Community Involvement

CAA members contribute their time, talents, and financial resources to the community. We are always finding ways to make a positive difference for the people of our adopted community.

Our Programs and Alliances
  • CAA's Education Scholarship Program provides scholarship support to needy students as they progress from elementary school through high school and college. It works with local vendors to provide supplies and support such as eyeglasses, uniforms, and school supplies. 
  • CAA's English Conversation Club has more than 300 participants. More than 40 volunteers help students improve their spoken English and conversational confidence. 
  • CAA's Spanish Conversation Groups give expats a chance to gather virtually to practice Spanish at three different levels. 
  • Árbol de Esperanza provides a structured program of support and training programs for women within San Ramón and surrounding communities, with the goal of helping women achieve individual autonomy. 
  • Bajo Tejares Tamale Christmas helps the village women of Bajo Tejares, an exceptionally poor area of San Ramón, celebrate a much-loved Christmas tradition by purchasing the tamale ingredients and helping make these special treats that the women share with their families and neighbors. 
  • Birthday Buddies provides a birthday party and gift for each child at San Ramón’s orphanage (the Hogarcito).
  • Blankets for Babies of San Ramón provides changing mats, blankets, burping pads, and infant hats for the underprivileged mothers of newborns in the area. Volunteers make the items and twenty mothers, on average, are served every month. 
  • The Christmas Toy Drive is conducted to collect and purchase toys. CAA members then distribute them to underprivileged children in the San Ramón area. ​
  • Area Food Pantries and other projects and programs are supported through cash donations at CAA events.​

Activities and Events

CAA offers a great way to meet expats. You'll make lots of new friends when you participate in various activities, classes, or social events we offer or support. 

Here are some examples of past, present, and proposed activities:
  • ​Monthly social gatherings
  • Thursday morning coffee, where local expats and visitors meet
  • Sip-and-paint classes by a local artist
  • Dances and parties
  • Member picnics
  • ​Day trips
  • Topical presentations for the expat community
For expats, CAA provides a personal opportunity to redefine and recreate your life. For ticos, CAA offers new relationships and resources to help make a difference individually and in the community. 

Become a Member

For the last decade, CAA has raised money for and volunteered services to local San Ramón causes. We have affiliations with recognized international, national, and local organizations. 

You can support CAA with your membership dues of 5,000 colones and help improve the quality of life in greater San Ramón. Your membership connects you to a rich network of friendship, support, and opportunities to participate in the life of your new community in Costa Rica. Click here to join CAA.

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