A Call to Restore Hope: Help Haiti’s Children Return to School

“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for Me.” (Matthew 25:40)

Since 2012, Lutheran Church Charities has stood alongside the children of Haiti—offering not just education, but hope, dignity, and a future.

In Haiti, education is not free—not in public schools, not in private ones. Every classroom seat comes at a cost that many families simply cannot afford. And yet, without education, their children face a life marked by poverty, danger, and despair.

Christian schools provide a lifeline. Though they too must charge tuition to cover basic needs, they offer a more affordable, faith-filled alternative—one that opens doors to learning, safety, and the love of Christ.

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As a new school year begins, Lutheran Church Charities’ ministry partners in Haiti are facing an urgent financial need to help children return to school. Seventy children are holding onto a fragile hope—hope for a chance to return to the classroom, to receive a nourishing meal, to hear the Good News of Jesus, and to escape the darkness that surrounds them.

For these children, school is not simply a place of learning—it is a lifeline.

In Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, children face unimaginable challenges. Hunger, gang violence, and the constant threat of life on the streets are daily realities. Many live in homes without electricity, clean water, or secure shelter. In a country where only 57% of children even enroll in primary school and less than 30% make it to sixth grade, the odds are stacked against them.

Yet, these children show up--eager, smiling, polite, and filled with faith.

They are not asking for much. They’re simply hoping for the chance to learn, to be safe, to be loved—and to know that someone, somewhere, believes in their future.

You can be that someone.

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Lutheran Church Charities, through its Haiti Tuition & Food Support Fund, is committed to helping these 70 children return to school this fall. But we cannot do it alone.

Rev. Chris Singer, LCC President/CEO, has launched a $41,000 campaign to provide:

• Tuition to attend Lutheran schools
• Nutritious daily meals
• Medical and school supplies
• Christmas food packages for students and their familieS
  
  

“These children are facing extreme poverty, gang threats, physical hunger, and spiritual darkness,” Rev. Singer shares. “Your gift will bring not just education, but hope in Christ.”

Here’s how you can help today:

• $45/month sends a child to school.
• $225 covers a semester of tuition.
• $70 equips a student with medical and school supplies.
• $60 provides a Christmas food package that feeds a family for 3–5 days.

As our Field Director in Haiti, Lophane Laurent, says:
“When you support a child’s education in Haiti, it’s more than just a blessing—it’s life-changing. The parents and the children are deeply grateful for your generosity.”— Lophane Laurent, Field Director, Mission: Haiti

Haiti Tuition & Food Support campaign, is an extension of LCC’s foundational mission to bring HOPE TO THE HURTING and sharing the mercy, compassion, presence, and proclamation of Jesus to those in need.

This campaign will unfold in phases from August 2025 through Spring 2026, and your support will be felt every step of the way. Through stories, updates, and photos, you’ll see how your generosity is changing lives—one child at a time.

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Be a light. Give hope. Support the future of the children in Haiti. Join us in extending the mercy, compassion, presence, and proclamation of Jesus Christ to these precious children. Their tomorrow depends on what we choose to do today.

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