WHO WE ARE

Hope for the Children of Haiti is a 501 (c) 3 organization which owns and operates a Christian orphanage and school In Bolosse, an impoverished neighborhood in Port-au-Prince. We currently care for 30+ orphaned children and provide top-quality, affordable education to close to 450 children.

The school and orphanage are managed by Jean Alexandre who knows orphanage life first hand having grown up at the Caring and Sharing Mission in Haiti. He later served as the Director at that same mission. He graduated from the University of ASPA with a degree in Computer Science. He and his wife, Florence, have two lovely children. You can read his testimony in the Fall 2011 Newsletter. Under his direction, the dedicated Haitian teachers and staff supervise the daily activities of the school and orphanage.

HFC is governed by a U.S. based board of directors who volunteer their time and are dedicated to seeing the mission of HFC realized. Board members are actively involved in the operation of HFC, yet firmly believe in partnering with Haitians to transform their culture for Christ.

OUR MISSION
Hope for the Children of Haiti is called by God to give Haitian children the opportunity to become well-rounded adults who are self-sufficient in Christ.
STATEMENT OF FAITH

THE HISTORY OF HFC The calling for the Hope for the Children of Haiti ministry began with Marion Austin, a woman of incredible courage and determination, who, at the age of 67, decided it was not too late to make a difference. After retiring from the US military with twenty years of service as a diet therapist, Marion was determined “not to just sit around,” and she began traveling to Haiti to help in whatever way she could. At first, she planned a daily nutritional meal for more than 1500 children at a large Christian orphanage. Eventually, she partnered with co-founder Dr. Jacob Bernard and they began the process of starting a new orphanage by renovating a dilapidated school building. Through their dedication and compassion, that building now stands three stories tall and is the home to Hope for the Children of Haiti.