This slide show contains before and after photos of the 20 homes built by Dominican Starfish Foundation in 2021. Thanks to our many donors who made this possible!!

1. Dominican Starfish
Foundation
Home Building Projects
2021
Slide Show ofCompleted Homes Starting with the newest first

2. This slide show contains before and after photos of the 20
homes built by Dominican Starfish Foundation in 2021.
In addition to these homes:
• We helped 16 families to remodel or finish the homes
that they had started.
• We helped 2 families save their homes from foreclosure
to creditors.
• We purchased 5 homes for families.
• We are currently building 4 homes.
• We are raising funds for an additional 3 homes.
This makes a total of 50 homes we have assisted with in
2021.

3. Benito and his sister’s family were both
trying to make their homes from sticks.
Thanks to a generous donor, we were able
to build them a beautiful new duplex.
They moved in on November 27, 2021.

4. Miguel and Elizabeth have 6
children. They live in dire
circumstance. Miguel has a small
job as a fisherman but was unable
to pay the rent and feed the
family as well. They were all
sleeping in one bedroom in their
rented place. They moved into
their new home in November of
2021.

5. When we met Yubelkes, her husband and six
children, they were living in deplorable conditions.
They are now enjoying a beautiful new home with
3 bedrooms. It is hard to get a good photo
because it is tucked into a small space. Thanks to
generous donors!!!

6. Alberto and his two children all have brittle bone disease.
Medications and treatments are expensive. The family
saved for a long time to purchase land to build a home.
Then they were faced with the medical problems of their
children and have never been able to do this. To
compound the problem, the pandemic has left the family
with no income and rent payments have become
impossible. Thanks to many kind donors we were able to
provide them with a beautiful new home!!
September 2021

7. This is the home we raised money for, for Mother's Day. The Jimenez
family received their new home August 28th . Thanks to all our generous
donors and our amazing team of construction workers!
The Jimenez family lived in a shack no taller than their heads. It was
about 120 sq feet. They have 3 children. Two have special needs. The
oldest is deaf and mute and the baby has mental and physical
limitations. Caring for their family is definitely a challenge.

8. The Cruz family was presented with their new home in July 2021. The Mayor of
Imbert as well as two local foundations presented plaques and expressed
appreciation for the work of our foundation!
2 sisters with 5 children between them lived
in this falling-down shack. Jack and Louise
ZoBell raised ½ of the funds for this for their
50th wedding anniversary. The Perenik
family from Massachusetts donated the
other ½ of the funds. Thanks to every
donor. The family is truly blessed!!

9. When we met Angelina and
Jeyson, they were living in a
small rented home. They had
been working for months
toward building a home of
their own, but Covid had left
them without jobs.
We were able to raise the
funds through generous
donors and help them to have
a new home.

10. Rigo has worked for our
foundation since we
started building homes in
2013. He is one of our
most conscientious and
dedicated employees. He
didn’t own a home of his
own but lived in a rental
that was being sold.
In July he was able to
move into his very own
beautiful home with his
wife and children. Thank
you to the donors who
made this possible.

11. This tiny 350 sq. ft. home was built for a family who lived in great poverty
with their two children. Though it is small, it is a great blessing. It has 2
bedrooms, a kitchen/living room and a bathroom. Thanks for the donors
who made this possible!! They received their home in July of 2021.

12. Lislibeth is a very young single
mother with 3 small children. Her
living conditions were so sad.
Thanks to generous donors, we
were able to build her a new
home. She moved in during June
of 2021.

13. Thank you to Hope Humanitarian who partnered with
Dominican Starfish Foundation to build a much-needed new
home for the Agramonte family. Dominga had a small job at a
flea market to help feed her family, but Covid shut down many
things leaving her unemployed. She cares for an aging mother.
The home is definitely a blessing!! They received their new
home in June 2021.

14. Yrna had a job as a housekeeper at a resort before the pandemic. She is in ill health. Last
December she had a heart attack. Despite the challenges, she still keeps a smile on her face.
During the pandemic, Dominican Starfish Foundation helped her with medication and food until
she started work again.
Yrna, her husband, their son, and her father lived in a falling-down shack in the Dominican
Republic. We thought we could repair to the home but when we took the engineer and master
carpenter there, they informed us that we would be wasting our money to try to repair a home
with a bad foundation.
We started raising money in December of 2020 to rebuild. Sadly, her father died on Christmas
day. We had to remove a huge hill and build a giant retaining wall. The construction was very
complicated, but she was finally able to move into the home in June 2021.

16. Early in February we met Glenys. She has 2 children, had been
living in an abusive situation and was being evicted because she
couldn’t pay the rent. The situation was extreme and urgent.
On Valentine’s Day we posted a fundraiser and thanks to
generous donors were able in just 2 days to raise most of the
funds needed for a home. The excavation starting the very next
day. The beautiful little home was completed in March of 2021.
Thanks to everyone who helped so quickly!!

17. Margarito and Maribel and their three children
lived in a challenging situation in the Dominican
Republic. They saved for many years to buy a little
home, but it was a disaster. It wasn't built
properly, and the land was slipping away making
the home badly tilted. It was scary to walk inside
the home.
March 25, the Rodriguez family were able to move
into their beautiful new home! Thank you to the
Fackrell family for this blessing!

18. Lisette’s home was started in
December 2020 and presented to
her, her husband and son on
February 18, 2021. Her old home
was a disaster waiting to happen.
At any day it could have fallen.
Thank you to all our donors and
to our construction workers for
making this project happen.

21. When two of our directors, Amarilis and Fernando were driving
through Maimon one afternoon, “by accident” they met Chichi.
He was in desperate conditions of near starvation and his home
was a disaster. At their suggestion and help, we quickly raised
funds and less than a month later, he was in his beautiful new
home. Thanks to everyone who made this possible!!!