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Cambiando Vidas
P.O. Box 5015
Brookfield, Connecticut 06804
P.O. Box 5015
Brookfield, Connecticut 06804
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WHO WE ARE
Cambiando Vidas is a U.S.-based, 501(c)(3) organization building international partnerships through the construction of houses for financially troubled families in the Dominican Republic. Cambiando Vidas is dedicated to the belief that every human being should have access to all of life’s essentials – shelter, food, clothing, education, and the opportunity to realize one’s full potential and ambitions.The organization builds small, safe, affordable, concrete-block homes that are strong enough to survive hurricane-force storms. In addition to providing capital and labor, international build teams work hand in hand with the recipient families and community volunteers who provide much of the “sweat equity”. By the end of the week-long build this unique mixing of concrete, people, and cultures reveals that people are more alike than different, and that a house is much more than a collection of concrete, metal, and wood.
Cambiando Vidas is not a charity. Every house remains the property of Cambiando Vidas until the new homeowner pays the mortgage in full. The houses remain affordable because they are made primarily with volunteer labor and the mortgages are interest free. Cambiando Vidas encourages sustainable economic development to work toward community self-sufficiency.
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Cambiando Vidas, as you may have discovered while browsing these pages, is about people helping people...and realizing that by helping other people you're also helping yourself...for who doesn't want to leave a positive impact on the world? And that's why a key part of C.V. is volunteer work teams -- a dozen or more people who decide to put their hard earned money to work and dedicate man hours to provide a decent home for a very appreciative Dominican family.
We are currently accepting Application for our 2013 Build. And yes, we probably can build a trip around your group. If you have a dozen people interested? If you like to combine relaxation with workouts, good work with good time? Well you've come to the right place. E-mail us to get started organizing a trip that will change both your life and the lives of others.
Need inspiration? Read some of our volunteer testimonials.
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Cambiando Vidas, as you may have discovered while browsing these pages, is about people helping people...and realizing that by helping other people you're also helping yourself...for who doesn't want to leave a positive impact on the world? And that's why a key part of C.V. is volunteer work teams -- a dozen or more people who decide to put their hard earned money to work and dedicate man hours to provide a decent home for a very appreciative Dominican family. We are currently accepting Application for our 2013 Build. And yes, we probably can build a trip around your group. If you have a dozen people interested? If you like to combine relaxation with workouts, good work with good time? Well you've come to the right place. E-mail us to get started organizing a trip that will change both your life and the lives of others.
Need inspiration? Read some of our volunteer testimonials.
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Cambiando Vidas 4th Annual Fundraiser
Cambiando Vidas, Build 2007
Cambiando Vidas - Road to Las Charcas
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