The programs and services at Kristi
House and the Orlowitz-Lee Children's Advocacy Center
are made possible through the generosity and support
of individuals, corporations and private foundations,
combined with State and Federal funding. In some
instances, individual and corporate contributions
are used as matching funds to obtain grants. The
impact of these donations cannot be overstated.
Your gift, no matter the amount, makes a difference in the lives of children in Miami-Dade County.
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The most common way to support Kristi House is through a gift of cash. Please ask your employer if your gift may be doubled through a matching program. If you would like to make a gift of cash, please use our secure, online form. Or, if you prefer by check, payable to Kristi House, please mail it to us at the following address:
 Kristi House, Inc.
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Breaking the Silence is Kristi House’s new program to forever end the silence on child sexual abuse in our community. Core to this effort is building awareness of Kristi House and the staggering statistic that child molesters are not strangers; in more than 90% of sexual abuse cases, the child and the child’s family know and trust the abuser. And further, one out of four girls and one out of six boys are sexually abused by the age of 18. In seconds, their childhoods are shattered, their innocence stolen forever. Worse still, the effects haunt them for years, increasing the likelihood of drug and alcohol dependency, eating disorders, teen pregnancy, delinquency, violent crime and debilitating fear.
Kristi House is hosting a series of facility tours and informational sessions to acquaint those with the concern and the capacity to help with this new awareness crusade. If you are interested in being part of this drive, please contact Development Officer Bianca Fernandez or call (305) 547-6802.
Government Grants
Given the success of our many programs and services, the Department of Children and Families and the Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA) provide restricted funds for Kristi House. The Department of Juvenile Justice has also supported Kristi House Prevention programs. As with many state and federally funded programs, monies are never guaranteed.
Private, Corporate, and Family Foundations
Through referrals, personal contacts and corporate recommendations, Kristi House seeks funding from private, corporate, and family foundations to offset decreases in State and Federal funding. Grants from such foundations cover a range of programming, therapeutic and technological systems. If you are aware of a foundation with an emphasis on health and human services, education, or children's issues, please forward the appropriate contact information to our attention.
Touch A Heart Dinner Auction at Norman's
Held every year Kristi House's exquisite Dinner & Auction raises money in support of Kristi House programs and services. The 2004 event was held at Four Seasons Miami Nov. 6 with a record attendance and funds raised. The evening's events include live and silent auctions featuring rare wines and exquisite vacations to elaborate dinners and VIP tickets.
La Paloma Honoring Dinner Party
The Honoring Dinner Party was held in 2002 at La Paloma Restaurant in North Miami, Florida. Owner Maria Staub offered up the finest Swiss Continental Cuisine along with her charming Old World restaurant, decorated in 18th century French Antiques. The event honored key individuals and groups instrumental in the founding and growth of Kristi House.
Holiday Greeting Card Drive
The Holiday Card drive, held every November, raises money for valuable programs and services. Kristi House volunteers take greeting card orders from the community in exchange for donations to the Center. Holiday Cards are then mailed to the donors' recipients acknowledging that a gift to Kristi House was made in their honor. Please drop us an email to order yours electronically and help Kristi House save on postage!
Make a gift today!
What is planned giving? A planned gift is a charitable
gift that is integrated into your overall financial
and estate plans. Planned gifts can provide positive
tax savings to you and your estate, while enabling a
more significant gift to Kristi House.
The Heritage Society
The Heritage Society is made up of donors who have indicated
they have left a gift bequest to Kristi House in their
wills or trusts. Heritage Society members are recognized
for their generosity in many ways and play a vital role
in the future growth of Kristi House.
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include:
- Wills and bequests
- Life insurance, annuities, IRAs
or Retirement plan beneficiary
- Large capital gifts of cash,
appreciated stock and/or mutual funds
- Real estate
- Endowed gifts
- Retained life estates
- Tangible personal property
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Gifts Through Your Will
Leaving a bequest to Kristi House doesn't have to be
a complicated process. A general bequest is one of the
most popular ways to make a gift by will. You simply
leave Kristi House a specified dollar amount, provide
a percentage, or assign the remainder of your estate.
| Sample wording:
I give the sum of $___________ to the Trustees
of Kristi House, Inc., a charitable organization
located in Miami, Florida.
I give ____ % of my estate to the Trustees
of Kristi House, Inc., a charitable organization
located in Miami, Florida. |
Charitable Remainder or Lead Trusts
Trusts can be structured for either an immediate or
deferred payout to you or your beneficiaries over a
number of years. Kristi House then receives either the
balance of the trust or initial payments upon the completion
of the trust.
Gifts Restricted to Endowment
Rather than making an unrestricted bequest, you may
wish to limit the scope of your bequest to support the
Kristi House Endowment Fund. In order that the bequest
will always be available for Kristi House's use, the
last
sentence should be included.
Sample wording:
I give _________ to the Trustees of Kristi
House, Inc., a charitable organization located
in Miami, Florida. This gift shall be held in
the permanent Kristi House Endowment Fund, income
only from which may be used to support the charitable
purposes of Kristi House, Inc. If, in the future,
it becomes impractical or impossible to use the
income from this fund as set forth above, the
Board of Trustees of Kristi House may allocate
the principal and/o income as they judge best,
provided that it is consistent with the general
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