HURRICANE UPDATE: Our priorities are shifting, as needless to say most of the com munity is either homeless or living in badly damaged housing. We are fortunate that board member JP Therrien has built structures in Jeremie (which withstood the storm) with teams of local carpenters, electricians and builders. We are moving towards hiring a local Haitian construction team to restore the homes of families in need. Please know that the current round of donations will be used for restoration efforts, and please write to us to learn more if you are interested to support this critical project.
We are still collecting computers if you have them, as the students will certainly continue to use them, and being able to take online classes certainly gives hope and maintains morale in this difficult time.
We are contributing our time and funding our initial trips because we believe in the importance of providing support to the teenagers of Jeremie. We could use help as we enter our first official year of programming, to prove that our concept works in order to secure grants that will allow the program to continue and expand.
We welcome any small contributions, whether it is an old computer or $5. Donations can be made by check or via Paypal. Mostly we would like to know that other people believe in this work and in the future of these young people too. Thank you so much for visiting our site, and please write to us! If you have an item and are not sure if we can use it, please write and ask. Donations are eligible for tax exemption. Uplift Health is a registered nonprofit organization in New York state and a federal 501(c)3 public charity (IRS tax ID 47-4716664) as of July 29, 2015.
Donations will go towards:
We are still collecting computers if you have them, as the students will certainly continue to use them, and being able to take online classes certainly gives hope and maintains morale in this difficult time.
We are contributing our time and funding our initial trips because we believe in the importance of providing support to the teenagers of Jeremie. We could use help as we enter our first official year of programming, to prove that our concept works in order to secure grants that will allow the program to continue and expand.
We welcome any small contributions, whether it is an old computer or $5. Donations can be made by check or via Paypal. Mostly we would like to know that other people believe in this work and in the future of these young people too. Thank you so much for visiting our site, and please write to us! If you have an item and are not sure if we can use it, please write and ask. Donations are eligible for tax exemption. Uplift Health is a registered nonprofit organization in New York state and a federal 501(c)3 public charity (IRS tax ID 47-4716664) as of July 29, 2015.
Donations will go towards:
- Salarys for the student leaders: student leaders will be paid for time spent creating lesson plans with us and for teaching the group.
- Wifi for the computer lab at $40/month
- If possible, we would like to offer transportation costs for students who live outside Jeremie ($3/ session) for motorcycle taxis.