Author Archives: Caring Friends

Purposeful giving is cheerful giving when it is your way to bless an at risk child, to support a family without food or to memorialize a loved one or honor a friend or neighbor with a designated gift. More… At risk children Victims of fire or domestic violence Refugee children in USA An ex-offender or […]

As an adjunct partner with Urban Outreach, Inc.’s apartment ministry program, Caring Friends is privileged to support the READERS ARE LEADERS initiative in their excellent after school apartment ministries. Many children have few if any books in their homes and reading at grade level is difficult. When the language at home is different than the […]

A new 2 week seminar to train medical equipment technicians will happen in November 25-Dec 6th 2013. Doctors in Haiti identified a crisis to Caring Friends and Houston Rotarians: there are virtually no trained medical equipment repair technicians in Haiti. Broken equipment is pushed against hospital walls, useless because no one is able to repair […]

Children who cannot read are at risk children and we want a child to succeed. Teachers in 5 elementary schools select a Best Reader & Most Improved Reader in each of their classrooms. With Caring Friends and the schools providing leadership, the winning students each get a new book they choose from a list. Caring […]

Many Haitian children cannot afford to go to school, almost ensuring generational poverty and illiteracy. In a rural community outside of Pignon, Haiti students can go to school for $125 per student if their families can afford it. With folks leading the way from Iowa and Minnesota leading the way the past decade, 9 schools […]

Caring Friends is launching new initiatives at under served schools and apartment complexes and needs good used books appropriate for children. ***If you have children’s books to donate or have friends who do, give me a call at        713-669-8030 or email at John@caringfriendsindeed.org   Refugee Students In SW Houston       […]