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Age 20

Marie Claude was referred to us by a friend of Ms. Lynn. Marie Claude and her Brother Claudy and 6 other brothers and sisters lived in a tent city in Cite Soleil, which is one of the most dangerous and poorest parts of Port Au Prince. Marie Claude's dad died in the earthquake and their mom became paralyzed in the earthquake so her children including Marie Claude and Claudy would run around the tent city begging and stealing food. When Marie Claude came to us the first thing we noticed was how red her hair was, she was 8 years old and as thin as a pencil. She was very malnourished and reserved. As she stayed with us we kept noticing that she would eat rocks, and we came to find out that she became in the habit of eating rocks because she was so hungry in the tent city so she would eat rocks to try to fill her hunger.

Today Marie Claude loves to color and wash clothes. Unfortunately, her mom passed away 7 months after Marie Claude came to us. But the mom knew that these 2 kids were taken care of and that they will have a future and a hope.  She enjoys listening to music and sings in church, she has a beautiful voice.