Alternative Chance/Chans Altenativ Family Camp

Alternative Chance/Chans Altenativ FAMILY CAMP in Haiti

The great majority of Criminal Deportees (men and women) do not have the opportunity to see their children once they are deported. This is a tragedy not only for the deported person, but for their children as well.

The depression, despair, and hopelessness that Criminal Deportees feel when banished for life and apart from their loved ones can cause them to feel detached and lead them to involve themselves in activities that they otherwise may not engage in if they had hope of work and the continued responsibility of parenting.

Alternative Chance’s Family Camp, a retreat reuniting parent and their U.S. citizen child during a structured visit to Haiti, includes journaling, photography, art, computer training, cultural activities, and developing a sustainable relationship between parent and child.

We hope that this program will create a model, or prototype, that we can share with NGOs and governments where Criminal Deportees live.

Family Camp will revolve around journaling, photography, art, computer training, cultural activities, and developing a sustainable relationship between parent and child.

Family Camp Staff - We have excellent volunteer staff for our upcoming Family Camp in Haiti including Youme, author and illustrator of the award winning children’s book, Sélave, A Haitian Story of Hope, Jen Cheek Pantaleon, photographer and founder of Zanmi Lakay, a program helping former and current street children in Haiti improve their lives, Kelleen Corrigan, Esq., detention rights attorney at Florida Immigrant Advocacy Center, an Equal Justice Works Fellow and former Peace Brigades volunteer in Columbia, as well as Karen Moldovan, former elementary school teacher and current peace corps volunteer in Tonga, and our own Alternative Chance staff in Haiti.

We are inviting organizations and the private sector to partner with us and where possible to act as a sponsor.

We appreciate your donations and/or frequent flier miles to defray expenses.

Please contact us at altchance@aol.com or at 212-613-6033 if you would like to make a donation or partner with us for Family Camp. Thank you in advance.