Camp Caritas: A Safe Space for 100 Kids this Summer
This July, Quixote Center is partnering with the LaChandle Parish Caritas Committee in Gros Morne, Haiti to support Camp Caritas, a month-long summer program for 100 children displaced by violence.
Over the past year, local leaders in Gros Morne have been helping families rebuild their lives after being displaced by violence in Port-au-Prince and the Artibonite Department. Together with our supporters, we have provided emergency assistance to 250 families, helped 100 children remain in school, and supported parents as they worked to build stability and earn a living.
This summer, we are continuing this emergency support.
When school is out, children are more vulnerable to hunger, violence, and gang recruitment. Camp Caritas creates a safe space where kids can learn, play, build friendships, develop new skills, and remain connected to their community.
Campers will participate in educational activities, arts and crafts, vocational training, sports and recreation, and will receive two meals each day. Transportation to and from camp is included.
Send a Child to Camp:
$150 + $150 matching gift = One Child at Camp Caritas
The cost is $300 per child, but thanks to matching funds, your gift of $150 will send one child to camp.
Our goal is to raise $15,000 so that all 100 kids can go.
Can you help us create a safe space this summer? Donate HERE.
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About Us
The Quixote Center dismantles oppressive systems and structures so that vulnerable people are empowered to become the artisans of their own destiny. Inspired by liberation theology, we do this through sustainable development, U.S. policy reform, economic justice, and educational initiatives.
Latest Action
Take Action Now: Ask your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the ARMAS Act of 2025 – H.R.6736, S.3508
Gun trafficking from the United States is fueling deadly violence across Latin America and the Caribbean, with devastating consequences in countries like Haiti and Mexico. The ARMAS Act of 2025 would restore oversight, strengthen transparency, and hold U.S. arms exporters accountable, helping prevent weapons from falling into the hands of criminal gangs. Urge your Members of Congress to co-sponsor the ARMAS Act and take a critical step toward reducing violence and protecting lives across the region.
On December 16, 2025, Representative Castro introduced the ARMAS Act in the House – HR. 6736 – and Senator Murphy introduced the bill in the Senate – S.3508. We encourage everyone to utilize our congressional letter template and telephone script to ask your Members of Congress to fully support this bill.
Thank you for your continued support.
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Spring Newsletter
Fifty years ago Bill Callahan and Dolly Pomerleau founded Quixote Center with a dream to be a progressive faith-based center for challenging injustice. Our founders were influenced by liberation theology and animated by a commitment to solidarity with the vulnerable and
marginalized, within the Catholic Church and in society. They dreamed the “impossible
dream” of a world more justly loving, armed with the faith that their love and persistence
could make impossible dreams come true.