Ten years of success in helping Dominican and Hatian pregnant women to deliver healthier babies
51 million prenatal supplements donated
143,000 high risk Dominican and Haitian pregnant women benefiting.
31 maternity hospitals and community health clinics participating
Inauguration of New Pilot Health Program in Santiago
A pilot program targeting vulnerable high-risk pregnancies of
Dominican and Haitian women.
A Collaboration between the Department of Health, a Maternity Hospital, Private Corporations, Not for Profit Organizations, and Academic Institutions.
This is a new pilot health program with the goals of lowering the high maternal and infant mortality
rates and suboptimal birth outcomes such as very low birth weight, prematurity and birth defects in pregnant
Dominican and Haitian women receiving health services at several Dominican Hospitals.
Children Health Festival
The largest Latino family event in NYC "Children's Health Festival" with over 350,000 attending. Free Health information to all families attending
Nutrition For Life Health Program
To date, Friends of Lead Free Children has given over 47 million free prenatal supplements to over 115,000 high risk pregnant women, most of whom live in unhealthy toxic environments
Staples School Supply Program
Major donator of school supplies to the young school children of Haina and and an orphanage in Santo Domingo.
Donation of the most containers to the Dominican Republic
(29 since 1993) filled with medical and hospital supplies and equipment, ambulances, and school supplies and school equipment
WhiteRose Foods School "Breakfast" Program
Inauguration of first free school program for "breakfast" given to young school children, along with vitamin and mineral supplements and one piece of fruit each day
MEDIA GALLERY
Children Health Festival
Video of Children Health Festival Part 1
Children Health Festival
Video of Children Health Festival Part 1
Nutrition For Life Health Program
The largest private Health program in the Dominican Republic "Nutrition for Life Health Program"
Staples School Supply
Staples School Supply program. Major donator of school supplies to the young school children
Breakfast Program
First free school program for "breakfast" given to young children
Cleaning Haina
Cleaning the world's most toxic lead site, "Haina" (Dominican Republic)
CLEANING THE WORLD'S
MOST TOXIC LEAD SITE
Primary advocate for the clean up of the World's most Lead toxic site Haina. Successfully lobbied for 13 years to have toxic site cleaned and made save for chilren in Haina.
