AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, Mission of Hope, Haiti (MOH) celebrated the completion of 500 permanent homes for families displaced from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The latest 10 new homes were distributed yesterday in the village of Leveque, about 30 minutes north of Port au Prince.
Since the earthquake, MOH has partnered with donors and key partners like New Story to move those living in temporary blue tents in Leveque into permanent homes. The Leveque Community has emerged as one of the most impressive and successful resettlement communities in all of Haiti, with over 150 hearing-impaired families integrated within the community as well.
The cost of each home built through MOH is $6,000, and includes 3 rooms, a small plot of land for farming, a detached bathroom, 2 fruit trees, and access to education, a church, water, and training in agriculture.
"Our vision from the first home built has been to provide those who lost their homes with a quality, cost efficient Haitian home that will not only provide a place to live but a place to thrive," says MOH President Brad Johnson.
When houses are completed, MOH holds a ceremony for the families to celebrate their move from "Blue-to-Block." MOH hopes to be able to fund and complete homes for the remaining 125 families still on the community-generated distribution list by the end of 2015.
About Mission of Hope, Haiti:
Mission of Hope feeds over 90,000 children per day in partnership with Convoy of Hope and Feed My Starving Children, educates over 5,000 students on 13 campuses, and sees over 28,000 people per year in its onsite and mobile clinics that go into 17 villages. More than 90% of MOH's staff is Haitian, and 97% of resources raised go directly to its programs in Haiti.
For media inquiries or interviews, contact Bridget Henderson 512-963-2733 / bridget@mohhaiti.org.
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