Our Mission: We build self-sustaining communities through partnering with individuals
and organizations in the U.S. and Haiti to learn from and support each other.

The Road to Hope - In The News

Meet Rich and Lisa Harris of The Road to Hope

VoyageDenver shines a spotlight on Rich and Lisa Harris’ life-long dedication to children’s causes, and their personal commitment to helping the people of Haiti support organizations which share their goal of building self-sustaining communities and bettering the lives of local children.

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A Colorado Teen’s Impact in Haiti

9NEWS follows up on its story on Zach Harris, son of Rich and Lisa Harris and brother to two adopted siblings from Haiti, and his own efforts in creating Haiti Youth Orchestra, which brings used instruments to Haiti and has since tripled in size!

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Opening of Sister School

The Road to Hope, with Teen Student Philanthropists, Announce Opening of Sister School, Sustainable Crop Gardens, New Water Filtration System for the Children of Haiti.

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Haiti Youth Orchestra

The Colorado Institute of Music’s Colorado Suzuki Institute celebrates Zach Harris, a longtime Suzuki student and son of Rich and Lisa Harris. As a middle school student, Zach founded the Haiti Youth Orchestra, a program that provides instruments, instruction, and the opportunity for Haitian students to play in an orchestra, and benefit from the power of music.

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How a 17-year-old student in Denver brought youth orchestra to Haiti

The Denver Post published a full-feature article on the Haiti Youth Orchestra, an amazing musical instrument and instruction program created by Zach Harris that has helped bring joy to a country devastated by natural disasters and pervasive poverty.

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