After the events of this week, we had to do something to respond to the needs of our fellow Haitian. When we looked at helping with what is happening in Haiti, we did not want to be part of the confusion. Help is being asked and provided but many issues is happening with distribution, organization, bureaucracy and power struggle. So many agencies and organizations are collecting but until today many survivors are without water or food. Not because help has not arrived but because the fight for control in Haiti is keeping resources from doing their job. The Haitian Congregation of the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church denounce these behaviors and don't want to collect food and supplies that will not get to the Haitian people. We've decided to focus our efforts with Haitian families living in the USA whose are eligible for Temporary Protective Status (TPS). Families here, that cannot support themselves because they were here temporarily and they cannot go back because their house has collapsed. Children who were here for Christmas vacation and cannot go back because their house and / or school are destroyed with no hope of them being rebuilt soon.
Please call us (718) 881-3779 or (917) 232-9583 if you are in such position so we can give you the help you deserve with the resources we have available. We can provide some food, TPS and work permit application assistance, respond to some necessities you may have (school for children, sheltering, food pantry etc).
To individual or organization willing to donate and to support the group we just describe, feel free to call or visit our office at 661 East 219th Street Bronx NY 10467. The help we receive will be dedicated 100% to support families.
Fee for TPS application is $ 50
Fee for Biometrics (Fingerprint) $ 80
Fee for EAD ( Employment Authorization) is $ 340
These fees do not include lawyer (if required), photocopies of documents and photos.
Donation can be made by check addressed to The Haitian Congregation of the Good Samaritan with a memo TPS support and online through the Episcopal Diocese of New York indicate Haitian Congregation of the Good Samaritan / TPS support in the description box.
You can still bring goods (Food, clothing, medical supplies and water) at 260 West 231st Street Bronx NY 10463 Church of the Mediator from 8 AM through 8 PM.
After the events of this week, we had to do something to respond to the needs of our fellow Haitian. When we looked at helping with what is happening in Haiti, we did not want to be part of the confusion. Help is being asked and provided but many issues is happening with distribution, organization, bureaucracy and power struggle. So many agencies and organizations are collecting but until today many survivors are without water or food. Not because help has not arrived but because the fight for control in Haiti is keeping resources from doing their job. The Haitian Congregation of the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church denounce these behaviors and don't want to collect food and supplies that will not get to the Haitian people. We've decided to focus our efforts with Haitian families living in the USA whose are eligible for Temporary Protective Status (TPS). Families here, that cannot support themselves because they were here temporarily and they cannot go back because their house has collapsed. Children who were here for Christmas vacation and cannot go back because their house and / or school are destroyed with no hope of them being rebuilt soon. 