CENTER FOR HAITIAN STUDIES INC

What CENTER FOR HAITIAN STUDIES INC does

The Center for Haitian Studies Inc. (CHS) is a Florida-incorporated nonprofit healthcare clinic founded in 1988 and headquartered at 8260 NE 2nd Ave in the Little Haiti neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The organization delivers comprehensive primary and specialty healthcare — including family medicine, OBGYN, pediatrics, chronic disease management, and mental health support — along with social services addressing housing, food, education, employment, and transportation needs. All services are provided free of charge to uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented individuals, primarily within the Haitian and Haitian-American community across Little Haiti, Little River, North Miami, and the broader Miami-Dade County region.

CHS operates a freemium model in which no revenue is generated from patient fees; funding derives entirely from grants, foundation awards, and individual donations. A disclosed November 2025 grant of $150,000 from the Health Foundation of South Florida represents the most recently documented funding event and supports expansion of preventive care and community health initiatives. The organization maintains long-standing strategic partnerships — most notably with the University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic (operating on-site since 1992) and the Greater Miami Health Education & Training Center — and conducts Creole-language outreach via a bi-weekly radio program on Radio MEGA (AM 1020, Miami), community events, and email communications.

Operationally, CHS runs a 12-person team on standard healthcare clinic infrastructure, including electronic patient management systems and a recently launched telemedicine program. The organization is preparing to launch the inaugural Health Fellows Program in April 2026, offering four 6-month fellowships in research and health management. CHS is led by Founder and Executive Director Dr. Larry Pierre and functions as a community-anchored safety-net provider rather than a commercial healthcare operator.

Name

CENTER FOR HAITIAN STUDIES INC

Legal name

Center for Haitian Studies Health and Human Services

Website

https://centerforhaitianstudies.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Center for Haitian Studies Inc. is a Miami-based nonprofit founded in 1988 that delivers free primary, specialty, and mental healthcare plus social services to uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented Haitian and Haitian-American residents across Miami-Dade County, funded entirely by grants and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Health Clinic Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health & Health Equity Organizations (BPAGACAL)

Keywords

• Community health clinic
• Primary care services
• Mental health support
• Social services assistance
• Health education outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Miami

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Services: Primary care, specialty services (OBGYN, pediatrics), mental health, and social services provided free of charge to patients regardless of insurance status. Revenue is not generated from patient fees but through grant funding and donations.
2. Grants and Foundation Funding: The organization operates as a nonprofit primarily funded through grants from foundations such as the Health Foundation of South Florida ($150,000 grant in 2025) and community donations.
3. Donations: Individual and recurring donations from supporters to fund healthcare operations and community programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Center for Haitian Studies (CHS) is a nonprofit community health clinic located in Little Haiti, Miami, that delivers free comprehensive healthcare to uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented individuals. Core offerings include family medicine, OBGYN, pediatrics, chronic disease management, mental health support, and wraparound social services addressing housing, food, education, and transportation needs. Care is delivered in Creole and English by a culturally competent team.

Product overview

The Center for Haitian Studies (CHS) operates as a unified healthcare clinic offering integrated medical services rather than a modular software platform. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of healthcare services including Family Medicine, OBGYN, Pediatric Care, Mental Health Support, and Chronic Disease Management as core clinical offerings. These are supplemented by Social Services addressing housing, food, education, employment, and transportation needs, as well as Health Education programs and Radio Programming for community outreach. The University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic operates as a partner service on-site. The Health Fellows Program 2026 represents an educational initiative for research and training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Medicine
• OBGYN Services
• Pediatric Care
• Mental Health Support
• Chronic Disease Management
• Social Services
• Health Education
• University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic Free mobile pediatric clinic providing well-child visits, sports physicals, immunizations, urgent care, chronic illness management, mental health counseling, and social services to uninsured children at CHS every Tuesday and Thursday.
• Health Fellows Program 2026 Inaugural 6-month fellowship program for students in research and health management, offering opportunities in cervical cancer prevention research, Haitian community literature review, pharmacy optimization, and data management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free healthcare provided to uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented individuals regardless of ability to pay

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• YMCAminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 November 2025Representatives from YMCA conducted a formal tour of CHS clinic as part of an ongoing collaborative agreement aimed at expanding access to high-quality healthcare services for underserved communities. This initiative is supported through funding from the Health Foundation of South Florida.
• University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic (UMPMC)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1992Since 1992, UMPMC has provided free pediatric services at CHS every Tuesday and Thursday. The fully equipped mobile unit provides well-child visits, sports physicals, immunizations, urgent care, chronic illness management, mental health counseling, and social services to uninsured children at no cost to families.
• Greater Miami Health Education & Training Center (GMHETC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHS and GMHETC work hand in hand to provide diverse and high-quality clinical training opportunities to medical students. Together they collaborate with local hospitals, medical community centers, and private practices to offer clerkships across a range of specialties, fostering empathy, awareness, and leadership in future physicians.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Florida Community Health Centers: Statewide FQHC network operating community health clinics across Florida serving uninsured, underinsured, and immigrant populations—a broader-scale comparable to CHS's nonprofit community clinic model.
• Jessie Trice Community Health System: Federally qualified community health center operating multiple clinics across Miami-Dade County, providing primary care, pediatrics, OBGYN, mental health, and social services to uninsured and underserved populations—directly comparable to CHS's service mix and patient population.
• Citrus Health Network: Miami-Dade County nonprofit providing primary care, behavioral health, and social services to vulnerable populations including the uninsured—overlapping significantly with CHS's clinical and social-services portfolio.
• Borinquen Medical Centers: Miami-based nonprofit community health center providing comprehensive primary care, pediatrics, OBGYN, behavioral health, and case management to uninsured and underinsured residents of Miami-Dade—mirrors CHS's nonprofit clinic model and target population.
• Camillus Health Concern: Miami-Dade nonprofit health center providing free and low-cost medical, dental, and behavioral health care to uninsured, homeless, and immigrant populations—closely aligned with CHS's patient base and free-care model.
• Community Health of South Florida (CHI): Large nonprofit FQHC network serving southern Miami-Dade with primary care, pediatrics, OBGYN, mental health, and enabling services—a close peer to CHS in both mission (care for underserved) and service portfolio.
• Banyan Community Health Center: Miami-based nonprofit providing integrated primary care, behavioral health, and social services to underserved South Florida residents—similar mission and integrated care delivery to CHS.

Others

• Miami-Dade County Health Department: Local public health authority that shares a referral and population-overlap relationship with CHS as both serve uninsured and immigrant residents of Miami-Dade County, though it operates as a government entity rather than a community clinic.
• Health Foundation of South Florida: Regional philanthropic foundation that awarded CHS a $150,000 grant in November 2025; not a competitor but a key funder and ecosystem participant that channels capital to South Florida safety-net providers like CHS.

Regional players

• Little Haiti Optimist Foundation / Sant La: Miami-based Haitian community services organization serving Little Haiti residents with social services, referrals, and navigation support—an adjacent, complementary peer rather than a direct medical competitor to CHS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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