2025-02-12T15:48:59-05:00 2023-12-31 611190875 SWITZER MCGAUGHEY & KING PSC 811 CORPORATE DR STE 303 LEXINGTON KY 40503 990 2023-01-01 208334578 RESTAVEK FREEDOM FOUNDATION REST 5134753710 11160 KENWOOD ROAD CINCINNATI OH 45242 RAYMOND CONN PRESIDENT 5134753710 2025-02-12 true true DANIEL A KING P01241902 8592235353 2025-02-12 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X RAYMOND CONN 2795924 false X WWW.RESTAVEKFREEDOM.ORG X 2007 OH TO BRING AN END TO CHILD SLAVERY IN HAITI THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS AND TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES THAT ADDRESS THE SYSTEMIC REASONS PARENTS SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO BE DOMESTIC SERVANTS AND PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN AID TO THE MOST VULNERABLE HAITIANS. 7 7 9 0 3543925 2611759 0 20630 56784 10456 127381 3575011 2795924 0 0 946280 834195 0 130688 1859223 2382572 2805503 3216767 769508 -420843 6230981 5831309 21475 25285 6209506 5806024 X TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL LIFT YOUNG HAITIANS OUT OF POVERTY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC SERVICE AND MOBILIZE EFFOTS TO END THE SYSTEM OF RESTAVEK (CHILD SLAVERY) IN HAITI. false false 963133 SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2007, CHILD ADVOCACY CONTINUES TO BE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE WORK OF RESTAVEK FREEDOM FOUNDATION. CURRENTLY THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH 130 SCHOOLS IN THE WEST AND SOUTH DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE TUITION, BOOKS AND UNIFORMS FOR MORE THAN 1,800 CHILDREN. 40 CHILD ADVOCATES EACH CASE MANAGE AN AVERAGE PORTFOLIO OF 45 CHILDREN PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH A TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP. ADVOCATES MEET WITH CHILDREN AT SCHOOL AND MONITOR THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND MEET WITH CHILDREN AT HOME TO MONITOR THEIR PROTECTION AND TREATMENT IN THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT. EACH ADVOCATE OVERSEES ACADEMIC, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOME LIFE OF EACH CHILD. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE SECURE DATABASE OF CASE FILES AND EACH CHILD'S PERTINENT INFORMATION TO MONITOR PROGRESS. RESTAVEK FREEDOM ALSO WORKS TO REUNITE CHILDREN WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES WHEN POSSIBLE, WHILE CONTINUING TO PAY FOR SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL HOME FOR GIRLS WHO WERE LIVING IN THE WORST CASES OF ABUSE. 13 GIRLS LIVED IN THIS HOME DURING 2023, RECEIVING EDUCATIONS SUPPORT, MEDCIAL CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL THERAPY, LOVE AND SUPPORT. RESTAVEK FREEDOM HOSTS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS TO ENGAGE THE YOUTH IN THEIR ADVOCACY PROGRAM ON VARIOUS TOPICS HELPFUL TO THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO GIVE THEM A SAFE SPACE WITH THEIR PEERS TO DISCUSS THEIR PARTICULAR CHALLENGES. ACCELERATED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN FIRST THOUGH SIXTH GRADES ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE MORE THAN ONE YEAR BEHIND IN THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS WHICH ENABLES THEM TO PASS TWO ACADEMIC GRADES IN ONE YEAR. 340948 RF JUSTICE TRAINING IS HOSTED THROUGHOUT HAITI UTILIZING THE EXPERTISE OF 7 LOCAL TRAINERS IN MORE THAN 35 COMMUNITIES, ENGAGING MORE THAN 2700 PARTICIPANTS IN 2023. THE TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO INFLUENCE COMMUNITIES TOWARD ENDING THE DESTRUCTIVE PRACTICE. THE SIX-WEEK PROGRAM RE-EXAMINES THE CULTURALLY ENTRENCHED EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN IN RESTAVEK. PARTICIPANTS CONFRONT HARMFUL TRADITIONS AND DESIGN LOCAL ALTERNATIVES THAT PROTECT CHILDREN. THE TRAINING INTRODUCES THE HAITIAN LAWS THAT PROTECT CHILDREN AND CREATE CHILD PROTECTION COMMITTEES THAT WORK IN VARIOUS COMMUNITIES TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN AS WELL AS ACT AS CHILD PROTECTORS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, BRINGING TO THE ATTENTION OF AUTHORITIES AND RF ADVOCATES SITUATIONS OF ABUSE. 