HFDH work in New York

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to everyone with caring heart. ♥️

Enjoy this beautiful and entertaining music video of “Ma Ramba” (Mothers), a song that Kissatou, our founder, wrote and recorded to celebrate mothers.

Have a wonderful celebration 🎉

Kissatou - Ma rambaThis song in the Mooré dialect, Dioula dialect, and French, is to celebrate mothers for their sacrifices for humanity.Artist Contact Info:...

01/25/2026

Ne restez pas dans ce froid; si vous n’avez où aller, appelez le 311, ou demandez de l’aide aux policiers qui sont dans les gares du métro; ils vous aideront à trouver des endroits chauds pour vous abriter. N'ayez pas peur et/ou honte de demander de l'aide; ce froid est impitoyable.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AmHR5zS3S/?mibextid=wwXIfr

UPDATE:
Due to the extreme cold, New York City warming centers are open now through Monday, January 26. There are two centers in each borough.

If you need to get out of the cold, you can go to any of the centers.

Find locations at on.nyc.gov/WarmingCenters.

01/25/2026

The kind of news that breaks hearts.

Please let’s help each other out.
We can guide people we see in the cold, to the city warming centers. Not everyone knows about these places. No one should sleep out in this freezing cold.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/24/us-news/dead-bodies-found-outside-in-lead-up-to-winter-storm/?fbclid=IwdGRleAPi1gdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeNQFmkKvl6Fj3LiClYwIqPBo_LO1nMNmcwZtCEpm4gMRfef4RS-tbgOphhUk_aem_MQLn-ltpi7Df3HwJcnL5iQ

Three people believed to be homeless were found dead outside in the bone-chilling cold Saturday morning in Manhattan and Brooklyn, but no cause of death has been determined, cops said. A 67-year-ol…

01/18/2026

It is freezing these days in New York!
An extra coat in your closet could help someone stay warm.

Our founder, on her way to a training one day, saw a young man poorly dressed for the weather. She stopped, talked with him, went back to her home to grab some of her son’s clothes, and gave them to the young man before heading to her meeting.

Please, let us look after each other. 🙏

Happy New Year 2026 🎊

Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day 🎉

Matthew 25:34-40:
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

“Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’

https://www.hope-for-desperate-hearts.org

12/02/2025

It is Giving Tuesday!
Please donate to support our work.
https://www.hope-for-desperate-hearts.org/donate

09/29/2025

When the HFDH team visits NYC schools, besides hearing about our work in Burkina Faso, students have the opportunity to listen to some African tales, told by Barkissa, our founder. ❤️

https://www.hope-for-desperate-hearts.org

09/04/2025

We hope everyone had a wonderful first day of school in New York City. We pray for a blessed school year 2025-2026. 🙏

08/13/2025

The year 2024 to the 3rd quarter of 2025 was a season to connect with new organizations, corporations, companies, and public services, for our program in New York.

We are thankful for all the new partnerships.

New ways to better serve our community in New York…

*The link below features HFDH along with other organizations showing Brooklyn’s mothers some love for Mother’s Day 2025.

Brooklyn Org, City Point, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, Stardust Fund, and Brooklyn Bridge Parents united the community, leading cultural organizations, and nonprofits with the second “Show Brooklyn Some Love Fest” at City Point and Albee Square on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The festival featured ...

02/12/2025

Hope For Desperate Hearts celebrated Valentine’s Day today.

Thank you everyone for your love for the underprivileged we serve in Burkina Faso.

Love inspires acts of kindness and generosity.

We proudly wore the sample fabric made by the women we train in Burkina Faso, thanks to your generosity.

Happy early Valentine’s Day to you. 💘

“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love”. 1 Corinthians 13:13

12/03/2024

Happy Giving Tuesday. Hope For Desperate Hearts is thankful for your support. https://bkgives.brooklyn.org/organizations/hope-for-desperate-hearts