HOPE FOR HAITIS CHILDREN MINISTRIES INC

Hope for Haiti's Children's mission is to demonstrate Christian compassion to poverty-bound Haitian children and their families, providing opportunities for these children to become leaders in their homes, churches, and communities.

We aim to accomplish our goals by focusing on these three objectives:
1. Nurture outstanding leaders by building and strengthening two locally-operated Christian orphanages
2. Educate outstanding leaders by building and strengthening ten locally-operated Christian schools
3. Train outstanding leaders by providing vocational and post-secondary programs and Christian leadership camps

We strive to care for the whole child by providing for a full range of spiritual, educational, and physical needs, believing children should have the opportunity to grow and develop to their full potential. Central to all aspects of our child development programs is teaching and modeling Christian values to the children and families we serve. HFHC staff and educators are all carefully selected and must be well-respected, trusted Christian leaders. They teach the importance of honoring God and respecting others–treating them as you would like to be treated.

EDUCATE: BUILD & STRENGTHEN SCHOOLS
Education and training are fundamental to leadership development. Our Child Sponsorship Program unites a child in need with a sponsor who provides that child with funds to receive a quality education necessary for success. We manage grants to make capital improvements to our schools. In addition, we assist with vocational training for young adults.

NURTURE: BUILD & STRENGTHEN TWO ORPHANAGES
HFHC’s Orphan Care Ministry provides ongoing operational funds to sustain two orphanages that give comprehensive childcare to 60 orphaned children, ages 4 to 18. The Cazeau Orphanage, established in 1998 in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, is home to 48children. The Thomazeau Orphanage, established 30 miles outside of Port-au-Prince in 2012, is home to 12 orphans. These are true homes for the children – not only furnishing the necessities of food, clothing, housing, and medical care, but also providing a loving family. We provide on-going operational funds to sustain the orphanage facilities and facilitate orphanage capital grants.

RELIEF EFFORTS
Haitian proverb states: “A hungry child cannot hear what you are saying". In response to the need for adequate nutrition, we manage school lunch programs and crisis food distribution in cooperation with local churches. In addition, HFHC works with partner organizations to drill water wells and provide water purification systems. In times of crisis, we also manage the construction of affordable housing for homeless families.

HEALTH CARE:
HFHC provides prepaid health care for our sponsored children and orphans to enable them to receive help when sick. We supplement this local care by organizing regular visits from medical mission teams composed of medical, dental, and vision health care workers from the U.S.

TRAIN: VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND CHRISTIAN CAMPS
HFHC's Promising Adult Continuing Education Sponsorship (PACES) program provides opportunities to qualified students to continue their education beyond Secondary School to learn a trade or obtain a professional license or certification.

HFHC's Christian Leadership Youth Camp is held each summer for 233 of our sponsored teens. The camp makes a huge impact on our young people, as they participate in classes and activities that focus on leadership development, Christian values/ethics, and having fun with other teens.

Since 1995, Hope for Haiti's Children (HFHC) has been a trusted organizational bridge for individuals, churches, corporations, and foundations to experience the joy of making a significant and lasting improvement in the lives of thousands of Haitian children. We follow a sustainable approach in this work–establishing an in-country network of trusted local Christian educators, business leaders, and other professionals who carry out the day-to-day operations.

Whenever possible, HFHC partners with other organizations in the U.S. and in Haiti to amplify efforts to feed hungry children, provide medical services, and bring in needed supplies. HFHC was awarded recognition by the Haitian government as an official NGO in 2006. Although it is estimated that there are thousands of relief organizations working in Haiti, only 171 have an active NGO status. Our staff in Haiti works hard to maintain this status by filing quarterly reports to its government providing accountability for the work and funds spent on programs serving Haitian children. Because HFHC is a government-recognized NGO in Haiti, many doors of opportunity have been opened, including participation in this Denton program.

Hope for Haiti's Children has established 10 Christian schools and 2 Christian Orphanages in partnership with the local churches of Christ in Haiti. These schools serve over 3,000 local children and are located in the central and west departments of Haiti, including Port-au-Prince.

Project Hope has three primary objectives:
1. Nurture outstanding leaders by building and strengthening two locally-operated Christian orphanages
2. Educate outstanding leaders by building and strengthening ten locally-operated Christian schools
3. Train outstanding leaders by providing vocational and post-secondary programs and Christian leadership camps

Project Hope corporate/organizational partners include:
• Air Force Denton Program
• Healing Hands International
• International Disaster Emergency Services
• A Child's Hope International
• Trinity Hope

N U R T U R E

ORPHAN CARE MINISTRY: Hope for Haiti’s Children supports 80 Haitian children at two orphanages, 68 at the Cazeau Christian Orphanage in Port-au-Prince and 12 at the Thomazeau Christian Orphanage at the HFHC Hope Center. The basic needs of children (food, water, clothing, electricity) were met. In addition, a used Toyota Hilux 4 x 4 was purchased to assist our orphanage staff in caring for the needs of the children. Both orphanages continued teaching children how to plant and tend a garden as well as how to raise chickens and goats.

JOY BOX PROGRAM: Members from 35 congregations organized projects to pack and send 3,047 joy boxes to the children for Christmas.

FOOD RELIEF: 2,681 children received school lunches through our School Lunch Program (all 10 schools)

HEALTH CARE: HFHC provides prepaid health care for our sponsored children and orphans to enable them to receive help when sick. We supplement this local care by organizing regular visits from medical mission teams composed of medical and vision health care workers from the U.S. In 2019, over 2,116 children were seen at the Annual Child Care Clinic.

E D U C A T E

EDUCATION SPONSORSHIP MINISTRY:
Through the Hope for Haiti's Children (HFHC) education sponsorship program, children have the opportunity to receive a quality Christian education giving them hope and the chance to break the cycle of poverty. HFHC has established and funded 10 Christian school facilities in partnership with local Haitian Churches of Christ and their leaders. In 2017, HFHC:
* Educated 2,167 children in ten affiliated Christian schools
* Continued a Bible Verse Memorization Program for the Kindergarten through 6th grades
* Invested in school improvements by adding 4 additional classrooms, painting schools, building security walls around schools, purchasing textbooks, and providing new desks and benches for the children.

T R A I N

HFHC's Christian Leadership Youth Camp is currently held at a rented camp facility during the summer for our sponsored teens. In 2019, 200 teens attended this camp.

HFHC's Promising Adult Continuing Education Sponsorship (PACES) program provides young adults with scholarships to receive vocational and post-secondary training. We've seen leaders emerging from graduates of the sponsorship program with some now becoming carpenters, police officers, preachers, and teachers.

At our orphanages, we are providing opportunities for the children to learn English, baking, sewing, gardening, and mechanics in after-school programs.

Hope for Haiti's Children is assisted by caring individuals who give of their time and talents each year to help us accomplish our mission.