Helen Keller said, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Brent, Celia, Victor, and Matilda Lightsey are making an impact on Haitian lives. Brent and Celia Lightsey began sponsoring a child about 14 years ago. They learned about Hope for Haiti’s...
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How Can You Pray for Haiti?
It’s no secret that Haiti is in crisis. Gang violence, a dysfunctional government, overwhelming inflation, and hunger are part of Haiti’s everyday reality. It’s heartbreaking to read story after story reporting more bad news. However, despite the challenges, we...
Haiti’s Heroes
When the United Nations announced that Haiti was the most dangerous country in the world a few months ago, I sat down at my desk feeling despair. With gang wars, kidnappings, murder, and starvation being reported daily, we feared these challenges were getting closer...
2023 Project Hope Update
Project Hope is our 10-year plan to strengthen the programs and services provided to all our sponsored children. The plan follows a comprehensive and sustainable framework to child development. Our staff and board regularly prioritize Project Hope efforts and...
Haiti Crisis: HFHC Still Providing Hope
Haiti is on our doorstep, just a two flight from Miami. Haiti is a stunningly beautiful country. The country is filled with hard-working, resilient people. Sadly, they have weathered hurricanes and the deadliest earthquake in our hemisphere. 80% of Haiti’s citizens...
Skills Training Prepares Students for Bright Futures
Hope for Haiti's Children offers unique learning opportunities to students who are growing up in our orphanage. The PACES program (Promising Adult Continued Education Sponsorship) ensures that young people have access to real-world training in a variety of marketable...
Still Moving Mountains
Would the children receive their Christmas Joy Box this year? The odds were SO stacked against a carefully planned outcome, that it could be deemed a “Christmas Miracle” if it happened. I must admit, I had all but surrendered in defeat. For 14 years, Hope for Haiti’s...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” Do you agree? Most of us love this season. We appreciate the joy and happiness of the holidays. But in Haiti, even during “the most wonderful time of the year,” life is still full of despair and struggle, not joy. Currently,...
Haiti in Crisis
We want to share with you two recent challenges in our Haiti’s Children effortsand what we can tangibly do to address the crisis before us. Dear friends,I want to briefly share with you two recent challenges we are facing in our Hope for Haiti’s Children efforts, how...