NPH Haiti: Supporting Children & Families

Country Facts
NPH Haiti at a Glance

Country Facts

Understanding Haiti’s geographic and social landscape helps explain the challenges children and families face and the need for long-term, community-based support.

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, known locally as Nos Petits Freres et Soeurs (NPFS, French for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”), 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 in Haiti

These 2024 outcomes reflect the impact of NPH programs in Haiti

Children and adults supported

Local people employed

Services provided at St. Damien Pediatric Hospital

NPH has been addressing the social needs of the poorest of the poor, raising children in a loving environment and creating future leaders in Haiti.

St. Damien Pediatric Hospital has been recognized as a center of excellence for pediatric and maternal healthcare.

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Interesting facts

Program Highlights in Haiti

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.