Crisis in Haiti

A deepening emergency caused by widespread gang violence in Haiti has left 5.5 million people — including 3 million children — in urgent need of humanitarian aid. An estimated 362,000 people are displaced within the country.

The upheaval has created an extremely dangerous environment for kids across Haiti and especially in the capital city of Port-au-Prince.
 

What dangers are children facing right now? 

• Exposure to violence: Witnessing or experiencing violence can have lasting physical and psychological effects.
• Malnutrition and hunger: Food shortages and rising prices have deepened the country’s severe food insecurity.
• Education disruptions: With many schools closing due to security issues, kids risk falling behind.
• Lack of protection: Forced displacement and migration can separate kids from their families, putting them at higher risk of abuse.
• Limited access to healthcare: With many hospitals closed, children are without essential care.

“These are children whom God so desperately loves. I’ve heard from our local staff in Haiti that children are asking their parents heartbreaking questions,” says Edgar Sandoval Sr., President and CEO of World Vision. “Questions like, ‘Mom, when can we go home?’ ‘Why can’t we play with our friends?’ ‘Why can’t we go to school?’ ‘When can we eat?’”

World Vision is already responding with food, clean water, and psychosocial support for the most vulnerable children, alongside our existing programs that aim to equip families and communities for resilience and more secure futures. We’ve developed deep connections to local churches and communities in Haiti over the past 45 years — allowing us greater reach during these critical times.

All of us are called to be the hands and feet of Jesus — and your church's support is urgently needed to continue delivering aid and support.
 

How can my Church help people affected?

• Give: Your gift today will help deliver essentials like clean water, food, emergency supplies, and more to those affected by this crisis and other disasters around the world.
• Pray: Please join us in prayer for Haiti. Ask God for:
  • Safety for children, families, and World Vision staff
  • Protection of women and girls, who are especially vulnerable to violence and abuse
  • Hope for families and churches hurting in this season of unrest
  • Peacebuilding to take root across churches, communities, and cities
• Share: Spread the word to your church community, friends, family, and staff. Let’s come together and help our brothers and sisters in Christ.

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Thank you for your heart for vulnerable children — for loving and serving them as Jesus calls us to.
 

Giving by Mail

If you or your church would like to mail in a gift towards the response, checks can be mailed to the address below. Please include a note with the following "W10001213 - Disaster Relief Fund" and "CSSC - 400084507" for the World Vision staff. We truly appreciate your gift and willingness to help those in urgent need.

World Vision
PO Box 78481
Tacoma, WA 98481
 

About our Disaster Relief Fund

With your church's gift to the Disaster Relief Fund, you can deliver hope and practical help to children and families when disasters and conflict strike in places like Haiti, Sudan, Afghanistan, Syria and Turkey.

When disasters strike, World Vision is there, quickly providing immediate support — and we stay to help rebuild lives for children, families, and communities. With decades of experience and an established network of global staff and pre-positioned resources, we respond to major emergencies worldwide quickly and effectively.

Your church's donation to the Disaster Relief Fund can help ensure rapid delivery of life-saving help and supplies, as well as long-term support to help vulnerable families recover. Thanks to donor contributions, combined with public grants from partnerships, every $1 your church donates to the Disaster Relief Fund delivers $5 in impact.

Through the Disaster Relief Fund, your church will help meet immediate needs amid suffering and help families rebuild with essentials like:

• Emergency clean water and food supplies
• Temporary shelter and blankets
• Emergency health services
• Child-Friendly Spaces that give kids a safe place to play, learn, and be cared for
• Hygiene and cooking kits
• Support in restoring sustainable access to basics like clean water, food security, education, healthcare, and livelihoods
• Training to help communities prepare for future disasters, so they’re more resilient

Thank you for your church's gift today to ensure families in some of the world’s toughest places get the aid they need to survive and recover from disaster — and the long-term support to rebuild their lives.

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Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives.
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
—John 14:27 (NIV)

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