Hands and Feet Project

Name

Hands and Feet Project

Legal name

Hands & Feet Project, Inc.

Website

https://handsandfeetproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Child Welfare and Family Preservation Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Assistive Solutions (Accessibility, Assistive Tech) (BPAGALAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Child sponsorship programs
• Family preservation services
• Faith-based nonprofit
• Haiti orphan care
• Humanitarian child welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

Franklin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Child Sponsorship: Monthly recurring donations supporting specific children in the Providing Families program, providing family-style care, educational support, and spiritual mentorship.
2. Classroom Sponsorship: Monthly recurring donations supporting daycare classrooms (20-28 children each), covering meals, education, and care for young children.
3. Staff/Missionary Sponsorship: Monthly support for individual missionaries and Haitian staff members serving in various roles.
4. Preserving Families Sponsorship: Monthly support for families in the Stronger Together program, providing food, education, medical, emotional, and spiritual support to keep families together.
5. With Haiti Food Program: One-time and recurring gifts funding the food distribution program serving over 7,000 individuals monthly with fortified meals.
6. Project Essentials Gift Catalog: One-time purchases of gift items (uniforms, shoes, books, Bibles, backpacks) that support children and families in Haiti.
7. Christmas Gift Catalog: Seasonal gift options including house gifts, family gifts, staff gifts, and food baskets for year-end giving campaigns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Hands & Feet Project is a 501(c)(3) Christian nonprofit that funds and operates family-style residential care, daycare, family preservation, food distribution, and missionary support programs serving vulnerable children and families in Haiti. Its core revenue-generating offerings are recurring sponsorship programs (Sponsor a Child, Sponsor a Classroom, Sponsor a Family, Sponsor Staff) and donation-funded programs such as the With Haiti food program (7,000+ individuals served monthly).

Product overview

Hands & Feet Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering a suite of child and family sponsorship programs centered on protecting vulnerable children and preserving families in Haiti. The core offerings include Sponsor a Child (individual child sponsorship), Sponsor a Classroom (daycare sponsorship for 20-28 children), Sponsor a Family (Stronger Together family preservation with wraparound support), and Sponsor Staff (missionary support). Supporting programs include the Food and Nutrition/With Haiti program serving over 7,000 individuals monthly, Project Essentials gift catalog for educational items, Rete Fem sustainable food initiative, and the Project Red podcast. The organization operates across multiple regions of Haiti including Jacmel, Grand Goâve, and Cap-Haïtien, with daycares named after local birds and blooms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Little Hands Daycares: Early childhood daycare classrooms serving children ages 0-36 months, providing safe environments, nutritious meals, and Montessori-based activities.
• With Haiti
• Stronger Together
• Project Red
• Haiti Made

Products and services

• Sponsor a Child (Providing Families) Individual child sponsorship program providing family-style care in consistent, loving homes for orphaned, abandoned, trafficked, or otherwise vulnerable children in Haiti.
• Sponsor a Classroom (Little Hands Daycares) Daycare classroom sponsorship program covering meals, Montessori-based early education, and care for 20-28 children ages 0-3 per classroom (Heron, Parrot, Dove, Flamingo, Hummingbird), enabling parents to work while children receive care, education, and spiritual foundation.
• Sponsor a Family (Stronger Together / Preserving Families) Family preservation sponsorship providing wraparound monthly food, emergency medical help, educational support (tuition, books, tutoring, uniforms, shoes), and spiritual support (pastoral care, prayer, discipleship) to keep at-risk Haitian families together.
• Sponsor Staff / Missionary Support Monthly sponsorship program enabling individuals and families to support specific missionaries and Haitian staff serving across Hands & Feet Project's programs and campuses.
• With Haiti Food and Nutrition Program Monthly food distribution program providing fortified, nutritionally complete meals to children and families in Haiti, serving more than 7,000 individuals monthly with over 890,000 meals distributed.
• Project Essentials Gift Catalog Unit-priced gift catalog (pay-as-you-go) of educational and family support items including Adult Kreyol Bibles ($29), Backpacks ($25), Primary/Secondary School Books ($30-$36), School Uniforms ($19-$35), School Shoes ($26), and uniform accessories.
• Rete Fem (Stay Rooted) Sustainable Food Initiative Sustainable food initiative that transforms cassava into nutritious milk for babies and flour for kasav (Haitian street food), creating local jobs and improving food security.
• Project Red Podcast Podcast amplifying voices of changemakers, leaders, and hope-givers, distributed on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music; features conversations on faith, leadership, and purpose.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,000 individuals receive food monthly through With Haiti program
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Tim Tebow FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2025Partnership to host Night to Shine event - a prom-night experience for individuals with special needs in Haiti. The event provides compassion, empowerment, and celebration for disabled individuals who often face isolation and hardship.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Food for the Poor: Major Haiti-focused Christian humanitarian organization providing food, housing, education, and emergency relief. Direct peer on Haiti-focused food distribution (H&FP's With Haiti program serving 7,000+ monthly) and child welfare services.
• Bethany Christian Services: Christian nonprofit focused on family preservation, foster care, and refugee services. Comparable faith-based identity and family-strengthening model aligned with H&FP's Stronger Together program.
• Holt International: Faith-rooted nonprofit specializing in child welfare, adoption, and family preservation services internationally. Comparable model focused on keeping families together rather than institutional orphanage care.
• ChildFund International: Direct child-sponsorship peer operating in Haiti and other developing countries, with similar focus on family preservation, education access, and food security. Operates comparable recurring sponsorship tiers and field programs serving vulnerable children.

Broad incumbents

• Compassion International: One of the world's largest Christian child-sponsorship organizations, serving millions of children across multiple countries including Haiti. Directly comparable child-sponsorship model, faith-based mission, and monthly recurring donor structure. H&FP's new Executive Director previously worked there.
• World Vision: Large faith-based humanitarian organization operating child sponsorship, family support, and food distribution programs globally, including active operations in Haiti. Closely comparable Circle-of-Care-style holistic child welfare model and emergency relief work in Haiti.

Regional players

• Hope for Haiti: Haiti-focused nonprofit providing education, healthcare, and economic development in southern Haiti (Les Cayes area). Operates comparable food distribution, school sponsorship, and community-development programs targeting Haitian families.

Emerging players

• Soles4Souls: Nonprofit distributing shoes and clothing to people in need globally, including Haiti. Comparable on the school-shoe and clothing distribution element of H&FP's Project Essentials gift catalog.

Others

• Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO): Coalition of 200+ member organizations (H&FP is a member) serving orphans and vulnerable children. Industry association and ecosystem convener — comparable as a peer through shared faith-based mission and orphan-care focus.
• Tim Tebow Foundation: Active strategic partner of H&FP (Night to Shine event) and broader faith-based nonprofit focused on vulnerable children, people with special needs, and anti-trafficking. Comparable donor base and faith-aligned mission.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@hafproject
• Facebookfacebook.com/hafproject
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-hands-and-feet-project-haiti

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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