The idea of forming a pilot support network program to accompany the Haitian people through their American journey turned out to be a necessity. These leaders developed this concept that later became the Haitian Multi-Service Center. They purposely designed the organization as a culturally oriented environment to help Haitian immigrants make a smooth transition into the U.S. society and provide them with the necessary skills to integrate to the workforce. These leaders, with the assistance of many devoted volunteers, began to provide free English classes, job search, and other social assistance. The Haitian Multi-Service Center extended rapidly to become a lighthouse, a symbol of success of this new immigrant community, the hopes and pride of a Diaspora. The Haitian Multi-Service Center was not created for the purpose of promoting the Catholic faith. Originally, the people who initiated this project were from different creeds and religious beliefs.

These noble pages of history have been removed from the glory book of this courageous community. Twenty years later, the people who created this center have been long forgotten. The hosts of this fundraising dinner unjustly left everyone with the impression that the Haitian Multi-Service Center descended from the sky at the mercy of Dr. Joseph Doolin, the president of Catholic Charities. The names of the heroes of the Haitian Center were cast aside at this special occasion along with those who have struggled over the years to keep the center going, including Julio Midi and Henri Yves Joseph and others to mention only a few. I have the impression that they were purposely isolated in the back of the room.

The Haitian Multi-Service Center has a story like every institution and was created by a group of individuals. The response of this large group of Haitians to this fundraising dinner is a sign that they have not forgotten those glorious days, and have not given up their pride and hope in the future of the Haitian Multi-Service Center.

St. Fleur, who is naturally both elegant and eloquent, took full advantage of this circumstance and captured the attention of the attendees throughout her speech, and she made many good points. St. Fleur urged the Haitian community to move beyond the boundary of their ‘cultural comfort zone’ and get involved in mainstream politics. She reminded them that this country is the place where they are raising their children and the place where they are most likely going to live until they die, therefore it is important for them to participate in the democratic process that is leading this country. In other words, Marie invited them to explore the mainstream America.

St. Fleur was proud to relate that there are Haitians everywhere, engaged in every profession from engineers to medical doctors, and mentioned, as examples, the names of a few Haitians who have succeeded in the entertainment industry. Then she slapped the audience with the reality that the majority of Haitians are still living below average living standards and they are in need of affordable housing and health care assistance. She urged those Haitians to come forward and register to vote, so they can become a political power which will be attractive to the politicians.

St. Fleur also took the opportunity to send a vehement message to Haitian parents, advising them of their rights and responsibilities toward their children. To conclude, Marie St. Fleur has successfully convinced her people that she is a great leader.

The next important segment was a live performance from the musicians of Tabou Combo, important personalities including State Representative Gloria Fox, City Councilor Charles Yancy and many Haitian political leaders and activists spent the night listening and dancing to the sounds of compa, the national Haitian rhythm.

In 1992, Catholic Charities began to integrate the Haitian Multi-Service Center as part of its assets and around 1995 the fusion was complete, which put end to a long period of pride, hope and the spirit of self-dependence deeply rooted in Haitian history.

Haitians was divided between those who believe that the Haitian community would benefit a lot of this fusion with Catholic Charities and those who believed that this organization should have remained independent. But Catholic Charities has managed to put the Haitian Multi-Service Center in a very unreliable economic situation that stripped the community of any possibility to contest this illegitimate action or to simply impose certain conditions. The employees who refused to cooperate in this operation were forced to resign. The most obedient and those who did not have too many options outside this box because of lack of or no skills, complied with the new rules. Catholic Charities took over the organization and placed a "Holy Cross" in the entrance, and no matter your religion, employees have to kiss "Santa Maria’s feet" seven times to keep their job. In addition, they have to stay out of trouble with St. Rock Pierre Imbert and his dog Pierre Morquet.

The Haitian Multi-Service Center is now placed under a double management team composed of the white sisters who are in charge of running the administrative responsibilities and a dummy executive team led by Pierre Imbert, only as evidence of a continued Haitian representation in the center. Few Haitians have expressed disagreement to this form of management because they believe that Haitian native Pierre Imbert, the "executive" director of the Center, is a bright and well-educated young man who should be able to manage the center alone without any watchdog.

Imbert unlawfully picked his staff on a friendship and religious basis. As a result, half of the program managers at the Haitian Multi-Service Center do not have the credentials required to hold their position. The refugee and immigration program is an area where there is a tremendous need in the Haitian community, and this program is led by a high school dropout, while the refugees have continued to remain helpless since their supposedly legal advisor has a lack or no competency.

A senior advisor of the Catholic Charities, who spoke on condition of anonymity, alleged that more recently the BCC ethics committee has detected that Nicole St. Victor, the director of the Haitian Multi-Service Center Day Care, may have lied about her credentials at the time she was hired. St. Victor claimed to have earned a master degree deliberately misleading the Center with the intention to secure a position that she is not qualified to hold, and has enjoyed the privilege of a better salary and other special treatment relative to her feigned education. This demeanor is current in many Haitian organizations.

There is a cultural tendency in Haitian organizations commonly called "voye’m moute". This misconstrue consists of putting together a staff composed of former high school sweethearts, extended family members and political allies, completely disregarding competency. This strategy allows the leaders of these organizations to avoid any possible challenge and so paralyzes the competitiveness of the work place, "among the blinds the Cyclops is king". Accordingly, these organizations are not capable of delivering even the standard services.

The community leaders suggest the formation of an outside ethics committee that will review the credentials of every employee for the sake of the taxpayers and the private donors.