COHH Welcomes Steven Kirkpatrick Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. is pleased to announce that Stephen Kirkpatrick has been elected to its Board of Directors. “Steven has been a part of the COHH family for over 15 years” said James L. Lipscomb, a founder o f COHH and Chair of the Advisory Board. “Steven has been […]
We think twice about donor support – namely, DAY and NIGHT. We ask only two things of our donors – namely, please donate as you are able and please become a COHH ambassador by sharing our story with friends and family. There are many ways to donate: Visit our Donate Page at Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. Need Help becoming an Ambassador? Visit our Contact Us […]
Fourth House On The Hill, LLC is a publishing company formed by James L. Lipscomb, Advisory Board Chair of COHH. The name is derived from his former home address in Coeymans, New York where company houses were best known by their location along highway Route 144. Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. – 20 Years In […]
ALERT!!! – YOU CAN TRIPLE THE IMPACT OF YOUR DONATION – Your donation may be TRIPLE matched 100%! against a total of $100,000 of matching funds. NOW is the time for you to help. Several weeks ago, we posted a Save The Date notice of the upcoming Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc.’s 20th Anniversary Celebration to be held at the New York City Bar Association, 42 West […]
George Brunstad This year we celebrate our 20th Anniversary. We also celebrate George Brunstad, a former member of our Board. George, an avid swimmer, swam the English Channel August 28-29, 2004 to become, at age 70 and 4days, the Oldest Channel Conqueror in the record time of 15 hours and 59 minutes. The swim started at […]
The turmoil that has characterized Haiti for some time has largely focused around Port Au Prince and in the southern part of the country. Violence in the forms of shootings, robberies, kidnappings, street barricades and lawlessness being commonplace. Other areas of Haiti have been impacted by the violence with interruptions to the delivery of essential […]
2024 and Beyond After 20 years, we are not looking back. Rather, we are looking forward to the future. We have launched our campaign to raise $500,000 this year to allow us to elevate the level of education we can provide our students. We are continuing our partnership with the Building Goodness Foundation of Charlottesville, Virginia […]
20th Anniversary Celebration
We have received a number of inquiries about the recent news events in Haiti. Unfortunately, Haiti continues to spiral downward. Since the terms of all elected officials in Haiti have expired, Haiti does not have a government with authority. As a result, the respect for authority has all but collapsed, and the gangs in the […]
In March 2023, we lamented the fact that several years ago COHH paid to be connected to the Haiti power grid, but for the past year the grid has been intermittent and lately non-existent. We’ve had to use inverters and batteries as a backup to the grid and the generator to keep the batteries charged. […]
Our elementary students are anxious to begin the new school year in their new classrooms.
We are pleased to present our 2023 graduating class of 9th graders. This class of 18 students have also successfully completed and passed their National Exams. In Haiti, passing the National Exam qualifies the students to continue their education in high school. This select group of students of severe poverty came to COHH in the first […]
Our graduates are children of extreme poverty and cannot afford to continue their education. COHH established the Flora Schnall Scholarship Fund
You Can Help Us Save Money For The Children Although several years ago COHH paid to be connected to the Haiti power grid, for the past year the grid has been intermittent and lately non-existent. We use inverters and batteries as a backup to the grid. However, we must use the generator to keep the […]