615417 RURAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE AN INCREASING FOCUS AS THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SPREAD ITS REACH. THE COMMUNITY CENTER CONTINUES TO FUNCTION IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF HAITI, OFFERING CLASSES TO PARENTS, ACTIVITES SUCH AS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS, A FOUR-YEAR ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES. TEACHERS TAKE THEIR LITERACY TRAINING PROGRAMS INTO MOUNTAINOUS COMMUNITIES WHERE RESIDENTS LIVE IN MORE REMOTE AREAS. THE CENTER HOSTS SUMMER CAMPS FOR MORE THAN 1200 CHILDREN AND LEADERSHIP CLASSES FOR YOUTH. THE CENTER PROVIDES JOBS FOR MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE DIRECTLY. RF OPENED 7 NEW REGIONAL HUBS, NOW OPERATING IN 5 DEPARTMENTS OF HAITI. EACH HUB OFFERS SIMILAR PROGRAMS AS THE PORT SALUT LEARNING CENTER AND TOGETHER SERVE MORE THAN 700 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. MULTIPLE SUMMER CAMPS ARE OFFERED IN EACH LOCATION, IN TOTAL HOSTING MORE THAN 1950 PROGRAM AND LOCAL CHILDREN IN 2023. IN 2023 RF PROVIDED MORE THAN 225 FRUIT BEARING TREES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE PORT SALUT REGION WORKING TO BUILD AN AGROFORESTRY AND GARDENING PROGRAM THAT WILL CREATE FOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. 859349 THE ORGANIZATION HAS BECOME A LEADING VOICE FOR CHILDREN IN RESTAVEK WITH HAITIAN LEADERS, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AND U.S. BASED ORGANIZATIONS. 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FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THAT WILL LIFT YOUNG HAITIANS OUT OF POVERTY AND PROVIDE THEM WITH MARKETABLE SKILLS AND MENTORSHIP THROUGH CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS; TO RAISE AWARENESS ON THE SITUATION OF CHILDREN IN DOMESTIC SERVICE AND MOBILIZE EFFOTS TO END THE SYSTEM OF RESTAVEK (CHILD SLAVERY) IN HAITI. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2007, CHILD ADVOCACY CONTINUES TO BE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE WORK OF RESTAVEK FREEDOM FOUNDATION. CURRENTLY THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH 130 SCHOOLS IN THE WEST AND SOUTH DEPARTMENTS TO PROVIDE TUITION, BOOKS AND UNIFORMS FOR MORE THAN 1,800 CHILDREN. 40 CHILD ADVOCATES EACH CASE MANAGE AN AVERAGE PORTFOLIO OF 45 CHILDREN PROVIDING ENCOURAGEMENT AND ONGOING SUPPORT THROUGH A TRUSTING RELATIONSHIP. ADVOCATES MEET WITH CHILDREN AT SCHOOL AND MONITOR THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS AND MEET WITH CHILDREN AT HOME TO MONITOR THEIR PROTECTION AND TREATMENT IN THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENT. EACH ADVOCATE OVERSEES ACADEMIC, HEALTH, PSYCHOLOGICAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND HOME LIFE OF EACH CHILD. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN EXTENSIVE SECURE DATABASE OF CASE FILES AND EACH CHILD'S PERTINENT INFORMATION TO MONITOR PROGRESS. RESTAVEK FREEDOM ALSO WORKS TO REUNITE CHILDREN WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL FAMILIES WHEN POSSIBLE, WHILE CONTINUING TO PAY FOR SCHOOL. ADDITIONALLY, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES A TRANSITIONAL HOME FOR GIRLS WHO WERE LIVING IN THE WORST CASES OF ABUSE. 