House of Hope, Délices.

Two New Residents

Joan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:16:37 +0000

We now have two new residents at the House of hope. Six year old Melissa and Marrissa who is four. They have added much joy

Click on the link and come meet them…

Meet Melissa:

And Marrissa:

Gardens & Grounds

Joan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:28:37 +0000

We have planted vegetables, traditional ground provisions, coconuts and fruit trees. A garden has been created so that we can drink and enjoy herbal teas. Flowers have also been planted and are beginning to come on nicely. We still need to construct a better driveway and organise better lanscaping. We have been busy !

“Before” picture:

New Home, New Hope

Joan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:25:34 +0000

We have moved into our newly constructed building which has five bedrooms and three bathrooms. Our staff has increased to six, who care for the five residents. We also have a secretary who looks after and supervises the home. It is airy, spacious and we are very happy.

Recently we undertook a training program for our staff. Jamie Sorhaindo came in to give us some excellent training and we really appreciate her professional assistance.

In September we begin a new set of activities for learning and development skills, to try to make our residents as independent as possible. The program is a daily routine that runs from 8am to 4pm and includes activities that are scheduled in a regular manner to help them become accustomed to learning.

New Residents

Joan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:20:35 +0000

Melissa and Marissa have joined the group. There are now five residents in the home. Melissa is six years old and has Down’s Syndrome, and Marissa is four years old and is brain damaged. Both have vision problems. Melissa is learning to walk. Marissa is unable to walk. Welcome to our newcomers.

A visit to the House of Hope

houseofhope — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:06:03 +0000

EFEmma, has made a blog entry about her visit to the House of Hope on the 8th of July, on the Dominican Diaspora website.

Here is an excerpt from the entry:

On Tuesday, July 8th we had the privilege to visit another very special place - House of Hope. As mentioned in previous posts, Ciara’s Brownie Troop donated stuffed animals and some money from their budget toward House of Hope. Each of the residents received a little care package. Currently there are two women, Lydia and Cristobel and one sweet girl, Darcy who are cared for round-the-clock at House of Hope.

Head over to EFEmma’s blog read about the visit and see the pictures she posted!

Here we are!

houseofhope — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:12:48 +0000

How exciting!

We now have our little corner of the web to share news about the project with our visitors. The site is still a bit bare right now. But if you’d like to learn, please click the About House of Hope link at the top of the page and we’ll tell you everything you wanted to know but didn’t dare to ask.

Please make yourself at home and come back to visit soon, when we’ll have more news and more information to share..