Josephine Antoine Charles is 52. She has two kids and one grandchild. She was eager to have a new home because she would always send her kids to friends’ homes when it rained. Now, they can remain together during stormy times.
Magalie François has four kids. They had nowhere to stay, so she would send the kids to different houses every night. She works as a cleaning lady in a Catholic Church. Instead of payment from the priest, she asked for a piece of land, which he gave her. Thanks to that priest for the land and to you all for your donations, we were able to build her a home!
Philéis Philogene Is a single mother of two kids whose house was wiped out by the river where she used to live during a hurricane.
We have so much to be thankful for this week! The team in Haiti completed two more homes for families in Haiti.
Homes from the Heart and CIS were able to build a new home for Flor Panameña and her family, with funds we saved on the other homes.
Our team was able to set up 20 solar panels in Haiti last week. As always, thank you for your support!
Jhony and Jessica Eliassaint are siblings.
Homes 140 and 141 in Haiti!
In honor of Mother's Day in Haiti this past weekend, we distributed more than 1,200 food kits in eight different locations. Thank you all for your support.
In Haiti, we went door to door to share food and raise awareness of Covid-19 on Easter Sunday. We were able to work with churches and schools to distribute to 544 families. It was a joyful day, despite social distancing.
Home 137: Adrienne Jean-Baptiste is 40 years old and has three children. She used to live in Port-au-Prince, but moved to Croix-des-Bouquets in 2011 after losing her home in the earthquake.
Home 133
Meet Annette Joseph and her family. She lived with her two daughters and four granddaughters in a shack created from plywood she gathered after the earthquake. They were surprised with the keys to their new home on Christmas day!
Home 134
Meet Joceline Jean, 47, and her family. She was living with her blind mother and two young children in a home made tarps and pieces of wood. Though they had always asked her pastor for help to build a small house, it was not a reality until now.
Homes from the Heart has partnered with Food for the Poor in El Salvador on a new community project. The Paso Puente Community faces poverty, as well as flooding due to homes made from metal sheets. The community consists of 26 families (200 people total) in need of safe and secure housing. Food for the Poor will fund the construction of 13 homes and has asked Homes from the Heart to fund the remaining 13.
The Minister of Housing, Michelle Sol visited Paso Puente recently to inspect the first round of homes which are almost finished and give out the second deposit for the first 15 homes and the first deposit for the second 15 homes. Dennis Salinas from Reconstruction of Social Fabric Ministry came out with her. She also promised to pave the main road. A community member gave a heart-wrenching testimony of growing up in a shack and her young children getting wet from the rain in the home.Materials are arriving soon to begin building the next 15 homes.
If you would like to donate to the project, visit our “Donate” page and note that you would like your funds to go towards “La Aurora Project”.
Home 133: Sisters Yolanda and Maria have been living together in the tent in the first image since after the earthquake. The tent also houses their children, including an infant of six months, a four-year-old child, and an eight-year-old child. The fathers went to the Dominican Republic to seek work. The tent was not secure and allowed rain to seep in. Now, they will stay in a dry, safe home.
Home 134: Mireille Jerome, her mother, and four-year-old daughter were all living in a house with no windows made of metal sheets donated by the church. Our team went inside to take pictures, but quickly left due to extreme heat. Now, they have a spacious home with five windows and are able to stay inside, even in the middle of the day.
Greetings from El Salvador! This is Jose & Rosa Guzman, standing in front of their new home!
Jose and Rosa Guzman stand in front of their new home in El Salvador!
Marie Carmelle Darius and Anita Louis Jacques are both single mothers who have always lived in dirt and metal homes.
We are proud to share the recipients of our latest homes in Haiti!
Our team has been working hard over the past month, and we now have two more homes built in Haiti to share with you all.
Homes from the Heart team in Haiti has built our 126th home for Lafleur Kensley and their family!
Amélie Joseph and her five-year-old granddaughter will be reunited with her son now that they have a safe home.
Homes from the Heart builds faith-based communities with support from donors in Kansas City. Thank you!
A Memoir by Board Member, Bambi Shen.
