Our Story
Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2023 by four Haitian women leaders who could no longer stand on the sidelines watching their home country struggle. With professional backgrounds spanning healthcare, education, business and nonprofits, these driven women decided to leverage their expertise to directly serve Haiti's underprivileged communities.
Through Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti, Patricia, Heidy, Maggie, and Ralphie use their complementary skill sets to identify pressing needs in Haiti and implement targeted programs addressing those needs.
While challenges continue facing this beloved island nation, its people persevere with trademark hope and courage. Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti's co-founders stand in solidarity with Haiti, drawing on compassion, cultural connectedness, and women-led insight.
Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2023 by four Haitian women leaders who could no longer stand on the sidelines watching their home country struggle. With professional backgrounds spanning healthcare, education, business and nonprofits, these driven women decided to leverage their expertise to directly serve Haiti's underprivileged communities.
Through Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti, Patricia, Heidy, Maggie, and Ralphie use their complementary skill sets to identify pressing needs in Haiti and implement targeted programs addressing those needs.
While challenges continue facing this beloved island nation, its people persevere with trademark hope and courage. Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti's co-founders stand in solidarity with Haiti, drawing on compassion, cultural connectedness, and women-led insight.
Our Core Team
Ava Williams is a 16-year-old Haitian-Guyanese-American who connects strongly to her mother's Haitian culture and family.
She has many extended family members who currently reside in Haiti. Knowing the importance of a strong educational foundation, understanding the strength of women as the "poto mitan", and wanting to support female teens like her, Ava works to advance the mission of Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti as their Youth Ambassador.
Ava Williams is a 16-year-old Haitian-Guyanese-American who connects strongly to her mother's Haitian culture and family.
She has many extended family members who currently reside in Haiti. Knowing the importance of a strong educational foundation, understanding the strength of women as the "poto mitan", and wanting to support female teens like her, Ava works to advance the mission of Hopeful Hearts 4 Haiti as their Youth Ambassador.