Transition Support Services

One of Child Hope International’s core programs is our Transition Support Services, where we coach orphanages on the importance of family. To date, we have trained over 130 social workers and orphanage staff on family-based care! During these Family-Based Care training sessions, we identified a pressing need for child protection training in many orphanages. In

Our Transition Support Services program has two main activities: 1) hosting workshops to train social workers and 2) consulting directly with organizations that are expanding their family-based care services. Workshops In September we hosted our 7th family-based care workshop, which was attended by 20 Haitian social workers and orphanage staff. Here are testimonials from two

Despite the continuing crisis in Haiti, people are finding ways to persevere and carry on. At Child Hope that means continuing our orphan prevention and family strengthening work. Education is a critical component of our orphan prevention strategy, as it has the power to lift generations out of poverty. This school year our Future Hope

This month we hosted our 5th family-based care workshop and trained 19 Haitian social workers. It was by the grace of God the workshop was able to happen, considering gangs control 60% of Port au Prince and insecurity continues to escalate. Despite the unfolding crisis, we had 50 people register and we had to cap

Over 3,000 people in Cité Soleil, Haiti were forced to flee their homes this past July as rampant gang wars raged around them. 140 homes were burned to the ground. Hundreds of children were separated from their families in the chaos. One social worker from ONG OCCED’H, in partnership with UNICEF, has helped connect 76

Through Child Hope International’s Transition Support Services program, we provide coaching and training to other organizations that would like to transition to family-based care. One of our clients, Hopestart International, has been working with us since January 2021. We interviewed their Country Director, Jennifer Law, about their experience in our TSS program. Where is Hopestart