Hope for the Children Of Haiti

Mission Trips Intern Program Fundraising/Donations

Hope for the Children of Haiti is in its 13th year of operation, having opened its doors in April of 1996. Our children are now generally between the ages of 12 and 17. We are intently focused on preparing them for adulthood. Although some of these children will be going to adoptive families in the United States, many will not. HFC is committed to providing whatever support is necessary to allow them to become productive members of the community.

In a newly established program, we will be providing adult living skills such as menu planning and meal preparation, managing money, first aid skills, sewing, computer skills, athletic and art activities such as music, painting, writing, and sports, and pre-trade school activities such as plumbing, carpentry, electrical, and computer repair. Whether our children go on to higher education or attend a trade school, we intend to provide them with the training they will require. Over the next few years, as these children begin to leave the orphanage for their new opportunities, we intend to bring in more children to take their place.

In addition, HFC has established an intern program whereby young Christian men and women will have the opportunity to spend six months to a year working with our children, providing spiritual, emotional, and academic support. We have had six such interns work with HFC since the program was instituted, all who have made a lasting impact on the children’s lives.

It is also a priority for us to empower the children to reach out and serve the community, to help those in need in the Bolosse area. This outreach will include such projects as providing food to the hungry, assistance to the elderly, volunteering at local clinics, etc. We want our mission teams to help us take our children “on missions” in their own community.

Although the children are growing up quickly and will soon be young adults, our work is not done. In fact, it is in a real sense just beginning. While the implementation of new programs to aid in the transition plan will undoubtedly provide additional financial challenges, we stand ready to move forward with this plan, keeping in mind Luke 1:37, “for nothing is impossible with God.” Please visit the under the Getting Involved section Mission Trips, Intern Programs or Fundraising/Donations sections of this website to learn how you can support HFC.