I visited Haiti for the first time in July, 2001. I later wrote a 15 page memoir of my visit. Now, 17 years later, I look back upon the words on the last page of my memoir and share it with you: The thought of riding to Cap-Haitien in the back of a pick up […]
Michael Buccellato, a professional yoga teacher from New York attended the Dedication of the second classrom building for the COHH Elementary and Secondary school in October 2017. Below, he shares his personal account of his visit. My fondest memory of visiting COHH is when the children sang their “Mesi, Mesi” song of thanks during the dedication ceremony […]
Mia Alto took a one-week trip with her mother to Haiti this past October to help serve in an exciting venture. Mia said: “The opportunity to serve others made this the best experience of my life.” Read Mia’s compelling first-hand narrative and check out the videos below. I wasn’t sure about what to expect before […]
Seeing the children today at their Christmas party and their caregivers in the audience reminded me of the song, “Mary Did You Know.” These children whom we nourish today will someday deliver generations from poverty, ignorance, hopelessness and despair into the light of days of achievement beyond our imagination or ability to comprehend today. We […]
November 7, 2017 (New York). The Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. held its 12th Annual Gala Celebration at the Tent At Bryant Park Grill. The theme of the evening was the dedication of the second classroom building of a new elementary and secondary school. The new building is the second of four buildings comprising the school […]
Our progress on the construction of our second classroom has been extraordinary. We are deeply grateful for the many volunteer professionals from the United States under the aegis of the Building Goodness Foundation, particularly Michael Anello and John Littel the construction managers of the project. We are equally proud of the training that is taking […]
We are pleased to announce that the Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. Elementary and Secondary school held its sixth annual graduation June 20, 2017 for 82 students in grades 1-6. Please join us in extending a hearty congratulations to our students, our teachers, our administrative staff and the parents/caregivers, each of whom played vital roles […]
At the beginning of 2017, our hopes for the start of construction on building number2 of our elementary and secondary school were mostly prayers. We did not have an obvious path to funding for the building although the need was the impending growth of the school into the seventh grade in the fall of 2017. […]
The Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. is pleased to announce that Joseph Zavalishin has joined its Advisory Board of Directors. “I have known Joe throughout his professional career” said James L. Lipscomb, Chair of the COHH Advisory Board. “I know we will benefit greatly from Joe’s presence on our Board and I look forward to […]
We are pleased to share with our donors that today we exceeded our goal of raising $250,000 in commitments to help build our new elementary school. We thank you for your support and belief in COHH. The funds we have raised have been matched 100% to bring our total funds to over $500,000! We thank […]
Mindful Littles is an organization based in Orinda, California, that aims to help young children, “littles,” become more empathetic and mindful by coordinating meaningful educational service projects. We are so grateful to Mindful Littles for partnering with COHH this winter and bringing together forty families to assemble toiletry kits for the students at our school. […]
Garysson Céné began at the Center of Hope (Haiti) school in 2012 and is now one of our fifth graders. Like many of our students, he comes from a large family. He has eleven siblings; two of his younger siblings also attend the Center of Hope school. Garysson works hard in school and is proud […]
The Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. marked the completion of the first of four classroom buildings that will constitute the new COHH elementary school with a dedication to the Greenberg Traurig LLP law firm on October 22, 2016 at an outdoor ceremony in Hinche, Haiti. The event was attended by over 200 invited guests, included […]
The pictures tell the story. Haiti has once again been devastated by nature – in this case hurricane Matthew. These skeletal shacks used to be called home to many families. Destitute by all measures, the families had the ground pulled from under them. The pig tied to a tire was an attempt to save an […]
We continue to make execellent progress on building #1 of our 4 building school project. Construction remains on schedule for occupancy this fall. We continue to raise funds to complete the entire project on time and under budget. All donations are needed and very much appreciated. If you “like” what we are doing, please show […]