This child comes from a family where his siblings were often abused by their father who is an alcoholic and drinks continually. His father does not work and therefore provides nothing for the family and recently abandoned them. Jose does not eat regularly and is able to eat chicken only twice a month at the most. Meat is hardly ever available. He has very few clothes to wear and one pair of shoes. His mother works in a tomatoe plantation and makes about $25 a week.