13 GIRLS LIVED IN THIS HOME DURING 2023, RECEIVING EDUCATIONS SUPPORT, MEDCIAL CARE, PSYCHOSOCIAL THERAPY, LOVE AND SUPPORT. RESTAVEK FREEDOM HOSTS BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS TO ENGAGE THE YOUTH IN THEIR ADVOCACY PROGRAM ON VARIOUS TOPICS HELPFUL TO THEIR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TO GIVE THEM A SAFE SPACE WITH THEIR PEERS TO DISCUSS THEIR PARTICULAR CHALLENGES. ACCELERATED PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS IN FIRST THOUGH SIXTH GRADES ARE OFFERED TO STUDENTS WHO ARE MORE THAN ONE YEAR BEHIND IN THEIR ACADEMIC PROGRESS WHICH ENABLES THEM TO PASS TWO ACADEMIC GRADES IN ONE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C RURAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE AN INCREASING FOCUS AS THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SPREAD ITS REACH. THE COMMUNITY CENTER CONTINUES TO FUNCTION IN THE SOUTHERN REGION OF HAITI, OFFERING CLASSES TO PARENTS, ACTIVITES SUCH AS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PROGRAMS, A FOUR-YEAR ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM, PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING AND CONSTRUCTION TRADES. TEACHERS TAKE THEIR LITERACY TRAINING PROGRAMS INTO MOUNTAINOUS COMMUNITIES WHERE RESIDENTS LIVE IN MORE REMOTE AREAS. THE CENTER HOSTS SUMMER CAMPS FOR MORE THAN 1200 CHILDREN AND LEADERSHIP CLASSES FOR YOUTH. THE CENTER PROVIDES JOBS FOR MORE THAN 40 PEOPLE DIRECTLY. RF OPENED 7 NEW REGIONAL HUBS, NOW OPERATING IN 5 DEPARTMENTS OF HAITI. EACH HUB OFFERS SIMILAR PROGRAMS AS THE PORT SALUT LEARNING CENTER AND TOGETHER SERVE MORE THAN 700 ADULTS AND CHILDREN. MULTIPLE SUMMER CAMPS ARE OFFERED IN EACH LOCATION, IN TOTAL HOSTING MORE THAN 1950 PROGRAM AND LOCAL CHILDREN IN 2023. IN 2023 RF PROVIDED MORE THAN 225 FRUIT BEARING TREES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT THE PORT SALUT REGION WORKING TO BUILD AN AGROFORESTRY AND GARDENING PROGRAM THAT WILL CREATE FOOD SUSTAINABILITY FOR FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE ORGANIZATION HAS BECOME A LEADING VOICE FOR CHILDREN IN RESTAVEK WITH HAITIAN LEADERS, INTERNATIONAL MEDIA OUTLETS, AND U.S. BASED ORGANIZATIONS. IN 2022 SERVICES WERE EXPANDED INTO THE CENTRAL PLATEAU WITH MORE LEARNING CENTERS. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B HAITI FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 RAYMOND CONN JOAN CONN PRESIDENT EXEC DIRECTO SPOUSE RAYMOND CONN CAMILLA WARREN PRESIDENT CFO SIBLING FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B BEFORE FILING IT'S FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES, THE OFFICERS REVIEW THE FORM WITH THE PREPARER AS WELL AS BEING INVOLVED IN SUPPLYING THE INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RETURN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS SERVE THE FOUNDATION WITHOUT COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE PRESIDENT OF THE FOUNDATION IS RAYMOND CONN WHO IS A VERY SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS MAN WITH MANY EMPLOYEES. BASED ON HIS BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE, THE FOUNDATION IS PAYING COMPENSATION TO IT'S EMPLOYEES AT A FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE SERVICES PROVIDED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ORGANIZATON FILES IT'S FORM 990 AND RELATED SCHEDULES WITH OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL. IT IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THAT VENUE AND ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST FROM THE FOUNDATION.