Intensified gang violence, U.S. flights ban leave Haitians with few options to flee

Nov 27, 2024 | News + Updates

“It’s like your hope has an expiration date, and that’s crazy because hope should never expire.”

Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald interviewed Have Faith Haiti’s founder Mitch Albom on how the latest violence in Haiti and subsequent airport shutdown has affected operations and planned U.S. – Haiti trips for children, staff and visitors. Fortunately, through an arrangement with crisis response group HERO Client Rescue, children with the most severe medical issue who are under medical care in the U.S. with upcoming appointments were able to be evacuated from Port-au-Prince and are in the U.S. to receive the planned care they need.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article296191319.html#storylink=cpy

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About Have Faith Haiti

Have Faith Haiti is a nonprofit organization providing safety, nourishment, education, and opportunity for Haiti’s impoverished children and orphans, and stability for staff and their families in Port-au-Prince. You can learn more here.