“Although sometimes things don’t go well, other people are not responsible for it.”
Korean War veteran Ray Buggs, 93, the 2022 recipient of the Herbert L. Wallace Lifetime Community Service Award.
Last year The ABS provided 2,968* services to Americans in need
*Informe anual, Junta de Asistencia Privada (JAP)
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OUR SERVICES
The American Benevolent Society opened its doors on Washington's Birthday, February 22, 1868. Its purpose: "To support American citizens of good behavior, that due to illness are unable to work or that might be in a bad financial condition."
Monica celebrated her 100th birthday in November 2021. We supplement her Social Security income with a small pension.
Several hundred Mexico City residents received flu and shingles vaccines when our Health Fair made a return after being cancelled by Covid concerns.
Octavio receives a Thanksgiving meal thanks to our business partnership with Pinche Gringo restaurants.
Monica celebrated her 100th birthday in November 2021. We supplement her Social Security income with a small pension.
At that first meeting 25 members paid $2 apiece to help carry out the mission of The ABS. We continue to rely upon membership dues and donations to carry out our work.
In this gallery we highlight a few of our beneficiaries.
Voter Assistance
Staff and volunteers of The ABS have been trained by the Federal Voting Assistance Program (fvap.gov). We offer in-person, telephone, email, and Zoom assistance to American citizens in:
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Voter Registration
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Absentee Ballot Request
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Absentee Ballot Return
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Problems with voting
FVAP recommends that all Americans living abroad submit a registration/ballot request form called an FPCA every year
PHOTO: Jeronimo will be 18 on election day and is ready to vote in the 2022 mid-term elections after registering to vote at the American School with the help of ABS volunteers. Seventeen-year-olds who will turn 18 by election day can register to vote.

A final resting place for U. S. and Mexican citizens
The American Cemetery | Panteon Americano was founded by The ABS in 1898 as a final resting place for Americans living in Mexico City. The cemetery is open to the public from 8 am to 4 pm 365 days. Walking through the cemetery you will find Mexican and U. S. citizens lying side by side for eternity. Calzada Mexico-Tacuba 115, Miguel Hidalgo


The ABS Reading Room is now open. Drop by for a cup of coffee with The Economist and The New York Times.
THE ABS STAFF

Aliki Elias
Executive Director

Angela Camacho
Social Services Manager

Eduardo Ramirez
Admin. & Social Services Asst.

Ernesto Ibarra
Legal Advisor

Genevive Mooser
Special Events, Historian

Pablo Otero
Psychologist

Ricardo Rojas
Doctor

Barbara Franco
Legal Representative
Directors and Advisors
Bill Biese, President
Frances Huttanus, 1st Vice-President
Doug Hall, 2nd Vice-President
Robert Sonnenberger, Treasurer
Gwen Rainhard, Secretary
Cynthia Kaplan
Missy Holden
Rosa Pisinger
Sloane Starke
Pedro De Koster
Carl Koller
Sandra Ochoa
Vicky Silvan
US Embassy Representative
Michelle Beltran
Dan DeFossey
Paulo Prado
Olaf Carrera
Kathleen Clement
Pattie Hogan
Erik Markeset
Nancy Stich
Molly Trainor
Karen Gould
Ernesto Ibarra