Our mission is to help individuals, families, and communities empower themselves, achieve their goals, better their lives, and reach their full potential and self-reliance by building on their own strengths and values. HELP is committed to improving the educational, social, cultural, and economic well-being of the individuals and families it serves through the provision of a continuum of programs and services of the highest quality.

Haitian Enlightenment and Literacy Project, Inc. (HELP) is a 501 (C) (3) organization that was founded on April 10, 1994 by a group of Caribbean residents of Flatbush, Brooklyn, who worked for many years around social issues in various Flatbush-based organizations. Originally created in 1994 to provide literacy services to needy adult residents of Flatbush and East Flatbush and vicinities, the agency has expanded to provide an increasingly comprehensive set of services to entire families in the community.
HELP has been offering culturally sensitive programs to meet the needs of East Flatbush community residents for the past eleven years. It has especially been a leader in addressing education, immigration, acculturation, literacy, family, poverty, and youth issues.
Since its inception, HELP has assisted over 4,000 adults from many national origins- especially from diverse nations of the Caribbean- achieve social integration and reach self-reliance. It has especially helped them acquire spoken and written communication skills in English, obtain better employment, or advance toward higher education. More than 2,500 school-aged children have participated in our Youth Development Program, which provides them the guidance necessary to improve their academic and social skills in a safe and supportive environment while parents or guardians are at work, thus keeping them from engaging in street and delinquent activities. These services are delivered within a framework of safety, confidentiality, and cultural sensitivity.