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Growing the Faith

Monsignor Dumas, Auxiliary Bishop of Port Au Prince, confirms students in LCS's St. Charles chapel as Father Alverio looks on.

Greater investment in Campus Ministry at LCS made possible by the generous support of the Xavarian Brothers and Holy Family Parish in Rockford, IL has continued to produce great fruits. Seventeen people were confirmed in the Catholic Church on May 17th, 2008.


From Pennies to Power: The Solarization of LCS

Solar Panels

No one would dispute the logic of solar power in the Caribbean, but it still took former THP Board Member Sue Williams's dogged commitment to the cause to motivate us to take the first step toward using the sun, one of the few consistent things in Haiti, to power Louverture Cleary School (LCS).

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Bishop Ireton Students go to Haiti

Reflection by Michelle Hopke, Bishop Ireton Student

Reflection by Emily Marquet, Bishop Ireton Student

Reflection by Kathryn Humphry Bishop Ireton Student and Play Director


A Reflection on Haiti

I find it difficult to put into words my experience during my short time at Louverture Cleary. I was given the opportunity to see how the lives of children and young adults in Haiti are being changed daily through the efforts of the Haitian Project. During my visit I observed the stark contrast between the living conditions in Haiti and those we in the US take for granted.

I know that what I saw was only a fraction of the poverty that exists there. However at Louverture Cleary I also encountered many similarities between the students and myself. Full Article


If you are a school that supports THP and would like to post your thoughts, pictures, or ideas on this page, contact:

Office of Community Development

The Haitian Project
P.O. Box 8722
Rockford, IL 61126

Phone: (815) 484-8623

Email: e.oconnell@haitianproject.org