COHH To Design New School
For Immediate Release:
Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. and Building Goodness Foundation
Announce New Partnership to Design a School
Stamford, CT—July 1, 2015. Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc. (COHH) announced today that it is partnering
with Building Goodness Foundation (BGF) to design an elementary school in Hinche, Haiti. With BGF’s
collaborative support, COHH is planning to design and construct a new school to educate up to 150
children in grades 1-9. COHH is rapidly outgrowing the alternative space it currently uses for its school.
The students at COHH are from some of the most vulnerable families in Haiti and would not otherwise be
able to attend school. “We have outgrown the current space for our school,” says Julie Atkinson, COHH
Executive Director, “and we are working hard to raise the funds to build our new facility. With BGF’s
design expertise, I know that we will have a superb facility that will serve our children for many years to
come.” Guided by BGF, COHH has already begun preliminary design work for the project, with the hope
of beginning construction as funds become available and completing the new school by the beginning of
the 2016 school year.
The project budget for the new school is $500,000 and COHH has already secured a $250,000 matching
grant. The nonprofit is working to raise the matching funds, and more than $90,000 has been raised to
date. “This is a case where all hands are needed and all donations, regardless of amount, can have a
double impact on the future of our children,” said James Lipscomb, the COHH Advisory Board Chair. “Our
partnership with Building Goodness Foundation will assure quality of design and we hope to provide a
sustainable school facility.”
About Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc.
Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc.’s mission is to provide hope for the future of vulnerable children in Haiti by
providing shelter, education, nutrition, emotional security, healthcare, and life skills to the children. Center
of Hope (Haiti), Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation, an approved Haitian NGO in good standing, and a
GuideStar Gold Member in recognition of its financial transparency. www.centerofhope-haiti.org
About Building Goodness Foundation
BGF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that connects skilled volunteers from the design and construction industries
with vulnerable communities at home and abroad. www.buildinggoodness.org
Media Contact
Julie L. Atkinson
Center of Hope (Haiti), Inc., Executive Director
(925) 885-9688
