HEARTS WITH HAITI INC

* Increasing the sustainability of the St. Joseph Family
* Provide empowering employment opportunities and training for Haitian citizens
* Maintain overhead costs of no more than 25%

Sustainability:
* Create opportunities for Haitian leadership and involvement in the decisions of the organization
* Provide opportunities for Haitian leadership and job skills training

Empowering employment opportunities and training:
* Provide support for vocational training and professional development for program participants and employees
* Provide fair, living wage salaries to Haitian employees

Haitian-led:
* Support organizations that are 100% Haitian-led or who are actively working on transition plans to become 100% Haitian-led

Individual care:
* Support organizations that prioritize individual care and attention over generalized mass-involvement programs

Low overhead:
* Actively seek volunteer labor and freelance labor to offset overhead costs
* Actively seek gifts-in-kind wherever possible to offset overhead costs
* Creatively seek out free / low-cost alternatives for all overhead costs

Sustainability:
* Strong, well-educated Haitian leaders who are entrepreneurial and creative
* Strong base of American supporters who understand cultural boundaries but who are willing to invest significant time and money to help create sustainable solutions
* Existing social entrepreneurship businesses that provide revenue back to the organization
* Existing framework and role models who have graduated from programs into sustainable living

Employment opportunities and training:
* Organizations that require employees in order to function
* Social entrepreneurship businesses that require employees in order to function
* Haitian-led program that offers vocational counseling, transitional housing, and job search assistance

Haitian-led:
* Supported organizations currently are Haitian-led
* Trustees are committed in ensuring that Haitians continue to lead in-country ventures and ministries

Individual care:
* Supported organizations prioritize high-quality individual care over achieving large numbers with questionable results
* Trustees are committed to ensuring that program participants receive individual care and attention, including making regular visits to Haiti to monitor progress

Low overhead:
* Systems are designed for maximum automation and are continually reviewed for increased efficiency

Sustainability:
* Guest house revenue has been steady at 10% (2013-2014)
* Bakery revenue has begun in 2015 (~ 1%)
* # of program participants graduating into sustainable employment (not yet determined)

Employment opportunities and training:
* Annual attrition is close to 0, most employees have worked for the supported organizations for over 5 years
* # of program participants receiving vocational / job skills training: 3 (2015 estimate)

Individual care:
* Qualitative observations of disabled children by trained individuals indicate increased motor skills, fine motor skills, communication skills
* Daily family meetings identify issues among members of the community and identify affirmations for each individual

Low overhead:
* Overhead for 2014 remains at 11%