Haiti

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Home About Karen House About the Catholic Worker The Roundtable Get Involved Directions Resources Support Karen House Links	Haiti - What We Can Do 1. Catholic Worker Clinic The House of Grace Catholic Worker in Philadelphia and Bishop Tom Gumbleton established a health care project in St Clare's Parish, Port au Prince, Haiti, after a human rights delegation there in 2004. There is a clinic, and local parish members have been trained as health agents for community outreach, health education and home visits. Members of the House of Grace and Bishop Gumbleton have visited 2-4 times a year since then, providing funding, technical, medical and administrative assistance. Matthew 25 house is a hospitality house in Port Au Prince where our group stays when in Haiti. Viiew the short video on Matthew 25 house "Doctors struggle to Save Lives" here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/34920786#34920786 To Support the CW Clinic in Haiti: Checks made out to: House of Grace Catholic Worker Mail to: Johanna Berrigan 1826 E. Lehigh Ave. Phila. Pa. 19125 NEW! Final letter from the Clinic below.	Catholic Workers in Haiti

Karen House: 1840 Hogan St. St. Louis, MO 63106 314.621.4052	2. Moun Pou Moun is literally “People for People” and “Person by Person;” a charitable outreach initiated by former members of the Karen House community in Haiti. Friends of Moun Pou Moun Haiti sponsor students in school, help start microcredit businesses, help purchase farm animals or land for self-sustenance, build houses, and foster relationships with people struggling for survival in Haiti.
	A Moun Pou Moun Haiti Cocktail Benefit Friday, Feb. 26, 2010 5:30-10:30 p.m. SqWires Annex 1415 South 18th Street Saint Louis, MO 63104 More info: Moun Pou Moun Haiti
	3. Some Haiti Articles of Interest: US Policy in Haiti Over Decades “Lays the Foundation for Why Impact of Natural Disaster Is So Severe” http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/14/us_policy_in_haiti_over_decades Naomi Klein Issues Haiti Disaster Capitalism Alert: Stop Them Before They Shock Again http://www.democracynow.org/2010/1/14/naomi_klein_issues_haiti_disaster_capitalism Democracy Now's archive link to Haiti stories http://www.democracynow.org/tags/haiti Haiti and America's Historic Debt http://www.consortiumnews.com/2010/011310.html 4. Update from Catholic Worker Haiti Clinic February, 2010 Dear friends, We did not want too much more time to pass without sending an update on our time in Haiti. We all are home safely. We can't express enough our deep gratitude for what we were able to do and to bring to the people of Haiti because of your concern and generosity.... read the rest here.