NPH USA In the Media

View/listen to stories in newspapers and other media about NPH USA, the children we serve at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH, Spanish for “Our Little Brothers and Sisters”), our volunteers and supporters, and more.

2023

“Galas To Show How NPH USA Transforms The Lives Of Children In Desperate Need”
Yahoo Finance
September 25, 2023

2021

“NPH USA: Model for Breaking Cycles of Generational Poverty”
Borgen Magazine, Seattle, WA
November 16, 2021

VIDEO: Local Church continues 30-year tradition of help for Haiti after earthquake
News 10 WHEC-TV, Rochester, NY
August 22, 2021

2019

“Fr. Rick Frechette: Fake News Has Real Consequences in Haiti”
Psychology Today Blog
September 29, 2019

“‘Healthy Pequeños’ teaches young children about hygiene, germs, and food safety”
Penn Today
University of Pennsylvania
2019

Singer-songwriter, Cause-artist Angelo Rose to Release ‘Glisten’ on August 30th/Proceeds to St. Damien Pediatric Hospital
Vents Magazine
July 15, 2019

“HCA student shares pottery lessons on service trip”
Hopkinton Independent, Hopkinton, MA
April 17, 2019

“Repurpose with Purpose: Southwest Airlines Helps Celebrate Reyes Magos in Mexico”
Southwest Air Community.com
February 6, 2019

2018

“Little Theatre to screen documentary showcasing Haiti hospital helped by Pittsford church”
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, NY
October 19, 2018

“Young Cancer Patients in Poor Countries Get a Boost”
The Wall Street Journal
September 26, 2018

Interview with Mission Trip Participants from Good Shepherd Parish in Wayland, MA
(runs from 6:15 – 14:43 )
This is the Day, CatholicTV, Watertown, MA
July 27, 2018

“Service Immersion Trip Concludes with Final Reflections”
DePaul University Website
July 14, 2018
• Previous Student-Athlete Reflections: July 9 | July 10 | July 11 | July 12 | July 13

“These Haitian kids need surgery in another country. Getting a passport is the hard part”
Miami Herald, Miami, FL
June 22, 2018

“Service trip to Latin America aids orphans, builds relationships”
The Oracle, Glenbrook High School, Glenview, IL
May 25, 2018

“Rachel Prusynski Is a Catastrophe Survivor with a Mission”
Seattle Met, Seattle, WA
May 22, 2018

“Letter to the Editor: The Molly Hightower Day of Service”
The Beacon, Portland, OR
March 20, 2018

VIDEO: Heartbreaking Video of Haitian Children’s Hospital After Horrific 2010 Earthquake
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
January 12, 2018

2017

“Tending Haiti’s Dead”
The New York Times
December 13, 2017

BLOG: “The Legacy Of Charity: Leadership Lessons From A Mexican Orphanage”
Dr. Douglas A. Wilson
December 7, 2017

“Dr. Bruckner Welcomes Visiting Surgeon from NPH”
Proliance Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine News, WA
September 19, 2017

“Student athletes get to work in service trip to Guatemala”
The DePaulia, Chicago, IL
September 11, 2017

“Mission trip to Dominican Republic inspires, motivates Heelan students”
The Catholic Globe, Sioux City, IA
July 13, 2017

“Learning About Guatemalan Fortitude in the Face of Adversity”
DePaul University Website
July 13, 2017

“Blue Demons Welcomed With Open Arms”
DePaul University Website
July 10, 2017

“Hanel Leads Blue Demons on Guatemala Service Trip”
DePaul University Website
July 6, 2017

“St. Mary’s students serve in alumni priest’s footsteps”
The Catholic Sun, Phoenix, AZ
June 23, 2017

2016

“Katie Hultquist with NPH USA Is Providing Help to Haiti”
The Ron and Don Show, KIRO Radio, Seattle, WA
October 7, 2016

“Orphan Scholar: Haitian man graduates University of Portland”
Portland Tribune, Portland, OR
May 10, 2016

“Cinco de Mayo run nets more than $18,000 for orphans”
Woodbury Bulletin, Woodbury, MN
May 4, 2016

