Haitian American Public Health Initiatives
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Education & Literacy
- Immigrants & Refugees
- Seniors
Location
1464 Blue Hill AveP.O. Box 260386MATTAPAN, MA 02126 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
HAPHI is a minority run, non-profit agency dedicated to providing members of the Haitian-American community in Metro Boston with culturally and linguistically accessible information and services to improve their health and wellbeing. Located in Mattapan, HAPHI was founded in 1989 by a group of Haitian-American health care professionals to address pressing public health issues confronting Boston's Haitian community. HAPHI has grown tremendously and today provides a comprehensive range of prevention, education, and direct service programs to Haitian-Americans from the greater metropolitan area of Boston. Several of its programs serve Haitian Americans throughout New England.
Description
HAPHI continues to help our community benefits from our Services whether it is our after school program, our HIV educationProgram, opportunities for our mentally challenged children and their families, leadership development to our youths, English and citizenship classes, elder services, health education, immigration education for adults or just working in partnership with other agencies.