Our Projects

Ezekiel Village

2002-2004

In 2002, Ezekiel Lutheran Church, working in cooperation with six additional River Falls, Wisconsin churches and the nonprofit, Food For the Poor, led a project to fund twenty five houses and the asso...

Ganthier School

2006-2010

In 2006 the River Falls churches, again led by Ezekiel, began a project to build a 650 student elementary school - high school in Ganthier. The first floor was built processing all donations and fund ...

Ezekiel Village Water Cistern

2010

A 12,000 gallon water cistern was constructed, in cooperation with the United Nations, for the people of Ezekiel Village in 2010. Drought conditions in Ganthier have made the availability of water pro...

Pillowcase Dress Project

2015-2016

On our September, 2015 trip to Haiti, we brought along 300 lbs. of clothing to distribute at two schools, one in Ganthier and the other in Gressier. The clothing was sewn in the Pillowcase Dress and T...

Hurricane Matthew Relief

2016

The October 2016 Hurricane Matthew devastated the Gressier, Haiti parish. Because of our relationship with Fr. Emmanuel Sainteliat, we responded to the hurricane by raising and sending $15,350 to Gres...

Galette Chambon Orphanage

2018-2019

The need for orphanages in Haiti was increased by the devastating earthquake of 2010. In 2018 Haitian Relief Services, with funding from the Servite Sisters (Servants of Mary of Ladysmith, Wisconsin),...

Galette Chambon Health Center

2020-2022

The need for Health Centers in rural Haiti, where travel is difficult, is particularly critical. A local health center can provide education and treatment that is quickly available for everyday medica...

Clean Oil Farming

At this time, HRS energy is focused on fund raising in three areas: financial support of (1) the school constructed in Ganthier Village, (2) the orphanage and (3) the health center constructed in Gale...