FAQ

What will my donation be used for?

100 % of your donation will be used for Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids projects. Our corporate sponsors pay for all of our operating expenses including staff salaries, overhead costs, and marketing and development costs. When you donate to Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids, your donation goes directly to help orphaned children.

When was Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids founded?

Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids was founded in 2002 by Dion Quinn as a response to the needs of orphans worldwide. God called Dion to play an active role in developing orphanages that provide high quality care to orphaned and abandoned children.

How do Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids decide which orphanages to partner with?

A team of Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids staff travels to target countries visiting several orphanages and evaluating their ability and potential to provide the highest level of care to orphaned children. Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids looks for strong leaders at the orphanages who model Christian behavior and values, and who are passionate about giving children hope and a future through good nutrition, education.

How does Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids raise support?

Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids partners with individuals and organizations who want to play a significant role in the fight to give orphans a chance to live healthy, hopeful lives. Support for our projects comes from the government.

Does Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids help orphaned children in the Malaysia?

There are needs all around us, and we all know that there are children in our own country who need our help. But Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids feels called to reach into the hardest places in our world to help orphans who are without advocates, without champions. The Malaysia is fortunate to have systems of accountability in place to monitor the organizations caring for children. But much of the world is without this level of accountability, and we are called to be the voice for children who cannot speak for themselves.

How will Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids help orphanages give long-term care to children?

The long-term success of Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids orphans is built on a foundation of agriculture and education. Each orphanage works with our department to implement a strategy that provides service for the children and a modest income to the orphanage. This strategy creates a system of partial self-sustainability within the orphanage. Happy, Hope & Harbor Kids orphans also receive a strong education throughout their time at the orphanage, and a chance for additional education as a post-orphanage exit strategy to help them become productive members of their culture.