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Earthquake Relief Efforts – Update 2/17/10
Relief Efforts in Haiti in response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake on January 12, 2010. Chances for Children, through the generous support of it’s donors, has responded with immediate relief programs to make a significant impact on the community where we work. In the 5 weeks since the earthquake hit - the C4C community has accomplished a number of significant milestones:
- January 22nd
- 18 children were brought from Haiti to the U.S. on a charter plane, where they were met by their adoptive families.
- January 28th
- 8,000 pounds of food, formula, water, medicine and supplies were purchased and delivered to the orphanage in Haiti
- February 8th
- 6,000 pounds of food, medicine and supplies were delivered to Lamerdelle through a joint project with Village of Vision for Haiti. This additional shipment of food and medicines will continue to provide meals for the children at both the orphanage and the village school.
- Ongoing Relief Efforts
- We are currently collecting donations of food, medicine and hygiene products for a container which will leave Florida March 15th. This shipment will is being sent to assist other orphanages in need as well as replenish some specific supplies at Creche Enfant Jesus. Please visit our donation blog at http://chances4childrendonations.blogspot.com/ for a list of supplies that are needed and information on how to donate.
Renewal Fund
In partnership with The Haiti Renewal Fund http://www.haitirenewal.org/ - Chances for Children is working with other organizations to begin the long and difficult process of rebuilding and renewing Haiti. We are in the process of selecting specific rebuilding partners and look forward to sharing these plans with you. Once we have our project defined we will then prepare long term development plans.
All donations made to Chances for Children targeted to the Renewal Fund will be matched by Foster and Lynn Friess (up to $2 million).
C4C also launched the Kids Helping Kids campaign - this program is underway in many schools across the country. These funds will be matched by the Friess Family and all donations will be used to rebuild schools in Haiti. We are anxious to start rebuilding, once it is realistic to do so in Haiti.
Adoption Update
There is currently no new news on the state of adoptions from Haiti. In fact, Aid Organizations have been slow to admit children into orphanages after the situation developed with the group of Americans trying to take children out of the country without papers. This certainly, did not help our efforts.
Chances for Children continues to work with the State Department and other political forces in Washington D.C. to find a way to expedite the process for those children who have been orphaned (no living biological parent) by the earthquake.
In closing – thank you again for your support. Your donations have allowed us to make significant improvements in the lives of the children we serve. We are grateful for your help. We will continue to provide updates as we move into our renewal/rebuilding efforts.
With gratitude,
Chances for Children