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Helping Honduras Kids
Honduras
Helping Honduras Kids (HHK) is a non-profit VOLUNTEER organization that manages a Children's Home (ORPHANAGE), caring for 22 children who have been abandoned, abused and/or neglected on the North Coast of HONDURAS, in La Ceiba. Since the Honduran government does not currently allow adoptions from private orphanages such as ours, we are looking for sponsors who will help support these children.
In Latin America this is called a padrino or madrina (godfather or godmother)HHK has no salaried administrative employees and minimal overhead expenses, so most donations go directly to helping the children! Many of these children have so little and are in great need. HHK needs your generous donations and support to truly change the life of a Honduran child! Click on the Donation-Net box on tour website to sponsor a child for only $25 per month or a family for $100 per month. HHK was founded as a benevolent 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization in February 2006.
In the Cangrejal river basin, located on a hill high above the river, HHK has our private, free Jungle school, K-6,with 92 children in two classrooms with three teachers This school provides educational opportunities to help the children overcome poverty. We also need sponsors for all these children to help them with their educational needs and to feed them daily.
We provide them all school supplies, uniforms, shoes, gym clothes, backpacks, children and adult clothing, a hot noon meal, vitamins, outings, parasite treatment and medical care. There is no registration fee nor monthly fees. Our Hogar de Amor children also attend this school.
We are also helping 30 children living with their Grandmas in El Naranjo, farther up the Cangrejal river road, 10 children in High School and about 100 children living in 2 campesino (peasant) villages, where we provide food, clothing, outings and vitamins.
In total, HHK is helping >200 children, and feeding nearly 100 daily. It is a 24/7 labor of love. If you have it in your heart to help us help these children with no hope, please visit our website at www.helpinghonduraskids.org . If you wish to donate to the Orphanage or Jungle School in Honduras, checks can also be sent to Helping Honduras Kids, PO Box 111777, Campbell, Ca 95011-1777.
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Current Projects
Helping Honduras Kids supports several viable community programs. These programs include managing:
The HOGAR DE AMOR-Children's Home (Orphanage)
The Jungle School
Cangrejal River Grandma Kids
Community Outreach Programs
Various Campesino Villages
Children's Outings
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Helping Honduras Kids Community Programs
A few of our programs help abandoned, abused or neglected children. Other programs create educational opportunities to help children to overcome poverty, so they will become successful individuals. We also participate in programs that help to subsidize families and provide opportunities for disadvantaged children to attend schools. Many of "our" children have so little and are in great need. HHK needs your generous donations and support these viable community programs.
We are currently working hard to build a much needed third classroom for the Jungle School before the rainy season begins.
We always need volunteers and funding so please visit Honduras and help! Thanks so much for caring for these great kids and families.
Partner Needs
Short term needs/goals
Food is our greatest need with a lot of children to feed! Sports equipment, educational games, backpacks, school supplies, clothes, shoes, bedding materials, mattresses, books, bookshelves, desks, tables and chairs. Kitchen items & dishes are also needed.
Long term needs/goals
Child or family sponsorships to provide for basic necessities such as food, shelter, medical care, clothes, education, school supplies, etc. We need funding to build our own Children's Home. We rent the current facility and have already outgrown it. Volunteers are greatly needed and also always welcome.
Financial Needs
Food is always our greatest need with 200+ children and families to feed. We are also currently building a third classroom at the Jungle School to support all the current children and the many that are being added monthly. It is our greatest hope to fund the building of our own Children's Home in the near future.
In Kind Needs
HELPING HONDURAS WISH LIST (Kids 5-15)
Household Supplies
**Extra large Cooking Pots
*Kitchenware – flatware, baking pans, plastic dishes, cups, soup bowls and glasses
**Good quality knives
*Hand held can openers
**Extra large bath towels
**Pillows and twin bed sheets
*Good quality rechargeable flashlights
**Hand soap, deodorant, razors, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo
**LOTS of children’s’ vitamins
**OTC children’s’ medicines – cough, fever, colds, sore throat, diarrhea, etc
*batteries – D, C, AA, AAA, 9v, lg square 6v
*Rubbermaid storage bins, all sizes
School Items
**CD Players (boom boxes), Walkmans, DVD Players
**Books, CDs, DVD movies and educational software, all in Spanish (including Christian music)
*ESL books for learning English
*Black school shoes and white socks – boys/girls, all sizes
**White, short sleeve, button down shirts – boys/girls, all sizes
**Navy blue school skirts and pants, all sizes
*Childrens and regular scissors
*Black, blue and red pens
*Art and craft materials, all kinds, including coloring books
*Voltage regulators (UPS) and spike protectors for computers
**PCs, monitors, computer speakers and laptops
*Flash cards – math, English
**Dry Erase markers
*Regular markers
**Metal shelving and storage cabinets
Toys
*Soccer balls, tetherball sets, large rubber balls, Frisbees, soccer uniforms, pumps for balls
*Legos, puzzles, Lincoln Logs, dollhouses, dolls and doll clothing, puppets, cars, trucks
*Games – cards, Monopoly and other Board games
*Computer games (Spanish where possible)
*balloons, glow stix, bubbles, party supplies
Holidays in Honduras
Children’s Day – Sept 10
Christmas – Dec 25
We need funds to purchase over 200 small, inexpensive toys for both of these dates or if you are traveling down to volunteer or visit, you can bring toys with you. Please do not mail!
Clothing
**New and good quality used clothing and shoes (tennis, flip flop, girls sandals, etc) – boys/girls, all sizes to include shorts, T-shirts, tank tops, jeans, skirts, bathing suits, pajamas
**Underwear, boys/girls, all sizes, including training bras and bras for older girls (36B)
*Light sweaters and jackets for the winter months
Mission Statement
Mission Statement: Helping Honduras Kids' mission is to improve the lives of orphaned, abandoned, abused and/or neglected children on the North Coast of Honduras.
Core Values
1. HHK believes that opportunity, education, hope and love are what children need to break the cycle of poverty and abuse.
2. HHK will foster an environment of love through expressing daily confidence building statements to each child, so they can succeed.
3. HHK will help provide a safe “home-like” environment for orphaned children to live in, so they can feel secure as they grow and develop.
4. HHK will provide the necessary educational environment to enhance learning to help give disadvantaged children the tools to become contributing members of society.
5. HHK will provide the necessary medical care through donations for HHK children so they can become healthy and strong.
6. HHK will participate in worthwhile community programs that will benefit and improve the lives of children and people in the community.
7. HHK values partnerships.
8. HHK values community projects and helping the community.
9. HHK values a volunteer organization and appreciates the many people that devote countless hours to helping “our” children.
10. HHK believes that a loved, educated and happy child in Honduras has a real chance to succeed!