Support our local Haitian Immigrant Community

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Haitian Development Center of Delmarva (HDCD) is to empower Haitian immigrants to achieve self-sufficiency.

VISION STATEMENT

The vision of the Haitian Development Center of Delmarva (HDCD) is that of an engaged and vibrant Haitian community on the Delmarva Peninsula.

The Programs of the HDCD include:

• The Bright and Future, after school program for students from grades 3-8.
  • Nearly two dozen Haitian school children attend tutoring after school two times each week. Children receive a free healthy snack and support with their school work.
• Creole language interpretation and translation services
  • HDCD translators and interpreters support the Wicomico County Public Schools, Tidal Health, the Wicomico County Health Department and many other agencies that work with the local Haitian community.
• Limited case management
  • Each year HDCD helps nearly more than 100 new Haitian families to register their children in the local public school systems
  • HDCD helps members of the Haitian community who are in need to apply for social services with local, state, and federal agencies
• Celebrating and Promoting Haitian Culture
  • The annual Haitian Flag Day was first held in May 2021 in downtown Salisbury and brings hundreds of Haitians and their friends in the community to the center of the Delmarva Peninsula to celebrate Haitian culture, food, music, and dance

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