Provide Relief for Children in East Africa

Children in Kenya and Ethiopia are struggling because of the drought ravaging their homeland. So far, 2011 has been the driest year in the region since 1951. As a result, families have virtually run out of food and water. Crops have failed and water holes are drying up. Below is a letter from one of the children on our program in Kenya, who “hopes it is different in your country.”  Help these children today by...

New Shoes!!

On August 2nd and 3rd, Saxon Shoes welcomed 124 students served by the US Programs division of Children, Incorporated into one of its Richmond, VA locations, where each child was fitted with a brand new pair of shoes.  The children were elated as they tried on pair after pair of name-brand footwear, until they found just the right match.  Afterward, each child received a backpack, stuffed full of school supplies, courtesy...

Best Friends

Deb Joseph, our Volunteer Coordinator who operated a six-week summer camp in Kentucky recently sent me a bunch of pictures of children at the camp. As I looked through the pictures, I couldn’t help but smile. When we visited Deb to see how the summer camp was going, she told us about a young man named Sam, who she was particularly grateful participated in the camp. Sam is 13 years old and very shy. He had never really had a...

Offering Hope in Kenya

In Kenya, a friend and colleague of Children, Incorporated, Mr. Gerald Wagana, recently visited all six of our projects there. This was a great opportunity to meet with the families, the children and the on-site coord- inator to ensure that they are receiving the full benefit of your support. This invaluable time was spent listening and learning about current needs and new ways to meet them. Children, Incorporated serves 656...