Hearts and Hands Kids was founded in 2018 to help young children find a home. When we are given responsibility for a child, we are not looking to place them in a home. We are giving them one. A home with a loving family and a whole bunch of siblings. We currently raise up to 16 children in a family environment - a big, crazy, loud, joyful space where they find belonging. We are committed to raising our kids from as young as 6 months old into adulthood by putting them through college or work study programs. As long as they stay with us, they will be raised as our own.

We are not a traditional orphanage; we are different. Instead of a large, sterile group home, we create a nurturing environment with loving caregivers who are committed to staying and raising these kids long-term.

Our approach is more like foster care than an orphanage, although our kids do occasionally get adopted. Recently, a few of our children were adopted, but we can accommodate up to 16 kids in our home. Our commitment is to raise them in a loving family, instill strong values, teach them, care for them, educate them, and support them through college or a job training program when the time comes. We achieve this with the help and support of a dedicated team in the Dominican Republic, who are fully invested in helping these kids transition from poverty and despair to becoming hopeful and loving members of society.

Our upfront commitment to every child we take in is that we will raise them, educate them, and provide healthcare.