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Roberto has been nominated as one of the 10 most influential Hispanics in Canada, as well as one of Canada’s Top 25 Immigrants. He has been the recipient of numerous awards, plaques, and honors in Ontario. These awards have been bestowed upon him from the likes of: · Toronto Police Services · The Ontario South Asian Police Officer Association · K-9 Cards for Kids · The Toronto District School Board · The Salvation Army · The Association of Black Law Enforcers · The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration · Black History Month Organization · The Ontario Association of Careers Colleges · The Canadian Center for Abuse Awareness · The Canadian Hispanic Professors Association · Women’s Habitat · Ernestine’s Women Shelter · Romero House · Tim Horton’s Children’s Foundation · Planet Africa · Christian Family Worship Centre • Toronto Police Building Bridges Event. Through his Charitable Foundation "Needy Children Assistance”, Roberto Hausman has made a difference in the lives of tens of |
thousands of children in Canada and in eleven countries of the world. He also spends hundreds of hours per year loading, sorting, packaging, unloading and coordinating the deliveries of goods. He is regularly invited as a guest speaker to a multitude of functions where the focus is to help needy children, youth at risk, and new immigrants. Also around the world: Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Cuba, Guatemala, Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Russia, Thailand, and Uruguay. Tens of thousands of children received clothing, medicines, wheelchairs and accessories in times of desperate need. Roberto believes that "Above the clouds, the sun is always shining". (www.needyyouth.com). Every week for 12 years, Roberto was the Leader/Teacher of the Primary Division of a Church (teaching children ages 7 to 9) on a volunteer basis. For over 6 years, he has helped the Yonge Street Mission in Toronto with over $30,000 in donations to help the less fortunate improve their lives. As a humanitarian, Roberto has donated medicine, wheelchairs, food, toys, and new clothing to organizations both large and small, in Toronto and abroad.
The Director of the Hausman Youth Assistance Organization, Roberto Hausman, came to Canada over 30 years ago. Within the first two weeks of his arrival, he was given a winter jacket, gloves, and a scarf from an immigrant assistance organization. He was so touched and grateful that he vowed to do the same as soon as he would be able to. Sure enough, five years later once established in Canada, he started helping little by little. That "little" has immensely grown and donations have tallied a value of over $326,000 over the past 12 years alone. He has also provided $400,000 in Scholarships over the past 10 years, to make a difference in the lives of the youth looking for a new career and a better future to several organizations such as: ● Pulso Hispanic Group ● Hispanic Association of Ontario Professors ● The Dominican Cultural and Community Association of Ontario ● The Russian Canadian Association ● Filipino Association of Ontario ● MicroSkills ● The Ontario South Asian Police Officers Association ● Planet Africa ● ABLE (Association of Black Enforcers) In 2012 Roberto Hausman was also nominated for the prestigious Order of Ontario Award |
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