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Hello Haitian Roots supporters! As you can see, we haven't been the best at keeping up this blog. But don't let that fool you! We are busy bees and lots of things are always going on! Please stay in the loop by following us on social media!

New School This Fall!!!

Did you know that over 120 students attending the Haitian Roots Academy have to travel over 2 hours each way to attend school?

Buy Your Flower Now!

Sweat for Haiti Fundraiser

Update on Tedd

This is one of our kinedergarten students, Tedd Edme.  We introduced him on this blog back in October because we were working hard to get him a medical visa.   That visa was issued in February.  When Tedd first arrived, we didn't know if he had any vision in his eye at all.

Happy New Year!

2016 was a great year for Haitian Roots!  Thanks to YOU we were able to accomplish our goal of moving to a much larger and nicer school.  We now have over 180 children at the Haitian Roots Academy, in addition to the 80 children still in our scholarship program.  In 2016 we also..

Hurricane Matthew Update

Many of you, our wonderful supporters, have contacted us to ask how Haitian Roots families are doing in the aftermath of the deadly hurricane.  We are grateful to share the news that our orphanage and school were undamaged and we have not had any loss of life.

Little Tedd

This is Tedd, one of our kindergarten students.  He needs to have a special surgery from a pediatric glaucoma specialist to relieve swelling and pain and save his eye.  

Ever Wonder If Your Support Makes a Difference?

  This is a group of kindergarten children at the Haitian Roots Academy.  See that adorable little boy in the middle, winking at the camera?  His name is Menlove.  Read more about him to learn of just one of the stories we heard while in Haiti last week to remind us that education really does work and that your support truly does change lives.

Have a Heart for Haiti Gala

Haitian Roots is thrilled to announce our first annual "Have a Heart for Haiti" Gala!   We hope that you will participate in this exciting event.  There are a lot of ways to get in on the action!