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Greater Works Home For Girls - 2010 Haiti Earthquake (ORPHANAGE/SHELTER FOR DISPLACED ORPHANS/COMMUNITY)

Orphanage

Last updated Apr 3, 2010. This is not confirmation of current availability; call before travelling.

Call 724-327-6500 x131 Directions Website Nearby on map

Available here 8

Command & Control, Distribution Units: Feeding/Food Updated Jan 29, 2010
Feeding the kids and community of about 75 daily
Command & Control, Donations & Supply Mgmt Units Updated Jan 26, 2010
Command & Control, Housing/Shelter Unit (OPEN/STANDBY) Updated Jan 29, 2010
Demographic Served: Children Updated Jan 26, 2010
Demographic Served: Survivors, Natural Disaster Impacted Communities Updated Feb 4, 2010
Facility: Orphanage Updated Jan 26, 2010
Shelter * (ANY/ALL Types) Updated Jan 26, 2010
Shelter, Orphanage, Temporary Shelter For Displaced Orphans Updated Feb 4, 2010

Needed here 19

Camping Supplies, Tents Not Urgent Updated Feb 5, 2010
Clothing, All Sizes, New or Gently Used * (ANY/ALL Types) Average Updated Feb 11, 2010
T-Shirts needed - Some clothes delivered - it is unclear if they still need them
Diapers * (ANY/ALL Types/Sizes) Average Updated Feb 4, 2010
2/4/10 Visit today from Michael Andrew: Just made a delivery to Greater Works for Girls Home- mostly baby food and diapers and some clothes which they needed
Food * (ANY/ALL Types) Very Urgent Updated Jan 26, 2010
Food, Baby Food * (ANY/ALL Types) Average Updated Feb 5, 2010
2/4/10: Just made a delivery to Greater Works for Girls Home- mostly baby food and diapers and some clothes which they needed
Food, Canned ** (ANY/ALL Types) Urgent Updated Feb 5, 2010
Food, Canned, Meat, Tuna Average Updated Feb 4, 2010
2/4/10 Michael Andrew visited today: Just made a delivery to Greater Works for Girls Home- mostly baby food and diapers and some clothes which they needed
Food, Dry, Beans ** (ANY/ALL Types) Very Urgent Updated Jan 26, 2010
Food, Dry, * Dry Food Goods (ANY/ALL Types) Very Urgent Updated Feb 11, 2010
Food, Dry, Grains, Rice * (ANY/ALL Types) Average Updated Feb 5, 2010
Food, Non-Perishable Food * (ANY/ALL Types of Canned, Dry, Drinks, Snacks) Average Updated Feb 5, 2010
Hygiene, Feminine Hygiene, Sanitary Napkins / Pads Very Urgent Updated Feb 5, 2010
Linens, Bedding, Blankets * (ANY/ALL Types) Average Updated Feb 5, 2010
Medical, Facility, Clinic, Field Clinic (Tent) 2 Very Urgent Updated Feb 5, 2010
This site is seeking a couple of medical tents they can set up in the compound.
Medical, Supplies * (ANY/ALL Types) Very Urgent Updated Jan 26, 2010
Shoes, NEW Not Urgent Updated Feb 5, 2010
Status: OK, So Far, Check Back in 2-3 days Average Updated Feb 11, 2010
Water, * Bottles (ANY/ALL Types of Bottled Water) Urgent Updated Feb 5, 2010
Water, Supplies, Water Tank 2 Very Urgent Updated Jan 29, 2010

Campaigns 2

2010 Haiti Earthquake, Orphanages/Childrens Homes ArchivedJoined Apr 3, 2010
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About this facility

Areas served: Delmas, PaP, Haiti
Service: Temporary

Notes

2/5/10 phone call from Lori Rennick/Stateside contact thanking Michael and the Citizen Action Team for helping get many supplies delivered in the last week:

One delivery from UNICEF - Unsure of specifics supplies and date delivered and how much but it was "baby stuff"

1/30: 'Quisqueya in Action' - delivered 7 large boxes that included - Blankets/T-Shirts/Towels - 76 gallons of Culligan Water & 76 Hygiene Kits - 100 pair of shoes/sandals / 2 - 12 man capacity tents - 10 small bags of rice (50 lbs.) - They are distributing the leftovers to the community

15 stateside volunteers are scheduled to arrive at this site with supplies on 3/2/10. It is there intention to set up a small medical clinic on the compound and they need TWO MEDICAL TENTS.

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2/4/10: Visit from Michael Andrew today - "Just made a delivery to Greater Works for Girls Home- mostly baby food and diapers and some clothes which they needed. UNICEF has also come by with baby supplies but nothing else that they need"

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1/29/10 LTel - Spoke to Lori Rennick, Stateside contact for this site:

-Emmanuel Merisier, Director is onsite at this orphanage - he is actively reaching out to and helping the surrounding community and open to being more helpful if supplies are provided
-Feeding a total of 75 people daily (including children/community)
-Sheltering a total of 150 people daily (including children/community)
-Lost 2 big water holding tanks - URGENT NEED to replace tanks - no ability to do laundry or bathe
-Water bottles URGENTLY needed
-Tents URGENTLY needed
-Front wall needs rebuilding URGENTLY for security reasons
-They have a generator
-Money was wired recently from stateside mission & they have gas to get supplies & bank is open - supplies are hard to come by though even with cash
-Unicef never delivered supplies
-3 story bldg. collapsed on site
-Hasn't felt aftershocks for two days per older child that emailed this morning - this is helping with the trauma effect
-Missionaries from stateside that have been sponsoring this orphanage will be arriving with supplies and volunteers 3/1/10

All needs are "VERY URGENT" but the #1 items are:

BOTTLED WATER
WATER TANKS (2)
TENTS
BLANKETS

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Jan. 24th, 2010 - Michael Andrew visited today - ran into the Orphanage and found that they have over 45 kids and have had no contact. They need water, food, tents, blankets and basic meds. They are in a secure location.

Tel: (509) 246-1701
Dir.: Emmanuel

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