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Meet Our Team in Viñales
From left to right, bottom to top : Aleida Rodríguez Castillo, Marelis Valdés Menas, Sandra Rodríguez Miranda, Oisis García Barrios, Vera-Anne Petley
Yosvel Torres Cartaya — Social Work Consultant
A social worker and consultant to the organization, Yosvel plays an important role in identifying children and families facing the greatest needs, helping ensure that support reaches those who need it most.
About Casa Raphael
Our Mission
We are dedicated to empowering and support Cuban communities through inclusive, community-based programs and workshops that provide meaningful support, foster opportunity, and create lasting impact wherever help is needed most.
Our Vision
Working hand in hand with local crafters, doctors, teachers, and mothers, we strive to collaboratively design, implement, and sustain programs that respond to real community needs. By combining local knowledge, lived experience, and professional expertise, we aim to strengthen families, expand access to essential resources, and create opportunities that foster resilience, dignity, and long-term well-being for the community as a whole.
OUR GOALS
Fundraising
Family Sponsorship – Care Beyond the Illness
Family Sponsorship – Care Beyond the Illness
Your support makes everything possible. Through community-driven fundraising efforts, we mobilize resources to sustain essential programs, respond to urgent needs, and invest in long-term solutions that strengthen the communities we serve.
Family Sponsorship – Care Beyond the Illness
Family Sponsorship – Care Beyond the Illness
Family Sponsorship – Care Beyond the Illness
Chronic illness affects an entire family. Our sponsorship program surrounds a child and their loved ones with compassionate, practical support—helping ease everyday burdens, create stability, and remind families that they are not facing the journey alone.
Solar Panels
Family Sponsorship – Care Beyond the Illness
Kitchen – Meal Program
Access to reliable energy transforms lives. Installing solar panels reduces dependency on unstable power sources, lowers operational costs, and ensures that our programs can continue safely and sustainably.
Kitchen – Meal Program
Kitchen – Meal Program
Kitchen – Meal Program
A shared meal builds dignity and connection. Our meal program provides consistent, nourishing food while creating a welcoming space where community members can gather, support one another, and thrive.
Art Supplies
Kitchen – Meal Program
Holistic Medicine
Creativity empowers expression and healing. Providing art supplies allows participants to explore their talents, build confidence, and develop skills that foster personal growth and opportunity.
Holistic Medicine
Kitchen – Meal Program
Holistic Medicine
Well-being goes beyond physical health. By supporting access to holistic medicine and community-based care, we promote preventive health, emotional balance, and overall resilience within the community.
Les amis de la Maison Raphael
Make a donation today
We are a Quebec based non profit.
Every donation makes a meaningful difference in helping provide support to individuals and families.
Info: lesamis@casaraphael.org
You can make your donation securely by Interac e-Transfer using the above email address as recipient.
Quebec Enterprise Number (QEN) : 1181986549