family hope

In our Family Hope program, we walk alongside students and their families through the highs and lows of life, celebrating victories and providing guidance in challenges. Recently, one of our students faced a difficult situation that could have derailed her future. This young woman, now in her final year of high school, made a mistake—one

Our social work team hosted a training day for parents in our Family Sponsorship program in Port-au-Prince. This was the first time we offered this training to parents, though we have previously trained Haitian social workers working in orphanages. Because this training was designed specifically for parents, the content needed to be practical and easy

Because of the incredible generosity of our supporters, we are thrilled to introduce three new students joining our program this year! After years of living in an orphanage, Mireille* was finally able to return home. She was reunited with her mother and two sisters, Myrlande and Mariette. Mireille began thriving in her studies, and her

Last summer our Ministry Development Coordinator organized a trivia game called “Bible Genius” for all of the children in our Family Hope program. It was a fun time of for the children to deepen their understanding of scripture while competing against their friends. The children were awarded cash prizes for their efforts. Two sisters decided

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

Haiti has over 750 orphanages, and approximately 80% of the children living in those orphanages have family members. We believe that God’s design is for children to be raised in families. The goal of our Transition Support Services (TSS) program is to help orphanages in Haiti transition to family-based care. One way to jump-start conversations

In August we hosted a three-day workshop in Haiti as part of our Transition Support Services (TSS) program. We invited social workers from across Haiti to attend. We had a lot of interest and were forced to cap the attendance at 20! The workshop began with high-level sessions on the rights of the child and