Haiti

Orphanage

The House of Hope (HOH) was started in 1956 by Caroline Bradshaw as a medical facility where children from all over Haiti could go and be treated for Tuberculosis (TB) and other illnesses. Today the HOH continues to provide physical, emotional and medical hope to “at risk” Haitian children, suffering mostly from TB and severe malnutrition. They are currently providing care for 80 children and young.

Many of the kids who come through the HOH come from extreme family situations. Most of these families are unable to give them even the basic necessities of life not to mention an education or any hope of a future. Therefore during the summer of 2000, the HOH was able to begin a new program called Our Hope. This foster care/discipleship program enables these special kids to stay at the HOH and grow up in a loving, healthy, home environment. They receive an education, are trained professionally, and are mentored in their life walk.

These kids learn to serve others by helping both in the HOH, and through opportunities in the community. The desire is that they become strong leaders, serving in many different capacities in their own needy country. Presently 30 of the HOH kids are in the “Our Hope” program.