, Divina, and her family. It was good to have this time together, away from the busyness and noise of the bustling daycare. […]

Meet the Brothers, Emmanuel and Daniel

February 5, 2026

These sweet brothers are three years old and one and a half years old. Emmanuel is a busy boy who loves his younger brother and shows it. He loves the clown Plim Plim, and loves to eat pasta, ripe plantains, and pizza. Daniel is a happy toddler who is always smiling, very observant and playful, […]

Happy Thanksgiving and Giving Tuesday

November 26, 2025

The Abby’s Garden Crew–from left to right–Leidy, Yolenny, Divina, Mariana, and Tania I was recently in the Dominican Republic, and had a great visit at Abby’s Garden. I loved being able to reconnect with some of the children I already know, and get acquainted with the new ones. The five women are all doing really […]

Meet Rose

June 11, 2025

Rose Marie Abreu is three years old and the only child of Dariel and Yersenia. Some of her favorites include the songs La Vaca Lola and Chuchua, she loves the clown Plim Plim, and her favorite foods are soup and rice and beans. Her favorite color is red, she loves to play on the piano […]

Meet Kayden

May 17, 2025

Kayden just turned two and is an adventurous boy who loves to discover the world while giving lots of hugs along the way. He loves all shades of blue, letters, numbers, and shapes. His favorite song is Samson and his favorite foods are pasta, rice, beans, and cookies (preferably one for each hand). His parents […]

Meet Odileidy

April 22, 2025

Odileidy (Ode-ee-lady) is the daughter of Leidy, one of the women who works for Abby’s Garden, caring for the children. It is such a blessing for her to get to raise her child while also working to support her. She is 32 years old and is a single mom who lives with her parents. Odileidy […]

Meet Anais

April 11, 2025

Anais (ah-nah-ees) is almost three years old and is the quietest, calmest child at Abby’s Garden. She is very serious, which makes it difficult to capture a photo of her smiling, so I was very happy that I caught one on camera when I was there in February (see above–doesn’t she have the cutest little […]