Creating hope.
Members and friends of Harbourside Rotary volunteer to feed people of all ages through several programs. We have a back-pack program where we load backpacks full of food and distribute, we provide volunteers and food at tables at a school to provide toast and other items so kids can focus on their studies, not empty tummies. We also have a program of delivering food to seniors where it's not just the food these seniors look forward to, it's the connection. Rotary members and Friends of the Club make it happen.
Fostering local and international partnerships
In Guatemala, our club provides capital funding for micro credit loans and basic business training for women. Rotarians from the San Miguel de Heredia, Tegucigalpa Club in Honduras and Victoria-Harbourside are jointly supporting the HELP projects to provide Economic Opportunity Training (EOT) and Job Search Training (JST) to families that scavenge in the Tegucigalpa city dumps. These trainings support women obtaining skills to become employable or start their own small business. By increasing their incomes and improving their quality of life, the women will be able to provide the necessary resources for their children to attend school and end the cycle of poverty.