Sep 15, 2015 | Education, News
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa infected 28,000 people and caused over 11,000 deaths. This was the first time Ebola appeared in the region and quickly reached epidemic proportions. Headwaters Relief Organization’s youth volunteer writers and artists created the...
Aug 13, 2015 | New Orleans, News
August 29th, will mark 10 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. It also marks 10 years of Hope. Headwaters Relief Organization, formally known as River of Hope evolved out of the needs after Hurricane Katrina and has been a presence in the 9th ward...
Aug 10, 2015 | Haiti, News
Our impact on and support of the children of Haiti achieved a new level with our recent trip to the country from July 19 to 26. Thirty Headwaters volunteers brought their time, expertise, and passion to more than 500 children during the week-long visit. We spent a...
Jun 30, 2015 | Education, News
We are so pleased to see our book “When Strong Winds Blow” featured in The FilAm. This is a children’s book written by one of our own volunteers who was a child himself at the time he wrote it, alongside his grandmother, a psychologist and Red Cross...
Jun 23, 2015 | Haiti, News
During the past year, Headwaters Relief Organization worked closely with Haiti’s Ministry of Education in revising When Haiti Shakes for national distribution in that country. The book, written by Headwaters volunteers and first brought to the country last year,...