Serving At The Crossroads

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Serving at the Crossroads (SATC) is a 501 (c) (3) charitable corporation, based in West Chester, PA working alongside our non-government organization (NGO) partner, Manos Amigas, empowering the local Honduran medical community to provide voluntary medical and dental assistance for impoverished citizens in the communities where they reside.

Mission

Our mission is to gather the resources necessary to build, equip and sustain a medical clinic in the town of La Entrada, ensuring that it has a dependable supply chain of medications and services that will be administered by Honduran medical and dental healthcare practitioners empowered to relieve the pain and suffering of impoverished patients and their families with our help.

How Will We Do It?

We have a donor base of dedicated, civic-minded volunteers, small business owners, dental and medical professionals, universities, municipal and government entities and philanthropic individuals who have committed to provide us with new and refurbished equipment, financial resources and in-kind goods and services to build and operate the clinic and to provide ongoing educational programs for healthcare professionals and the community at large. It is our intention to also apply for foundation and government grants and aid.

What Do We Provide?

A facility that houses medical and dental clinics

• Empowerment for Honduran medical, dental and other healthcare professionals to voluntarily help other Hondurans
• Medical care for the family including treatment for urgent illness and preventative care such as annual exams, immunizations and screenings for medical illness
• Dental care for the family including extractions, fillings, root canals and restorative care
• Medications for treating existing conditions and to promote good health
• Community resource center to obtain information about jobs, food-stuffs, transportation and potable water

Brief History of SATC

2001 – Two members of Board take first mission trip to Honduras
2002 – Return trip to Honduras with seven missionaries and first thoughts of “how we could do more” were beginning to take form
2003 – Twelve missionaries return to La Entrada with expanded works projects
2004 – SATC incorporated to provide medical and dental care in La Entrada

Demographics of La Entrada

Local Conditions

Population	25,000
People living proverty	90+%
Children living in poverty	90+%
Homes lacking complete plumbing	95+%
Homes w/o complete kitchen facitlities	95+%
Salary - skilled worker/hr	$5.00 (US)
Yearly income	<$1,000 (US)

Costs (US dollars)

Suitable housing	1,200 - 1,500
Work shoes	25.00
Tee shirt	5.00
Coke	.50
Orange	.10
Banana	.05
Rice, beans or Corn (55 lbs)*	20.00 - 30.00
* Feeds a family of four for one month