HCF Hosts Kenya/USA Bi-Continental 5K Fundraiser

HCF Hosts Kenya/USA Bi-Continental 5K Fundraiser

Our 2021 5K was featured in the Port Times Record! Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn (D-Setauket) is a daily runner who has participated in many local races, but her effort on the Port Jefferson/Setauket Greenway on Saturday, Oct. 16 in the Annual Kenya/USA Bi-Continental race was special. For the last 17 years, Hope Children’s Fund,…

Brenda Mwendwa

Brenda Mwendwa

Things are looking up in Kenya. Because of the quick action of the Kenyan government last March, closing schools and churches, and limiting domestic travel, the pandemic appears to be under control; churches have reopened and the kids went back to school at the beginning of January. One of our most beloved children, Brenda Mwendwa,…

A Vehicle for Hope

A Vehicle for Hope

Over the years we have lacked a vehicle to transport the children to and from their regular activities of attending school, shopping for food and supplies for the home, and visiting medical providers. This lack of vehicles creates a constant struggle for us to transport the children to where they need to be. Transportation safety…

Race to Support HCF Spans Continents

Race to Support HCF Spans Continents

The Setauket-based Hope Children’s Fund, a local charity that supports AIDs-affected  former “street children” at the Jerusha Mwiraria Hope Children’s Home in Meru, Kenya, found a novel way to continue their fundraising effort, in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic. Every year since 2005, the Fund has hosted a Bi-Continental 5K Run/Walk to generate income for the…

2020 Crisis Appeal

2020 Crisis Appeal

April, 2020 Dear Friends of Hope Children’s Fund, In this time of crisis, we hope you and your family remain safe and healthy. Certainly, the world is a better place with kind people like you in it. We maintain our commitment to the orphans and vulnerable children we support. Please know they are safe and…