“Children from NPH ministry visit Diocese of Knoxville”
The Diocese of Knoxville, TN
March 7, 2016

AUDIO: “Interview with Candi Hardy, Southwest Regional Director, NPH USA”
The Nonprofit Journal, Scottsdale, AZ
February 22, 2016

Audio: “Interview with Fr. Ronald Hicks, former Central American Regional Director of NPH International”
Mission Matters Live, Archdiocese of Chicago
February 25, 2016

VIDEO: “Interview with Fr. Phil Cleary, President Emeritus of NPH International”
Encounter, The CatholicTV Network
February 2016

AUDIO: “Student finds Nicaraguan mission trips transformational”
Minnesota Public Radio News (MPR), Saint Paul, MN
January 18, 2016

2015

VIDEO: “Young dancers on a mission of compassion & culture”
New Day NW, KING 5, Seattle, WA
October 27, 2015

“NPH celebrates 60 years of ‘raising children, transforming lives’”
The Catholic Spirit, Saint Paul & Minneapolis, MN
April 8, 2015

“Archdiocese forges links with ‘nuestros pequeños’”
Catholic New World, Chicago, IL
April 5, 2015

VIDEO: “Sizzling Soiree to support Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos, USA”
KARE 11, Minneapolis, MN
February 26, 2015

“Gloucester man returns to work at Honduran orphanage”
Gloucester Times, Gloucester, MA
February 2, 2015

“Giving in times of disaster doesn’t always spell relief”
The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
January 11, 2015

2014

“Saving young lives at heart of Haiti mission”
Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, OH
October 27, 2014

“St. Helenans Reach Out to Sick Children in Haiti”
North Coast Catholic, Santa Rosa, CA
September 2014

“I gained a family through community living”
Catholic Volunteer Network Blog
August 28, 2014

“Bishop urges thoughtful solution to border crisis”
The Diocese of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN
July 31, 2014

“An act of kindness, a fulfillment of the Gospel”
The East Tennessee Catholic Magazine, Knoxville, TN
July 2014

“What life is like for children on the other side of the border”
The Seattle Times, Seattle, WA
June 27, 2014

“Rotary Club Of Coral Gables Hosts Kentucky Derby Casino Night To Benefit NPH USA”
Ask Miss A.com
April 8, 2014

Video: “Irish Hearts for Orphans”
Talk of the Town with Brian Kelley
March 2014

Video: “Haitian Shabbat Service”
WTVJ NBC 6, Miami, FL
January 31, 2014

“Cuban synagogue plans Haitian Shabbat service”
Jewish Journal, Deerfield Beach, FL
January 27, 2014

“Four Years and a Day: Remembering the Victims of Haiti’s Earthquake”
The Huffington Post
January 13, 2014

“Haiti and the Hightowers”
Northwest Catholic, Seattle, WA
January 10, 2014

2013

Video: “NPH USA”
PBS Eight, Horizonte, Phoenix, AZ
November 21, 2013

“Helping Haiti’s neediest get a second chance”
Miami Herald, Miami, FL
November 3, 2013

“Pequeño tour brings Central American orphans to Arizona”
The Catholic Sun, Phoenix, AZ
October 10, 2013
“Young dancers perform in Scottsdale to break down cultural barriers”
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
October 4, 2013

Video: “NAU Grad Helps Orphans from Nicaragua”
CBS 5 Arizona’s Morning Show
October 2, 2013

“Pequeños visit Duxbury”
Duxbury Clipper, Duxbury, MA
October 1, 2013

“A (Very) Large Family Celebrates Honduras Independence Day”
CNN iReport
September 5, 2013

“Nos Petits Frères et Soeurs and Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos help orphaned youngsters through college years”
Miami Herald, Miami, FL
September 7, 2013

Archive

People Magazine Archive: “One Man’s Family: Father Wasson and His 1,200 Adopted Children”
August 18, 1975

People Magazine Archive: “Father William Wasson Already Has 6,000 ‘sons and Daughters’ and Expects Another 1,000 Soon”
November 25, 1985