Help us provide scholarships for Haitian Children

This fund was started in January of 2021 by Charlie & Cheri Dean. The fund's purpose is to provide annual support for children of Haiti for educational expenses. Grants will be made to Hosean International Ministries, a 501(c)(3) organization, that carries out the purposes of this fund.

In 2010 Haiti suffered a large earthquake that greatly affected the Port au Prince area and thus the whole country. Cheri and Charlie Dean were burdened for the people of Haiti and decided to work with a local Haitian mission organization to provide aid to Haiti. After several trips to College de la Grace, Pignon, Haiti, with Hosean International Ministries, the Deans learned that education in Haiti is not free. They also learned that many children want to go to school but their parents just can’t afford it. The Haitian Children Education Fund will supply funding to Hosean International Ministries to provide scholarships so these children can attend College de la Grace, which offers 13 grades for children of all ages.

This fund is an endowment fund, so donations made to this fund will never be spent…instead they will be prudently invested by the Morton Community Foundation, and the proceeds from those investments will be used each year to provide scholarships for Haitian children to attend College de la Grace. An endowed gift of $8400 will provide enough revenue to pay the annual tuition of one student every year, for generations to come. Of course, donations of any size are greatly appreciated. The pooled gifts of many donors make a big impact.