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- EIN 26-3702849
- info@beaconofhope.org
- (305) 393-8817
- 325 S Biscayne Blvd Apt 2518 Miami FL 33131-2463 USA
- www.beaconofhope.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: International, International Relief
Mission: Beacon of hope's mission is to help underpriviledged children & families in latin america and the caribbean break the cycle of poverty. Its primary focus is education, since it is the long-term key to empowering youth to overcome their current hardships. We also focus on short-term aid to help them meet their basis needs. We include dignity among the basic needs we aim to fulfill; it is as essential to success and self sufficiency as water is to survival. The stigma of poverty is often overlooked, but its weight places a great burden on those who bear it. We embrace a community-based approach. The specific needs of individuals and families are often shared by those around them, and by working to address these needs at the community level we maximize our impact.
Programs: Youth development and wraparound services- provide scholarships, emotional intelligence and soft skills training, academic counseling, school supplies and psychological services to 60 children. Provided their 25 families family strengthening workshops, psychological services and entrepreneurship training. The goal of the program is to empower youth to break the cycle of poverty and bring about greater overall wellbeing, economic development and dignity for themselves and their community.