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The year was 1997, the CRHF had just been legally founded in Santa Ana. Our volunteer work was centered in this area of Costa Rica. Down the street from the Foundation\/Educational Resource Center was a squatter community of around eighty families. (more on the ERC in future posts)<\/p>\n\n\n

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The Beginnings<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

We mainly focused our volunteer work in La Promesa with single women heads of household, some of who were Nicaraguan refugees. The houses were all made of tin and some wood with dirt floors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is when our bunkbed program<\/a> started with the Boy Scouts of CR. We also had our first theatre presentation called “Your Home Is Where Your Heart Is”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Reallocation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After more than 4 years of squatting the land, the government institutions were able to come to a peaceful resolution and reallocate the community to a low-income housing development. The CRHF served as a mediator and was able to help with the transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The houses the government agencies built are a simple but durable design made of prefabricated concrete. The CRHF, with the help of numerous volunteers<\/a> helped paint and beautify the community, including gardening and cleaning-ups.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Right Action<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In 2003 we began the construction of a two-story community center (seen in the picture) which culminated in 2005. This in part thanks to the efforts of national and international donors and volunteers. This center served as one of our first Family Well-Being Centers<\/a> (FWBC). This is a model we have replicated throughout some of the most impoverished and marginalized communities in Costa Rica.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The community as a whole then reached what our Poverty Reduction Model of Development<\/a> (PREMDEV) would call a level of Right Action. This means we were no longer needed as they were able to become self-sufficient in a sustainable way. By that time we had already began working in La Carpio and with children living on the street.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Transparency<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

You can read more in the 2005 year end report, the FWBC’s and the PREMDEV on the CRHF.org website. By clicking on the magnifying glass, you can search for this information using keywords such as \u201cFamily well being\u201d or \u201cLa Promesa\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As part of our transparency pillar, we try to make all our projects and financial reports as available as possible. Financial reports are available upon request. Please consider volunteering with the CRHF and for your donations to nonprofits in Costa Rica. Click here to donate<\/a> or below for paypal. Thank You For Sharing Our Dream!<\/p>\n\n\n

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