Your Contribution Changes Lives in Haiti
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At Second Mile Haiti, your generosity provides life-saving care and sustainable solutions for vulnerable families. From offering critical medical services to empowering families with tools to thrive, every donation fuels hope and transformation.
About us
Transforming Lives Through Empowerment
Second Mile Haiti focuses on creating sustainable solutions to combat childhood malnutrition and poverty. By providing medical care, health education, and practical tools, we empower families to improve their quality of life and ensure brighter futures for their children.
Our mission goes beyond immediate aid. We aim to foster long-term change by addressing the root causes of poverty and equipping communities with the skills and resources needed for self-sufficiency and resilience.
How do we create change?
We’re glad you asked!
At Second Mile Haiti, we believe how we act is as important as what we do. Our approach is built on compassion, transparency, and long-term impact, ensuring every action makes a sustainable difference.
We Create Change
By Meeting Immediate Needs
We help underresourced families access medical care so that children can survive acute undernutrition and families aren’t separated.
By Fostering Resilience
We provide urgent care, nutritional support, and essential resources to help families overcome crises and build lasting resilience.
By Giving Families a Strong Start
Our maternal and newborn programs ensure healthy pregnancies, safe births, and comprehensive care, offering families the strong, healthy beginning they deserve.
By Standing with Communities
We support community-wide projects that enhance infrastructure, education, and overall well-being, with a desire to see communities thrive.
We Need You
Your Help Changes Lives
Whether through monthly donations or by giving your time, there are many ways to get involved with our mission to see all people thrive.
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Support from Canada
If you’re located in Canada, we’ve made it easy for you to make a tax-deductible donation. Your generosity transforms lives and brings hope to communities in need.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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All three of our campuses are located in Northern Haiti and are equipped with full gardens and animal pastures. Our first is situated on a seven-acre parcel of land in a rural zone called Kafoupè, outside the city of Cap-Haïtien. This campus is just 20 minutes from the International Airport of Cap-Haïtien and 15 minutes from two large hospitals.
Our second campus is a two hour trip south on highway 307 to Saint-Raphaël Arrondissement. Tucked deep into the mountains, this campus has a Maternity Center and Malnutrition Treatment Center on the same 2 acre plot of land.
Second Mile Haiti’s third campus is located in Al du Nord, 1 hour south west of Cap-Haïtien. It’s currently under construction and will be open in 2025.
90% of our funding comes from private donors (individuals, families and businesses). 10% of our funding comes through partner NGOs (non-governmental organizations) such as churches and international non-profits.
There are many ways to get involved. The first thing we’d recommend is to sign up for our newsletter and updates. You can do that right here at the bottom of this page! Then, head over to our Facebook page and “Like” it if you haven’t already, that way you’ll never miss an important post. We write frequently about our current needs and specific ways that you can get involved in our newsletters and on our Facebook page. If you are traveling to Haiti and would like to get in touch with us see below.
You should find everything you need to know about making a donation on the Donate page. If the Donate page does not answer all your questions please feel free to email us at Connect@secondmilehaiti.org.
Yes and No. On most occasions we do not have a need for international volunteers. Because children are staying at our facility with a parent or grandparent we do not require volunteers to play with or take care of children. Also when we have “work projects” we prefer to use local contractors and laborers who live and work to make a living right in our own neighborhood (see Our Values). The act of employing Haitian workers for work projects not only supports the preservation of Haitian families but is also a way to participate in the local economy and community. If you like our approach, you may want to partner with us to finance some of these projects thus giving Haitian contractors an opportunity to exercise their skills and provide for their families.
Occasionally we can take”trainers for the trainers” (that is, people who specialize in an area that is pertinent to our work who could provide additional training for our nurses, community health care workers, gardening staff, maintenance workers, animal care staff, and / or our educators (i.e. lactation consultants, bee keepers, veterinarians, etc.) If you would like to offer your expertise in one of these areas we’d love to talk to you! Contact us here.
Yes. If you plan to be in the area and would like to learn more about Second Mile and how you can become involved you can send us an email to Connect@secondmilehaiti.org with the dates and times that you will be in our area. We try to facilitate visits when our schedule permits.
