Our Homes: NPH Haiti

Haiti Facts

Area:
10,714 square miles – slightly smaller than the state of Maryland

Population:
11,753,943 (2024 est.)

Languages:
French, Creole

Issues:
Poorest country in the Western Hemisphere; political instability; frequent natural disasters

NPH Haiti at a Glance

Opened:
January 26, 1987

Location:
St. Hélène Foyer, the main children’s home, is 25 miles from Port-au-Prince in Kenscoff

NPH Operates:
Family-style homes; schools (grades K – 10 and K – 12), plus a higher education program; medical clinics; St. Damien Pediatric Hospital

Community Programs include three rehabilitation outpatient centers providing therapy and education to children and adults with neurological disabilities

2024 Impact

2,980 children and adults supported

1,033 local people employed

47,290 services provided at St. Damien Pediatric Hospital

Did You Know?

Kenson Kaas, National Director of Childcare, is an Hermano Mayor (“Older Brother”), who was raised at the home.
As a result of the 2010 earthquake, NPH/NPFS Haiti suffered the tragic loss of staff, volunteers and family members, as well as extensive facility damage. Despite these losses, by year’s end, they assisted over one million people.
St. Hélène Foyer in Kenscoff is home to over 200 children. Situated on 15 acres, it features residential cottages, a chapel, farm, clinic and school (grades K – 10). More than 800 students from the community attend the NPH school.
Father Wasson Angels of Light in Tabarre provides a home, clinic and school (grades K – 12) for vulnerable and displaced children. Nearly 40 children live on site and more than 900 attend the school.
St. Damien Pediatric Hospital in Tabarre was founded in 1989 and is the only hospital dedicated to pediatric and prenatal care in Haiti. The staff provides critical services to high-risk pregnant women, as well as babies and children suffering from chronic medical conditions.
Don Bosco in Tabarre is a higher education program supporting over 300 youths who graduated from St. Hélène and are attending high
school, university or technical schools.
Kay St. Germaine, Kay Gabriel and Kay Elaine are rehabilitation outpatient centers providing therapy and education for hundreds of children and adults with neurological disabilities.
2024 was incredibly challenging, with escalating violence and instability
affecting morale across the country. Many children and staff members
faced immense hardship, but the NPH Haiti team came together to
provide emotional and material support.

More Information:

• VIDEO: NPH Haiti: A Glimpse at Family Life, December 2013
• Holiday Celebrations at NPH Haiti
• VIDEO: NPH Haiti St. Damien Pediatric Hospital: Not One Be Lost, October 2013
• St. Damien Pediatric Hospital Fund
• Fact Sheet (PDF)
• Home Map (PDF)
• Visitor’s Guide (PDF)

How to Help:

• Sponsor a child
• Donate now

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