Our Annual Child Care Clinic was another meaningful step forward in caring for children in Haiti. While final reports are still being completed, the early results show a strong and encouraging impact on the lives of the children we serve. More than 2,000 sponsored...
Health education is crucial for disease prevention. With the introduction of a school nurse in each of our ten schools, all students receive monthly lessons on important health topics, with an emphasis on preventative care. In December 2024, the focus was on the...
Every sponsored child undergoes annual health examinations, which encompass dental and vision checks. A team of medical professionals from Haiti collaborates to administer comprehensive well-child assessments and provide specialized care in audiology, dentistry, and...
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...
For most children in Haiti, consistent access to quality health care is unattainable. As you can imagine, the disparity between child health demographics in Haiti and the United States is astounding. For example, the mortality rate for children under five years old is...
This is the third year I have volunteered to be part of the medical team at HFHC’s Child Care Clinic. Each year I have been startled at the poverty and hunger these children face. A U.N. study found that Haiti has the worst food insecurity in the world, and I have...
Rick Bartlett, OD, was part of an eye team of 8 optometrists who donated their time this past February to serve in HFHC’s Child Care Clinics. They brought with them over $200,000 worth of donated glaucoma medicines to distribute to those identified with this insidious...
During the month of January, many blessings flowed to HFHC children, thanks to our volunteer mission teams. From January 14-28, two teams conducted our Annual Child Care Clinic, benefiting 1,592 sponsored children from our ten schools. The teams’ tireless efforts...