Blocks for Brit's House of Love
We are excited to have completed Brit's House of Love in February 2019. This building is adjacent to the Children’s Home in Grand Goâve, Haiti.
The inspriation behind the name "Brit's House of Love" comes from the visit
Brit made to House of Love Orphanage during her mission trip in 2010.
This Center is needed for many reasons:
Increase frequency of trips each year
Now that Britsionarys are in a separate location, we can significantly increase the frequency of trips each year. This means:
- Be Like Brit can expand the Britsionary Program by at least 50%. This will permit us to move forward financially and attract more volunteers; which in turn, allows us to expand operations and services to the people of Grand Goâve. The new Center opens the possibility of hosting corporate groups that are increasingly interested in team building sessions at BLB for shorter periods of time.
- Effect on Revenue –Many Britsionarys, on their return from Haiti, are inspired to become more involved in the organization. They elect to sponsor children, become active volunteers, participate in fundraisers and support Be Like Brit in many ways that are instrumental to its viability and success. More Britisionarys means more revenue that means we can continue our mission.
- More home construction. Through home construction, the Britsionarys make a significant impact – we have built over 145 homes in Grand Goâve since the inception of our Britsionary Program.
More space for our teenagers
Our children are growing up, and many are entering their teens. They each share a room with four other children. As teenagers, they need more space and privacy. There is also a need and desire to have more of a physical separation between genders, as our children mature. The rooms that were occupied by Britsionarys have been converted to space for our older children as we/they work on a transitional plan. The open space in the old Britsionary area has been converted to classrooms for Brit's Academy.
Less demand on our current staff and more employment opportunities
When Britsionary groups were housed in the Children’s Home it added further workload and pressure on our current kitchen space and staff resources. The staff was unable to accommodate more than 2 Britsionary groups per month in its configuration. The Britsionary Center has created additional jobs for more local Haitians who will support housekeeping and kitchen duties related to the Britsionary Center.
