Organizations Filed Purposes:
SINCE OUR INCORPORATION IN 2008, OUR WORK HAS BEEN THE FOLLOWING - WE IDENTIFY, EMPOWER, AND EMPLOY LOCAL COMMUNITY LEADERS WHO HAVE A MISSION TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THE KIBERA SLUM OF NAIROBI, KENYA. MORE SPECIFICALLY,WE BUILD SCHOOLS WHERE CHILDREN CAN ACCESS NUTRITION, LEARNING, HEALTH CARE,MUSIC, AND DANCE. TO SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL-BUILDING PROJECTS, WE LEAD VOLUNTEER TRIPS TO STRETCH THE BOUNDARIES OF CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING AND SERVICE. THESE TRIPS ARE DESIGNED BOTH TO ENCOURAGE GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP AND TO BUILD LONG-TERM SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION. EXPANDING ON OUR WORK IN KENYA, CROSSING THRESHOLDS ADDED SERVICE TRIPS TO PUERTO RICO IN 2019.
OUR MISSION IS NOT SIMPLY TO BUILD SCHOOLS. CROSSING THRESHOLDS PARTNERS WITH GRASSROOTS LEADERS TO CREATE HEALTHY AND HOLISTIC LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS THAT OFFER CHILDREN A MEANINGFUL CHANCE TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. OUR SCHOOLS ALSO INCLUDE FEEDING PROGRAMS, MEDICAL CARE, AND MUSICAL EDUCATION.
CROSSING THRESHOLDS HAS FOUR PRIMARY SCHOOLS IN KIBERA - THE FACING THE FUTURE (FAFU) PRIMARY SCHOOL FEEDS AND EDUCATES OVER 350 STUDENTS, GARDEN OF HOPE PRIMARY SCHOOLS FEEDS AND EDUCATES OVER 350 STUDENTS, DRUG FIGHTERS ORPHANAGE/PRIMARY SCHOOL FEEDS AND EDUCATES 250 STUDENTS AND IS A PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR 50 ORPHANS; AND THE CENTER OF HOPE PRIMARY SCHOOL FEEDS AND EDUCATES 150 STUDENTS. IN 2019. OUR CONSTRUCTION EMPHASIS WAS BUILDING FIRE WALLS AROUND EACH OF OUR SCHOOLS.
OUR HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH OPENED BACK IN 2016, IS 100 MILES NORTH OF NAIROBI. IN 2019, OUR HIGH SCHOOL CONTINUED TO EVOLVE. OF NOTE, THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SCIENCE LAB WAS COMPLETED AND EQUIPPED BY THE CLOSE OF THE YEAR. BUT THE BIGGEST HIGHLIGHT CAME IN NOVEMBER WHEN WE GRADUATED OUR FIRST CLASS OF 12TH GRADERS. IT WAS A HISTORIC AND JOYFUL OCCASION FOR NEARLY 50 STUDENTS WHO NEVER DREAMED OF HAVING A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA.
TRIPS- 2019 WAS ANOTHER BANNER YEAR FOR BRINGING VOLUNTEERS TO KENYA AS PER USUAL, WE LED TRIPS IN EARLY JANUARY AND AGAIN IN LATE JUNE. TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND, WE ADDED A THIRD TRIP IN LATE JULY. IN TOTAL, WE BROUGHT 105 VOLUNTEERS TO AFRICA. WE ALSO LED TRIPS TO PUERTO RICO BRINGING VOLUNTEERS. IN BOTH KENYA AND PUERTO RICO, VOLUNTEERS OFFERED THEIR USUAL ARRAY OF PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL TALENT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Charles Carter Via | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $84,519 |
| David Squier | CHAIRMAN | 0 | $0 |
| Chris Shaida | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Faith Pedowitz | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Marina O'Malley | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Gary Morello | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Mary Mackintosh | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Rhodie Lorenz | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Warren Licht | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Catherine Lethbridge | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Kristin Selvala | TREASURER | 0 | $0 |
| Timothy Kenefick | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Emily Fawcett | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Joseph French | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Beinfield | DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 |
| Amanda Dubois | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 |
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