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Our History

For over 20 years At Risk Children Foundation, Inc has been providing critical assistance to children and families struggling in poverty through many programs aimed at improving their lives.

Our Mission

We strive to provide educational opportunities to children through strengthening families and communities. Our approach addresses the physical, social, emotional and educational needs of children.

Our Vision

We believe education will help children see human possibilities for themselves beyond the degradation they experience daily. We envision each child having access to the greater world and the opportunity to participate in it, with their own ideals.

Make A Difference In The World By Combating Poverty

The” C’Est Si Bon” Haitian Cuisine Cookbook by At Risk Children foundation was created to help the children overcome destitution and help them to succeed. They do not want anything that elicits pity or hopelessness in their difficult lives, but rather they are full of hope for a bright future. They need your investment to secure productive and happy lives ahead of them.

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What We Do

Your donation will empower our efforts to provide these life-giving resources to those who need it most

Kids Education

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Pure Water
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Mobile Clinic
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Combating Poverty

Ending Modern-Day Slavery

Let’s be Kind to Poor Children

Charity is the heartbeat of compassion, a force that bridges the gaps between abundance and scarcity, privilege and need.

Changing the lives one step at a time

Every day is a journey for water, a pilgrimage across the unforgiving terrain, where footsteps leave.

The Children are Waiting for Your Help

Charity is a beacon of hope, illuminating the darkest corners of despair. It manifests in diverse forms.

Help Us Raise Them Up

Your donation means a lot to them. Your tax-deductible donation can save lives.

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This unique book is to be shared, please pass it along to as many people as possible, especially to friends, coworkers, and their families. Leave a copy of the book where friends gather, your gym, your doctor’s office, the teachers’ lounge at your children’s school. Take one to work and leave it in the break room. Send one to your niece in college and to your grandmother at the retirement home.

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Let’s Help Them Together!
Marlene Mathurin
Founder of ARCF
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Rev. Father Sean Mulcahy
Vice Chairman
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Sister Christine Lafleur

Director Assistant
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Kate Crowley
Project Coordinator
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Combating Child Labor in Haiti
 “Ending Modern-Day Slavery”

Water and poor sanitation is the leading cause of infant mortality and illness in children

A one-time gift of $500.00 provides a year of schooling for a child

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We strive to provide educational opportunities to children through strengthening families and communities. Our approach addresses the physical, social, emotional and educational needs of children.
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Cooking 4ACause, Inc
2719 Hollywood Blvd
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Hollywood, FL 33020

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Kids’Education

The average yearly cost to send a child to school is estimated at $550.00 in urban areas and $430.00 in the countryside. This
includes enrolment fees, Tuition, uniforms, books, shoes, and all other supplies. These costs are impossible for nearly 80% of all Haitian families and render school as unattainable. This problem has resulted in an illiteracy rate of more than 65% of the population.

These hurdles to an education can easily create a sense of desperation in parents and contribute to the hopelessness of children. As a result, a seemingly perpetual cycle of poverty continues, generation after generation. That is why ARCF’s kids’ educational project isso vital to changing the culture of poverty in Haiti.

Pure Water

Many of Haiti’s problems Haiti’s widespread lack of access to safe drinking water and poor sanitation is the leading cause of infant mortality and illness in children. Many children, especially those living in rural areas, do not in fact have any drinking water. Nearly every water source has become contaminated with human and animal waste because of the absence of a sewage sanitation system.

Mobil Clinic

Dr. Charles our Mobile Clinic Coordinator, head of Medecin Haitien Volontaires “MEDHAVOL” along with volunteer Cubans medical teams lead these traveling clinics twice a year in some of the most inaccessible section of Haiti. They usually see around 60 to 80 patients on a normal day, mostly young women for sexually transmitted infections, elderly women for chronic pain and hypertension, and young children with respiratory infections and Scabies.

Scabies are the most common illness in young children. A contagious skin condition caused by tiny mites that burrow into the skin, scabies is a symptom of unsanitary living conditions. It is especially common in parts of the city where access to water is limited, and sanitation facilities are inadequate.

Marlene Mathurin

Marlene Mathurin is the Chief Catalyst with more than 25 years’ experience working in humanitarian assistance focusing primarily on improving the quality of life of children and families in Haiti. Great expertise in all aspects of field development including social mobilization, coordination of international & national collaborative efforts.

Marlene has spent her entire career in the nonprofit sector and has a passion for social development. She is currently working with groups focused on teen pregnancy (La grosses’ chez les adolescents) and community development.

Starting in July of 1994 as the Founder of Fondation pour la Survie de l’Enfant Haitien (FSEH) a nonprofit apolitical organization, works as grass-root resource with the title of General Director under the Cooperative Council of Haiti (CCH) formed by the US-Support Group- Haiti, and as the liaison between donors and recipients for J5 US Humanitarian Assistance and Civic Action services. While working

with the US-Support Group, she played a major role in the development and implementing of the USAID-Haiti’s At-Risk Youth Programs “Appui aux Renforcements des Communautés” [ARC], in rehabilitation, construction of schools, orphanages, wells digging, small revenues projects and more.

From 1998 to 2002, as Executive Director of Chambre de l’Enfance Nécessiteuse Haitienne” (CENH) to support a coalition of institutions working with orphaned and vulnerable children affected by HIV. Programmed includes capacity and independence in technical management of projects, develop project management and execution skills, strengthened of institutional leadership in strategic planning, fielded team strength in evaluating request, developed a management manual and staff training and promoted organization growth in advocacy.

Rev. Pastor Sean Mulcahy

Rev Sean Mulcahy was ordained a Roman Catholic priest at All Hallows Seminary in Ireland. He came immediately to the Archdiocese of Miami in the United States. He served in 3 different parishes, and then founded and built St. Ignatius Church in Palm Beach Gardens. In January 1976, St. Maurice Parish in Fort Lauderdale welcomed Fr. Mulcahy as its next Pastor and were blessed by his leadership for the next 23 years. Many wonderful things happened during those years. Fr. Sean’s finest attributes flourished at St. Maurice. He directed the parish with administrative ability, pastoral sensitivity, and a powerful sense of social justice. He demonstrated these especially by promoting The St. Maurice Hunger Program. This unique parochial effort provided funds for food and water for the poorest people in communities throughout the world. He funded this gigantic charity primarily from the proceeds of the annual Country Fair at St. Maurice. Who could forget a dedicated Fr. Sean emptying the garbage pails during this fair which attracted thousands.

Fr. Sean’s qualities of commitment to the poor, unquestioned purity of motivation, and business acumen were exactly what At Risk Children’s Foundation needed in its new position of vice-chairman. Thus, we were thrilled when Father agreed to shoulder this great responsibility as a member of the executive board. We look forward to his creativity and work-ethic on behalf of our beloved children of Haiti

Sr. Christine Lafleur

God issues His invitation in many ways—a homily, the reading of a book, the example of a friend or family member, the advice of a spiritual person…perhaps even this very website will be the means of helping you to looking life in general…but always God leaves you perfectly free to accept or reject His beautiful invitation to help others.

Your investment goes directly towards Haiti’s kids to improve their lives through education. You’ll play a part in literally changing the world. Give the gift of education today.

Kate Crowley

Ms. Crowley as Project Coordinator consistently identified needs and priorities to support current activities, while concurrently developing concrete action plans to implement our solid vision. Her efforts help At Risk Children’s humanitarian and civic assistance programs in Haiti.