FHM News
Giving Birth to a Birthing Center
As we watch the construction progress on the new Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center in Tom Gato, Haiti, we, at Family Health Ministries (FHM), are filled with joyful anticipation. After many starts and stops, this project is finally becoming a reality as day by...
Celebrate Haiti! FHM Annual Gala and Silent Auction
On Saturday, April 18, Family Health Ministries (FHM) grossed over $62,000 for the Leogane Surgical Center at our Annual Gala & Silent Auction. The Gala was held at the Levin Jewish Community Center in Durham, NC to raise funds to build a surgical center in...
Carmel, IN Marathon selects Roland4Fondwa as featured charity
Roland Hofer is on the run again! "Roland4Fondwa" was selected as one of the official charities for the upcoming Carmel, Indiana Marathon on April 18, 2015. Participants can choose to support Roland4Fondwa and raise funds for the FHM Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health...
Share The Love, Sponsor a Child
In celebration of Valentine’s Day 2015, Family Health Ministries announces the “Share the Love” Campaign. Our goal: to pair 14 new sponsors with 14 children at the Saint Antoine School and Fatima House Orphange (Fondwa, Haiti) by Saturday, February 14th. FHM provides...
Visiting Cap-Haïtien
I finally got a chance over the weekend to visit Cap-Haïtien. Cap-Haïtien is in the north of Haiti and has a population of just under 200,000, making it the second largest city in Haiti. You can get there by public transportation, or make the drive yourself. It's...
DGHI News: Haiti – 5 Years Post Earthquake
Five years ago yesterday, on January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit with an earthquake that measured 7.0 on the Richter scale, causing more than 230,000 deaths and displacing 1.5 million people. The past five years of aid from relief organizations and donor money has...
Service of Remembrance for Haiti Earthquake:
Monday, January 12, 2015 marks the five-year anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. Together with the Duke Haiti Lab, Duke Chapel will be hosting a worship service that Monday at 4:30 p.m. Dean Luke Powery will preach and members of the Chapel Choir will sing. In...
Durham Magazine Features FHM / Kathy Walmer
FHM's Executive Director, Kathy Walmer, is featured in the December/January issue of Durham Magazine. This edition spotlights Durham healthcare heroes in an article entitled "Why I Care". The article asks these individuals who nuture our community about their...
Breaking Ground on Women’s Health Center
On November 10th, Family Health Ministries broke ground on the Carmelle Voltaire Women's Health Center in Tombe Gato! We are so thrilled to be underway with this project with the help of Building Goodness Foundation. The center will take approximately 12-18 months to...
519 Hearts Haiti Race Raises $35k for New Women’s Health Center
On September 27, 2014, Family Health Ministries teamed up with 519 Church and local sponsors to offer a certified 10k/5k, and 1 mile family fun run along the beautiful American Tobacco Trail in Cary, NC. Over 430 folks came out to walk and run on this crisp Fall...