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President Biden is set to make his first trip to Canada as president on Thursday, a visit where the security crisis in Haiti will loom large on the agenda.
Fear and violence grip the island nation where heavily armed gangs have taken control. The United Nations...
Posted at 02:37h
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On the site of the HaitiChildren Village is a dedicated building that is home to our Special Education Center. Overseen by our Social Worker and in collaboration with occupational therapists and special education teachers, we provide tailored education to each of our disabled children that...
Posted at 02:37h
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A community medical clinic named Sammy’s Clinic was established and opened in February 2014. An existing medical container on site was relocated to an area close to the gate and was re-purposed to be a mobile medical clinic.
Our onsite medical professionals see our resident children...
Posted at 02:35h
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Every Sunday morning HaitiChildren hosts a church service for approximately 300 people including our children, staff and community members. We welcome local community members to the HaitiChildren Village for a Bible-based worship service, message and fellowship. Twice per month, we serve a hot meal after...
Posted at 02:34h
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The HaitiChildren Learning Academy is located at the HaitiChildren Village. It is a tuition-free primary school that educates 350 children including 60 children from the HaitiChildren Children’s Residences and 290 from the nearby village of Williamson and the hamlets of Duco 1 and Duco 2....
Posted at 02:22h
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This center, built with funding from the Anschutz Foundation, serves 63 of our children living at our children’s residence. HaitiChildren is one of the few organizations in Haiti that actively accepts children with disabilities into a permanent home. Many of the disabled children who were...
Posted at 02:13h
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HaitiChildren Village at Williamson is an 18-acre completely walled property owned and built by HaitiChildren. The Village is located approximately 40 miles northwest of Port-au-Prince in the Arcahaie Arrondissement (community). The HaitiChildren Village is the home to 131 abandoned Haitian children, half of whom suffer from...
Posted at 02:08h
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The HaitiChildren Village is home to 131 abandoned Haitian children ranging in age from nine months to 24 years old (older residents are disabled). 68 of our children suffer from some form of mental and/or physical disability. HaitiChildren is one of only a few organizations...
Posted at 02:04h
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Located in Cite Soleil in the same vicinity where HaitiChildren began in 1994, Community Institute of Teaching and Education (C.I.T.E.) School is a lighthouse of the hope and opportunity, shining in the slums of Port-au-Prince. Providing education every day to 223 students in grade 1-6....
Posted at 20:39h
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There is a “shelter in place” alert for all citizens until further notice. We are all safe and are following instructions for the safety of the HaitiChildren’s orphans, students, and staff.
For the latest on Haiti, please read this article by the Associated Press.
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