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Dear Friends, Happy Valentine’s Day! This year we want to show you how much we LOVE you and the difference you have made to the lives of hundreds of people around the world. We hope you have a wonderful day! Thank you for all you do! The Together in Hope Team
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M I R O S O F T
We Love you 1 4 T H F E B R U A R Y V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E
Inside this issue:
Our recent trip
to El Salvador
What did we do
in 2011?
What are we
going to do in
2012?
Where would we
be without you?
Staying involved
Dear Friends,
February is a month filled with love and appreciation for
those we love. We at Together in Hope would like to
extend our gratitude and love to every single one of you.
Because of your love for our children, you have helped
us achieve so much since our beginning. We are grateful
to everyone who has donated their time, money, and advice. We are
especially thankful for those who have come to see the work we do and
meet the wonderful people with whom we work. Thank you for sharing
those moments with us.
At the beginning of 2011, Together in Hope had a new
vision of how we could make Together in Hope bigger and
better. We are overjoyed to announce that our vision is
coming true, thanks to the dedication of our volunteers,
staff, donors and friends. In 2011, we strengthened our
organization by expanding our programs and launching
new initiatives all over the world. Together in Hope went
from being run solely by our founder to having two
permanent dedicated staff members. We held some
great community service trips engaging youth, church
members, and people from all backgrounds.
Throughout our development and growth, we have stuck to our vision of
empowering the poor. We continue to be invited into communities and work
with communities members, continuing our model of self sustainable
development. We are hopeful that 2012 will be an even better year for us
and that we can continue to make a difference in the lives of the members of
the communities in which we work around the world.
Medical Mission to El Salvador
In January 2012 , Together in Hope brought its first ever medical team to the Alta
Mira Flores community in San Salvador, El Salvador. This medical mission was a vision
that our director and founder Diane McGehee has had for many years. It is the first
of its kind with this community. In fact, Together in Hope is the first international organization to be
invited in to help this community. In the area where we work, there is one doctor for 30,000 people. She
has very few resources and the need is too great for one person.
As one of our team members said’ “We cannot change the world, but we can
help change a life” and I believe we did! Our team went from seeing 61 patients
the first day, 87 patients the second day to over 100 for the last three days.
Every single member of the team gave it 100%.The majority of our team had
no medical training, but wow, working along side our medical and dental
personnel, we got the job done. In five days, between our medical and dental team, we saw and
treated approximately 500 patients. Thank you to everyone who made this possible.
Jessica’s Table in the Philippines The Jessica’s Table program in the Philippines is continually expanding. In three different
communities over 500 children are registered with the program. Not only is this program reaching
out to children in need, but it has also expanded to the adults living in these communities. In Upper
Javier, we renovated an existing structure and bought 9 industrial size sewing machines, launching a
sewing program so that women and men in this squatter community could begin to earn a livelihood. A sewing and
feeding program was also established in Bicol.
The Bicol program continues to expand. In October in Bicol, a new hair dressing training program
was launched for women in the community. Twenty-five adults are now enrolled in these programs.
A literacy program was also established for 26 preschool children who are unable to read and write.
We are hoping to expand these numbers in 2012.
The Jessica’s Table program began in the squatter community of Malis in 2008. The program in Malis now feeds and
provides educational support to over 300 children per week. It has also created great leadership amongst the
community with the program being run solely by local youth and leaders. We have also established an economic
development program to assist university students to earn their tuition for college, allowing them to get the education
they deserve and need.
New Partnership-Ethiopia
Together in Hope has expanded its support to Ethiopia. We are assisting Irish
organization Youth Release in its efforts in providing educational and
psychosocial support to street children in Dire Dawa Ethiopia. In September
2011, Youth Release opened its youth center. The youth center is now providing education, health
classes, tutorial support, counseling services and family re integration
programs to 275 children. For many children in Dire Dawa, school is not an
option. When they reach 14 they are no longer able to enroll in school. A
vocational training program has been created that allows these children to
acquire a skill to enable them to have employment opportunities. The goal
is to increase the number of programs at the youth center and also expand
the number of children benefiting from these programs
Meet Rani. Before
the youth center
was established
Rani couldn't
afford to attend
school. Now she is
enrolled in full time
education and
LOVES to learn!
Dr Steve treating a
patient in El Salvador
January 2012
Our founder Diane
Mcgehee teaching street
children in Ethiopia 2011.
Highlights from 2011-2012
What’s in store for 2012
Dr Jojo in the Philippines
providing free medical care
To a community of 1000
people.
Some of South Western soccer
team who traveled to El
Salvador in March 2011 to run
a soccer clinic for the children
El Salvador
For the majority of people living in Alta Mira Flores, El Salvador the cost of education, medical
services, and job training programs is beyond their reach! What if we could change that? What
if we could give each child a brighter tomorrow? What if these people didn’t have to live in
poverty, or with disease? We can be that change.
Together in Hope plans to buy this piece of property and build a larger school, (allowing the
children to continue their education to high school), a medical clinic, and a community center.
We also hope to use this facility to hold various adult education classes, health training and
provide much needed counseling services for adults and children.
Meet the Del Carmens, they are just one of the families that will benefit from the much needed services
I Learn to be more
patient and show
concern and help other
people. I learn to have
self control in talking
with other people’
Amelia– Member of
the adult cell group
in the Philippines
The Philippines
In the Philippines, we are working in three squatter communities developing leadership
and providing nutritional, educational, and occupational support programs. These grow as
the leadership grows and resources are available. Other communities in the Philippines
are awaiting similar relational partnering. Our goal for 2012 is to increase the number of
these programs, bringing them to those who need it most.
Ethiopia In Ethiopia, Youth Release has opened a youth center providing an outreach service to
disadvantaged and vulnerable youths targeted at 300 street children. Our goal is to
support them in the facilitation of these programs and to work in partnership together to
provide these much needed services. Our goal for 2012 is to continue with the programs
and help improve the lives of children in Dire Dawa. New educational programs and fun
outreach programs will be established for the children. The aim is to raise the number of
children benefiting from the youth center and continue to give them the childhood they
deserve!
This is the piece of
property we are
hoping to purchase.
What an amazing
piece of land.
A huge thank you to all our donors, sponsors and volunteers
Glenn Schwab
Will Linder & Jan Bowers
David Leonard
Heidi Pinyerd
Paul Feiler & Roberta Harris
Patti Osborne
Dr. Teresa Duryea,
R m Kimzey
Rev. Beth Tatum
Frank & Lynda Bain
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Clyde Vanderbrouk
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Ronald E. Hudson
Linda B. McCutchen
Susan Watkins
Ray & Barbara Sauder
Paul Bailey
Felix & Patsy Scardino
Doug & Sharleen Turley
Steve Eagle
Joyce Janak
Reba McNair
Ruth Gonda
Google Inc
Creeris LP
Blessing International
Tech Soup
ABC Dental
Thank You so much
to every one for
your donations,
time and advice.
We love you and
are forever
grateful, and so are
they!
Together in Hope
1250 Wood Branch Park Drive, Suite 625
Houston, TX 77079
Telephone: 713-504-3068
www.togetherinhope.org
501 (c)(3) number 61-1566852
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