Help orphaned children in Haiti

January 16, 2010 at 4:40 pm · Filed under just stuff

There have been many messages about how to help the people of Haiti since the devastating quake hit. I received this email from The Family Network. This is the adoption agency that provided me and my husband with our home study. See the email I’ve pasted below from TFN that provides ways to help the orphans of Haiti.

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Dear Families and Friends,

Like you, The Family Network, Inc. is deeply concerned for the welfare of the homeless and orphaned children of Haiti. As we have seen on the news, Haiti has faced its worst earthquake in two centuries, at 7.0. The Haitian Red Cross has estimated that 45,000 to 50,000 people had died and three million people were left injured or homeless. Many shell-shocked Haitians wander the streets looking for water, food and medical aid, and hundreds of survivors remain trapped in rubble. Orphanages, schools and medical clinics that serve orphaned children have been greatly affected. This is a devastating catastrophe that has raised a drastic call for international aid.

Many of our client families, friends and concerned citizens have contacted us asking how they may provide support and assistance to the children and orphanages of Haiti.

How to help

If you wish to make a contribution to help the homeless and orphaned children of Haiti, we’d like to provide you with these options.

Make a donation to:

The Family Network, Inc.

C/o CWHA-Haiti Fund

2959 Park Avenue, Suite D

Soquel, CA 95073

Please make your check out to:  TFN, Inc. CWHAP-Haiti Fund

Through our Child Welfare and Humanitarian Aid Program (CWHAP), The Family Network, Inc. supports and advocates for vulnerable children in the U.S. and abroad. All donations designated for the CWHAP-Haiti Fund will be directed to our Partner Agencies that provide direct services to Haiti Orphanages.

You may also choose one of the other Joint Council Member Organizations who have active and sustainable programs in Haiti. These include:

Adoption-Link

Adoption-Link is providing emergency relief through their Haitian partnerships with The Foundation Enfant Jesus and also the Village of Vision.  Adoption-Link works with the Foundation Enfant Jesus in Haiti with a focus on finding families for children with HIV through their Chance by Choice program.  Their program with The Foundation Infant Jesus finds families for children including family preservation through strong community development programs.

Heather Breems, MSW

International Supervisor/Haiti Program Coordinator

Adoption-Link

1113 South Blvd.

Oak Park, IL 60302

(708) 524-1433

Bethany Christian Services

http://www.bethany.org/blogs/bethanyblog.nsf/Archive?OpenView&Type=Day&Key=2010-1-13

BCS is collaborating with Haitian local and national organizations in order to assist with earthquake relief.  In Haiti, BCS currently provides child sponsorship programs, and is piloting a program to teach women a trade, allowing them to provide for their families, hopefully with the result that the family remains intact.

Carolina Adoption Services

Carolina Adoption Services is focusing their emergency relief on housing, food and water for the children who have lost their orphanage. Carolina Adoption Services currently works in Tabarre, approximately 10 miles outside Port-au-Prince, Haiti.   Carolina Adoption Services reports that the staff and children of the orphanage are unharmed, but that damage was sustained to the buildings themselves.

Susan Fox – saw@carolinaadoption.org or 336-275-9660

Celebrate Children International

Celebrate Children is providing humanitarian relief and mission trips including medical teams and rebuilding projects.  Celebrate Children International provides adoption services, humanitarian aid and medical services to families, children and orphans in Haiti.

Sue Hedberg  sue@celebratechidlren.org

Angela Vance angela@celebratechildren.org

Tammy Grega  tammy@celebratechildren.org

407 977 2810

407 625 9192

Holt International Children’s Services

Holt International Children’s Services is working to ensure the safety and health of the children who live in Holt villages and are opening their doors to children in the surrounding area who have no homes to return to.  Holt is using everything they have to make sure children are safe. Holt International has been providing services to orphaned children and at-risk families since 2004.  Holt currently operates the Holt Fontana Village orphanage, which cares for children who have been orphaned or abandoned.

Bruce Dahl, bruced@holtinternational.org – 541-687-2202

Kentucky Adoption Services

http://www.kentuckyadoptionservices.org/

Kentucky Adoption Services is providing medical assistance, food and clean water.  Their team of 10 physicians will transport 2 planeloads of food and water.  Donations for food and water are urgently needed.   Their emergency relief efforts are in partnership with BRESMA Orphanage and Child Care Center.

Your concern and support is most certainly appreciated.   God bless you and your family.

Sincerely,

Georgia & Luke Leonard

The Family Network, Inc. Founders

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