Long after Haiti's earthquake hit the headlines, many South Florida families were still searching for the news they wanted most: information about loved ones. We look at how Haitian Americans are coping, and how those stories have been trickling in.
Marleine Bastien, a founder of the Haitian-American Grassroots Coalition, balances "helping and hurting" as she coordinates aid efforts for earthquake survivors. Listen to her moving description of Haitian resilience.
Banks seem to prefer kicking homeowners to the curb, even paying them thousands in "key fees" to
get them to leave, even though that leaves the homes vacant and vulnerable to squatters and vandals.
A group of creative activists in Little Haiti match homeless people with foreclosed homes. Host Dan Grech joined them on a recent move in.
Thursday, January 21, 2010
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