Our mission is to restore hope and build a brighter future for a forgotten generation by providing permanent housing and education to homeless street children in Haiti.
My name is Jennifer Breedlove, and I am the founder of Forgotten No More Haiti. Here is a photo of me with Max Emile in the village of Canaan. His story was the catalyst for our non-profit.
When God moved me to start this ministry, I realized that the forgotten generation needed our help in three specific ways.
- Heal the Broken : We have precious children who have been through horrific experiences. May we be the hands and feet of Jesus healing their hearts. (Psalm 34:18)
- Equip with life skills and education: Many of the children in our care had never attended school before. We are now providing them with an opportunity not just to survive, but to thrive and giving them a safe place to dream about their future. (Philippians 1:6)
- Go out into their communities prepared to make a difference: We can help to prevent cycles of poverty and fatherlessness by training these young men to be independent, responsible leaders of their future communities and future families. (Joshua 1:9)
MAX EMILE
& How it all began
My world was completely changed when I first traveled to Haiti in January 2018. There, I met a young man named Max Emile. Orphaned at the age of nine, Max lived with his uncle in Canaan, a poverty-stricken village situated on a barren mountainside with dirt roads, tin shanties, and no electricity or running water. He stayed there until he was 17, then moved to Port-au-Prince (PAP) to find work. In PAP, he lived on the streets until he met some other boys who earned a living making jewelry.
Max joined this group of young men working for the ministry HandUp Global Goods, where he received discipleship, education, and training in jewelry-making.
Several months later, Max returned to his village for a visit. While there, he encountered a young boy crying and begging for food. Seeing the boy’s desperate situation deeply moved Max. He prayed for guidance on how to help the street orphans in his village. With the money he earned from making jewelry, he started feeding the hungry children.
At just 17 years old, this young man began to care for the fatherless in a way that only God could have prepared him for. Children were drawn to his smile, open arms, and the provision he offered, and soon, they affectionately called him “Papa Max.” By the time I met him at 21, he was the primary caregiver for 17 children.
Despite the pain and grief he experienced in his own childhood, Max is already transforming his community. But his story doesn’t end there. In addition to working full-time and caring for the 12 children currently in his home, Max has a dream of becoming a pastor. He has graduated seminary, determined to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ throughout his island.
Join us in supporting Max’s mission to provide not just shelter, food, and clothing for these children, but also education, a future, hope, and a place where they truly belong. These children aspire to grow up to be good men and providers, just like their “Papa Max.”
He is changing children's lives. And YOU can be a part of it.
The children living in our HOME:
