“Mireyari Pacheco, 15, always wanted a quinceañera, but thought that the preparations and expense would be too much for her and her family. Then her mother, Mireya Garcia, found out at a parent-teacher conference that Phoenix House was holding interviews to select a young lady to pay for her quince.

There was only one condition, there could not be any alcohol at the event.

When Mireyari found out that Phoenix House, a treatment facility for young people dealing with substance abuse, chose her as the candidate she was so excited.”

Read further and watch the video from ABC7 News (USA, July 2019)

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