Join Me for My 1st GMD as Sant La's ED

My First Give Miami Day as Sant La's Executive Director — Join Me in Making a Difference!

This Give Miami Day is especially meaningful to me. It marks my first as Executive Director of Sant La Haitian Neighborhood Center, and I am reaching out to my friends, family, colleagues, and community partners with a personal invitation to support an organization whose mission I deeply believe in.

When I stepped into this role in January, I knew I was joining an organization with a remarkable 25-year legacy of service, advocacy, and commitment to South Florida's Haitian community. What I could not have fully anticipated was just how critical our work would become during this extraordinary moment in our community's history.

Today, thousands of Haitian families are facing tremendous uncertainty and hardship. The termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has disrupted lives and livelihoods, leaving many individuals without work authorization, employment, or the financial resources they depend on to care for their families.

These are hardworking individuals who have contributed to our economy, raised families, and built lives in our community. Many who were once financially stable are now struggling to pay rent, purchase groceries, and meet their children's most basic needs.

And the need for Sant La's services has never been greater.

Every day, our dedicated team works to help families navigate these challenges while continuing to provide the comprehensive services that have made Sant La a trusted community resource for 25 years.

From employment assistance, financial coaching, and free tax preparation to parenting support, youth development, mental health services, healthcare access, and connections to immigration legal resources, our work is about helping families overcome immediate challenges while building pathways to long-term stability and opportunity.

Throughout my career, I have believed that strong communities are built when people come together, invest in one another, and ensure that no one is left to face life's most difficult challenges alone.

That belief is at the heart of why I am so proud to lead Sant La.

But we cannot do this work alone.

As I launch my very first Give Miami Day campaign as Executive Director, I am asking you to join me in making a meaningful difference.

I have set a personal fundraising goal of $15,000, and I would be incredibly grateful for your support in helping me reach and hopefully exceed that goal.

Your contribution, whether $25, $50, $100, $250, $500, or more, will help Sant La respond to urgent needs, sustain critical programs, and provide families with the resources and support they need to move forward.

And beyond making a donation, I hope you will share this campaign with your own friends, family, and colleagues. Together, we can introduce more people to Sant La, expand our circle of supporters, and build a community of individuals committed to making a lasting impact.

For me, this first Give Miami Day is about more than reaching a fundraising goal. It is about bringing people together around a shared commitment to dignity, opportunity, and the well-being of families who are such an important part of our South Florida community.

Please make a gift today and help me make my first Give Miami Day as Sant La's Executive Director a success!

Thank you for believing in this mission, for supporting me in this new chapter of leadership, and, most importantly, for standing with the families who need us.

With heartfelt gratitude,

Thamara Labrousse
Executive Director