Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services

Mission: To serve, develop, and empower today’s youth to become the generation of influencers God created them to be.

Results: 38 Haitian children have access to quality education, nutritious meals, housing, medical care, mentorship, after-school programs, English education and job training. 93 additional Haitian children have access to education25 Haitians have full or part time employment. New boys' dorm at the Maranatha House is finished. Garden is complete. Community mural project is complete. 25+ teams, with nearly 150+ Americans have built relationships and completed projects with our kids and staff in Haiti. 15 Kidstater projects completed, raising over $50,000 to help kids locally and abroad.

Target demographics: to impact youth around the globe

Direct beneficiaries per year: Domestically, 34 Kidstarters created impactful projects for local and global causes. In Haiti, 131 students in Haiti received quality education, our first student graduated high school, 6 transitional youth attend cooking school, 1 student received their driver's license, we launched our community service program, we completed our first community mural, our staff was trained in a variety of workshops including nutrition, and dialogue education.

Geographic areas served: Portland, Oregon

Programs: orphan care, education, after-school activities, English education, job training, mentorship, medical care and volunteer opportunities for youth in Haiti. In the USA, we connect kids to causes they care about. By providing them with a coach, Kidstarters are empowered through goal setting, skill building, project planning, and implementing a successful project that creates impact for local and global causes.