Project Hope is our plan to strengthen the programs and services provided to all our sponsored children. Some of our ten schools need significant capital investments. Project Hope plans call for two schools to be built and for additional classrooms to be added at...
Haiti Hope
2021 Accomplishments
Although political tension and economic turmoil have continued to plague Haiti throughout 2021, Hope for Haiti's Children has witnessed amazing accomplishments and organizational growth. God's faithful providence has sustained many Haitian children and families in...
About Us – Hope for Haiti’s Children
Learn how Hope for Haiti's Children helps the poverty-bound children in Haiti to succeed. HFHC supports ten Christian schools and two orphanages as well as crisis response, leadership training, and vocational classes.
Children’s Food Fund
See how HFHC is battling hunger and malnutrition by feeding school children & orphans in Haiti. If you’re not yet involved, you can quickly and easily become a partner with us by donating to our Children’s Food Fund. Please consider making a difference… one child...
Camp Hope
Each summer, Hope for Haiti’s Children conducts Camp Hope, a Christian leadership youth camp for teens in our sponsorship program. At Camp Hope, students engage in devotionals, discussion groups, organized team-building activities, craft projects, and informal...
Orphan Care Sunday
The Orphan Care Sunday event invites your entire congregation, a Sunday School class or a Small Group to gather together for a simple inexpensive meal (such as rice & beans) rather than eating out for your Sunday meal. Participants would then contribute the...
Project Hope Overview
In November 2019, the Board of Directors for Hope for Haiti’s Children developed Project Hope, a long-term plan with the ultimate goal of providing a comprehensive and sustainable infrastructure to continually develop outstanding leaders.
Rebuilding Hope 2020
As our schools continue to educate our children, the need to keep them operational by investing in repairs and ugrades remains core to continuing to provide a quality education. Additional classrooms, new school lunch programs, and new micro-business training all...
Project Hope Construction Efforts Nearing Completion
Project Hope is our 10-year plan to strengthen the programs and services provided to all our sponsored children. Educationally, we want to improve learning opportunities for our children by building individual, brightly lit classrooms for each grade in every school...
From Despair to Hope
Sometimes it takes encountering despair to appreciate hope. I learned this lesson on my first trip to Haiti (2006). The trip’s initial hours were a shock to my system. After landing, my group successfully bounced through the pinball machine that is the Port-au-Prince...
Hope Abounds at Camp Hope
Camp Hope 2022 was the highlight of the summer for over two hundred HFHC-sponsored teens! HFHC’s Haiti staff, led by Johnny Laine Evenson (Camp Hope Director) and Roolite Religieux (Camp Hope Spiritual Director), conducted camp this year at Thomazeau and at Cazeau in...
Jeantyrard Elmera: My Friend, Ministry Partner and Hero
Jeantyrard Elmera was my dear friend, my ministry partner for the past 27 years, and a hero of mine with the greatest faith in God that I have ever witnessed. Jesus told his followers in Mark 11:23 “I tell you the truth, if someone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up...
Honoring the Legacy of Jeantyrard
Announcing the Jeantyrard Elmera Christian Leaders Fund To honor and extend Jeantyrard Elmera’s legacy, the Hope for Haiti's Children board of directors has established the Jeantyrard Elmera Christian Leaders Fund to provide ongoing scholarships for students to attend...
Celebrating the Life of Jeantyrard Elmera
A special message from Ken Bever, HFHC President I am heartbroken to report that Jeantyrard Elmera, my dear friend and Haiti Director for Hope for Haiti’s Children (HFHC), passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 13, at the age of 67. It is difficult to express...
Camp Hope Update
Over two hundred HFHC-sponsored teens recently attended Camp Hope, which was held in two sessions this year: one at the Thomazeau Camp Hope campus (shown here) and one at the Cazeau Christian School in Port au Prince. Out of an abundance of caution during this time of...
Homes and Schools Rebuilt After 2021 Earthquake
Last year on August 14, a major 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti’s southern peninsula, killing 2,189 people. The quake also injured an estimated 12,000 and toppled many homes, schools, and church buildings. Thanks to the outpouring of donations, HFHC has now...
Lunch Program Makes All the Difference
What is the one thing that teachers say impacts a child’s ability to learn? Hunger. While most Haitian children do not have access to consistent, healthy food options, HFHC’s Children’s Food Fund ensures that students in our schools enjoy hot, nutritious lunches. The...
2022 Project Hope $1M Matching Gift Campaign Off to an Amazing Start!
Project Hope is our 10-Year plan to build a solid foundation to comprehensively care for all our sponsored children. Our holistic approach is illustrated in the Project Hope Child Development Framework shown here. I am thrilled to announce that all Project Hope gifts...
2022 Camp Hope Youth Rallies
Students who attended Camp Hope 2021 are excited to attend area-wide youth events where they worship together, enjoy a meal, play with their friends, and share their faith! These youth rallies are part of a larger effort to keep students connected to faith leaders in...
2022 Annual Child Care Clinic
It's that time of year... Hope for Haiti's Children is wrapping up a busy season of well-child checkups! In our annual Child Care Clinic, each sponsored student receives a thorough medical evaluation conducted by a Haitian nurse and doctor, along with prescription...