CORE COMMUNITY ORGANIZED RELIEF EFFORT
6464 SUNSET BLVD NO 530, LOS ANGELES, CA 90028 www.coreresponse.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO SAVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY OR VULNERABLE TO CRISIS.

DISASTER RESPONSE AND PREPAREDNESS IN 2019, CORE PROVIDED DISASTER RESPONSE TO THE UNITED STATES. AFTER HURRICANE FLORENCE, CORE BEGAN REPAIRING 50 HOUSES FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED IN ROBESON COUNTY NC. ADDITIONALLY, CORE PILOTED A PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM IN GEORGIA DESIGNED TO WORK WITH YOUNG ADULTS FROM COMMUNITIES SUSCEPTIBLE TO NATURAL DISASTERS. THE PREPAREDNESS TRAINING PROGRAM PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES ALONG THE HURRICANE BELT ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS UTILIZING FEMA-APPROVED COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM (CERT) CURRICULUM AND CERTIFICATION. WITH THIS PROGRAM, CORE TRAINED OVER 200 YOUTHS TO BE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS LEADERS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA. AFTER HURRICANE DORIAN, CORE RESPONDED IN THE BAHAMAS, AND BEGAN HURRICANE RECOVERY EFFORTS IN ABACO, GRAND BAHAMA AND SWEETINGS CAY. IN THIS EFFORT, CORE BEGAN DEBRIS REMOVAL AND CASH FOR WORK ACTIVITIES.

ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTIONCORE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS WORKS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO REBUILD AND REINFORCE NEIGHBORHOODS AND STRENGTHEN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT POST-DISASTER. IN 2019, CORE CONTINUED CONSTRUCTION ON THE FDS BUILDING (FACULTY DES SCIENCES) PROJECT, A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR, 3-YEAR CONSTRUCTION PROJECT TO REBUILD THE DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE BUILDING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAITI. THE FDS BUILDING OF THE UNIVERSITY WAS DAMAGED DURING THE 2010 EARTHQUAKE AND HAD BEEN OPERATING UNDER TENTS DURING SUBSEQUENT YEARS. THIS PROJECT WILL REBUILD THE ENTIRE GROUP OF CLASSROOM AND LABORATORY BUILDINGS TO INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS, BENEFITTING AN ESTIMATED 2,215 STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. IN 2019, THE PROJECT CONTINUED TO WORK WITH ARCHITECTURAL AND SUPERVISION FIRMS, AND CONTINUED THE CONSTRUCTION PROCESS TO COMPLETE ALL EXCAVATION, FOUNDATION, CONCRETE AND MASONRY, PLUMBING, AND FOOTINGS WORKS BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH AND EDUCATIONCORE'S COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IS MADE UP OF THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: EDUCATION, DENTAL CLINIC, AND OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAMPUS. THE SCHOOL OF HOPE OFFERS PRIMARY EDUCATION WITH A CAPACITY FOR 210 STUDENTS. THE SCHOOL OFFERS AN INCLUSIVE EDUCATION MODEL THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS WITH PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DISABILITIES IN A FULLY INCLUSIVE SETTING. THE SCHOOL OFFERS UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY AND HAS BEEN A CHAMPION AND ADVOCATE FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EQUAL ACCESS, PARTNERING WITH THE MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THIS EFFORT. IN ADDITION, CORE'S EDUCATION PROGRAM PARTNERED WITH A 25-SCHOOL DISTRICT NETWORK TO PROVIDE SPECIAL EDUCATION TRAINING AND ADMINISTER SUPPORT. IN TANDEM WITH SCHOOLS WITHIN THIS NETWORK AND THE SCHOOL OF HOPE, CORE RUNS THE MUSIC AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM, AN EXTRACURRICULAR THAT UTILIZES MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATION TO FOSTER LEADERSHIP, COOPERATION, AND SELF ESTEEM IN HAITIAN STUDENTS. IN 2019, THE MUSIC PROGRAM ENROLLED OVER 320 STUDENTS FROM 8 SCHOOLS OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN MUSIC CLASSES, SUMMER/WINTER CONCERTS, AND SUMMER CAMPS.THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CAMPUS (CDC), HOUSED ADJACENT TO OUR SCHOOL OF HOPE FACILITY OFFERS AN ACCESSIBLE VENUE FOR COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND GATHERINGS. THE CDC HAS OFFERED A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING: MUSIC; DANCE, MARTIAL ARTS, AND READING CLUBS; URBAN GARDENING; FILM AND ART NIGHTS; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; AND LIBRARY SERVICES. WE ALSO PROVIDE TRAINING TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS ON DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE, AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING.CORE'S COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC OFFERS A FULL-SERVICE CLINIC FOR ALL PROPHYLACTIC CARE AND MORE ADVANCED TREATMENTS, SUCH AS FILLINGS, ROOT CANALS, AND ORTHODONTIC CARE. THE CLINIC EMPLOYS A FULL-TIME DENTIST AND INCORPORATES TECHNICAL TRAINING AND ADVANCED CARE WITH VISITING DENTISTS FROM OUR DENTAL PARTNERS IN THE US. IN 2019, FROM MAY TO DECEMBER, THE CLINIC PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 3220 SERVICES TO OVER 1393 CONSULTATIONS. THE CLINIC OFFERS A REVENUE GENERATING FEE-FOR-SERVICE MODEL AS WELL AS DISCOUNTED RATES FOR MOST SERVICES TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

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