History of Mercy & Sharing

Mercy & Sharing began in 1994 when Susie Krabacher made her first trip to Haiti and began helping the people of Cite Soleil (read more in Susie’s book Angels of a Lower Flight click here). Today, Mercy & Sharing has grown to care for over 5,000 people.

Who We Are

Mercy & Sharing is a Haitian-registered, non-profit organization that provides care and education to abandoned, orphaned and disabled children in Haiti. In our 17-year history, we have cared for Haiti’s most vulnerable children and established a reputation for excellence in our comprehensive and community-based programming.

Mercy & Sharing rescues the abused, abandoned and disabled and provides them with care, rehabilitation, education, hope and opportunity. Mercy & Sharing has developed systems and procedures that create a healthy environment and work to bring about systemic and lasting solutions for this overlooked population. Our skilled staff nurses these children to health, provide food, shelter and education, and most importantly, provide a loving environment that builds character and integrity.

Our Philosophy

Mercy and Sharing believes that the best way to address Haiti’s overarching social and political problems is from within. Change will only be sustainable if economic and social behaviors are altered to ensure better outcomes for the next generation of Haitians. The organization is striving to equip Haitian children with the tools to solve their national issues and bring social and economic stability and democracy to their country.

Mercy & Sharing does not believe in removing children from their native country and their community. We do not participate in or facilitate adoptions. Rather, our care philosophy is to provide essential services to children at risk in Haiti and give them a life of hope, healing and possibility.

Mercy & Sharing has grown organically to meet the needs of the population it serves. For example, when children in our care facilities needed schooling, Mercy & Sharing began to teach classes at a building on the facility’s original site in Port-au-Prince. It was evident that the surrounding community also needed quality schooling, while at the same time, Mercy & Sharing needed the approval and support of the community in order to remain a secure and safe place for staff and children. To address that imperative, Mercy & Sharing expanded its services and opened the John Branchizio School that today teaches 510 children in primary and secondary classes.

Our Operations

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