pennies for haiti

Pennies for Haiti is a 501(c)3 organization registered in Coral Springs, FL. All donations are tax-deductible.

The purpose of our project is to prevent child slavery "restavek" in Haiti.

“A restavek is a child whose parents are unable to take good care of them, and therefore is sent to live with someone else, hoping things and life will be different. But most of the time, the opposite occurs. This child ends up being mistreated physically, psychologically, verbally, sexually sometimes and so on…”

-Osbert Victor, Child Advocate

We believe in providing proper education to young girls in order to secure better opportunities for them in the future. As you may know, higher education is one of the first steps to ending poverty.

Yearly Update...

It's been two years since we ran a fundraiser to help pay rent. So I will start with an update.

The girls and boys have grown so much not only in age but also in numbers.

We welcomed three additional children into our home...

Christopher who is 2 years old

Miguel who is 1 year old

Michaelle who is 6 months old

 

What grades are the girls and boys in...

Mickensa -- 11th grade

Anchise -- 10th grade

Ginou -- 10th grade

Christine -- 8th grade

Fabienne -- 8th grade

Mariadice -- 8th grade

Lele -- 8th grade

Betchina -- 5th grade

Babas -- 3rd grade

Evens -- 2nd grade

Clary -- 1st grade

Samora -- Kindergarten 3rd year

 

We need your help to raise $20,000.00 to pay for rent and tuition for the kids. We have a short turnaround as rent and the girls return to school on September 6th. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

In Haiti, rent is paid in one lump sum. This is why the sum needed is so high. Every penny counts so please share this request with as many people as possible. I thank you in advance for your support. May God bless you as you continue to bless us.

I honestly did not know how to break the news to the Pennies for Haiti family. It started out such a difficult and painful news but now…all I can say is Praise the Lord!!! We have had such a crazy year! Starting with our most recent update… Last week a fight broke out at the girls’ house and a few of the girls decided they no longer wanted to live with each other. The news surprised both my staff and I but we reluctantly made the arrangements as the request was accompanied by life threating threats.

We did not realize the girls were so unhappy. So as requested I made the necessary arrangements for them to be returned to the old orphanage. They were due to leave on Sunday morning at 9:00 AM. In a surprise twist however 7 girls decided that they would not leave the house, they would prefer to run away than go back to the old orphanage. So our home has now been reduced to 14 girls and my two boys. Next update… Kids are kids no matter their abilities or disabilities! When thinking of opening a home for the girls my choice was always to ensure it was for girls who really needed it. God has finally made my desire a reality.

We recently welcomed two girls with a different type of disabilities in our home. Our most visual disability is Clarissa who has both of her legs bent behind her. She actually is able to not only walk but also run on her knees. In the midst of these changes, we have been trying to figure out where we would move the girls as our lease is up at our current home; we had been living month to month and the landlord has asked us to give him his house back. We now need to secure a home for our girls. My staff and I have been searching for a new house for them to live because raising full $10K for our current home has been really difficult. The rent is paid in full here in Haiti. Just today we found a house that is adequate for our needs. It will cost $4K for the year. I hope you can help us surpass this need because our financial difficulties have left us with much debt and upcoming school fees to pay.

Please join us by becoming an ambassador of change for Pennies for Haiti and blessing us with the necessary funds to be once more financially stable. 

If you want to use a check please mail it to:
Pennies for Haiti
8801 West Atlantic Blvd #771222
Coral Springs, FL 33077
 

Please join us in keeping the hopes, dreams and this vision alive for our children. Thank you for your support.

May God abundantly bless you!

Pennies for Haiti has been contacted by an Orphanage in Cap Haitian asking for assistance to help provide the basic needs for fifty children currently residing there and calling it 'home'. Unfortunately, this orphanage has struggled to even provide the most basic needs for these children, the most distressing being food. These poor children are starving and in urgent need of assistance! As much as one doesn't want to hear of things such as this, the reality is they will continue to suffer unless we help! We would love more than anything else to assure these children they will at least get a guaranteed meal each day. But we cannot do it without your help. During this Christmas season, please consider giving from the heart to ensure others may have a small meal each day. If you can remember opening that special gift on Xmas, imagine the joy these children experience when they see a bit of food on a plate just for them! Please share God's love for these children through your generous donations and know you CAN make a difference! Thank you and God Bless!

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