
| HEAD TO HEAD EDUCATING 212 DISADVANTAGED HAITIAN CHILDREN GRADES 1-8 HEAD TO HEAD IS THE ONLY TUITION FREE SCHOOL IN THE RURAL AREA OF BELLE VUE A MOUNTAIN REGION OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF JACMEL BELLE VUE IS AN AREA WHERE THERE IS EXTREME POVERTY THE CHILDREN SERVED BY HEAD TO HEAD WOULD HAVE NO EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES IF HEAD TO HEAD DID NOT EXIST IT IS CRUCIAL THROUGH ITS SCHOOL, HEAD TO HEAD IS CHANGING LIVES, BREAKING THE CHAINS OF POVERTY, AND OPENING THE DOORS TO A BETTER FUTURE. FOR THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF BELLE VUE IN AN OPEN FIELD, UNDER A ROOF OF TENTS OVER TREE TRUNKS, WITH 2 TEACHERS AND A PRINCIPAL/TEACHER, HEAD TO HEAD OPENED IN 1999 AND WELCOMED 112 STUDENTS. IN SEPTEMBER 2009, HEAD TO HEAD OPENED FOR ITS 11th YEAR TO 212 CHILDREN IN 2002 THROUGH DONATIONS FROM PEOPLE LIKE YOU WE WERE ABLE TO BEGIN TO BUILD A TRUE BUILDING TODAY WE HAVE FOUR WALLS AND A ROOF IN 2007, WITH THE HELP OF KIDS AGAINST HUNGER, A FREE LUNCH PROGRAM WAS STARTED. WE WERE ABLE TO SERVE THE CHILDREN TWO MEALS A WEEK IN 2008 THE LUNCH PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED TO 5 DAYS (HUNGER IS A REALITY IN BELLE VUE. HEAD TO HEAD'S LUNCH IS MANY TIMES THE ONLY MEAL SOME STUDENTS WILL HAVE.) IN 2009, A LITERACY PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND A SEWING PROGRAM HAS BEGUN. STEP BY STEP, BLOCK BY BLOCK, CONTRIBUTOR BY CONTRIBUTOR LIVES ARE BEING CHANGED, THE CYCLE OF POVERTY IS BEING BROKEN, HOPE FOR A BETTER FUTURE IS BEING GIVEN. PLEASE CONSIDER A DONATION TO OUR PROGRAM - 25 DOLLARS WILL FEED ALL OF OUR CHILDREN FOR ONE DAY PEACE AND BLESSINGS PLEASE REVIEW THIS VIDEO CREATED BY ACCOMPANY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ON THE SCHOOL Haiti Head to Head Video Diary |