Archdiocese of Miami outlines $1.57M Haiti relief plan

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The Archdiocese of Miami says it will spend $1.57 million for ongoing relief in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, including medical support, church rebuilding and assistance to new Haitian immigrants in South Florida.
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``We have seen what the needs are in Haiti, not just Port-au-Prince, but all of Haiti, and we are working church-to-church,’’ Archbishop John C. Favalora said.
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Among the plans: building a $300,000 permanent mission center in Haiti for priests and medical teams that have been traveling on rotations from Miami, a $200,000 scholarship fund for Haitian students and $400,000 in donations to 10 Haitian Catholic dioceses to assist in ministering to quake victims and refugees.
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``The strongest structural system that exists in Haiti is the church. The church becomes the natural place for all these assistances to be given,’’ Favalora said.
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Read more: miamiherald.com/2010/03/12/1526494/archdiocese-of-miami-outlines.html
 
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