Category Archives: Poverty

Leniere Capricien, Up From Poverty

Hotes Foundation Team Member overcomes poverty and joins the fight against it. What is it like to fight poverty after surviving poverty? Few know better than Hotes Foundation Team Member Leniere Capricien. Leniere is the daycare team leader at the Lake Azuei Village in Haiti, where the Hotes Foundation has operated full-time programs for over 3...

Thanksgiving 2016 With A Haitian Creole Kick!

Happy Thanksgiving from Haiti! Last week, Lake Azuie villagers celebrated Thanksgiving in Haitian style! Over 600 people attended this year’s festivities, which included great food, live music, and a night of dancing! The village cooks poured their hearts into creating a feast fit for a king - roasted turkey, mashed potatoes, fried plantains, rice, lasagna,...

Giving Blessings This Thanksgiving

"It’s about being thankful" and giving blessings. The Hotes Foundation continued the tradition of personally delivering 300 complete Thanksgiving meals to the YWCA Seattle, an organization focused on eliminating racism and empowering women. The meals will be given to families, single mothers, and homeless women living in poverty or have experienced violence. The Thanksgiving dinners come with a 10-13 pound turkey, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, gravy, stuffing, dinner roles, pie, and sparkling apple cider.

Happy Thanksgiving and God bless!