Haitian Children's Home

HCH FAQs

Can I adopt one of the kids at the Haitian Children’s Home?

The children at the Haitian Children’s Home are not available for adoption. While they don’t legally have a mother or father, they do have a family. The model of the Haitian Children’s Home is designed to knit together close family relationships, both between their “brothers and sisters” and their “Dad and Mom” (Danny and Leann.) Most of our children have been living at the Haitian Children’s Home for 5+ years. We feel that our kids have been through enough trauma from separation from their birth families, and we want to do all we can at this point to foster healthy family attachment with their family here.

The staff of the Haitian Children’s Home believes firmly that adoption is a wonderful thing, with a strong spiritual precedent. We believe that through Christ we are all adopted into the family of God. Danny and Leann’s first child, Jabez, is a baby they have raised since birth and are in the process of adopting. One of our nannies has an adopted child, and our Stateside Support family, The Mangine’s, also have a child adopted from Haiti.

There are a lot of Haitian adoption orphanages; however, Haitian Children’s Home is not one of them. If you would like to speak with someone about Haitian adoption, please feel free to contact Gwenn Mangine at gwenn@haitianchildrenshome.org.

Do you receive government funding?

No. The Haitian Children’s Home is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, but we receive no governmental support. All of our support is from private donors and all of it is tax-deductible.

Are you affiliated with any specific church or denomination?

No. There are several churches that generously support us and have given us invaluable help along the way. However, Haitian Children’s Home is not affiliated with any church or denomination. For more information on what we believe, see our doctrine statement.