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...

Training Our New Coordinators in Washington, DC

Children, Incorporated takes pride in sending the maximum sponsor contributions possible to directly benefit the children we serve. One of the primary ways we keep our overhead costs low is by administering our programs through a corps of volunteer project coordinators. In fact, CI has more than 400 volunteer coordinators in our partner schools, orphanages and community centers around the world! These caring individuals serve...

A Field Report from our Intern, Aya

Every month, thousands of sponsors send Children, Incorporated $28 to help their sponsored children with their needs. But where does this money go? What does it do? How does it help the children? I asked the same questions, and as an intern at CI, I was given the opportunity to find out for myself. For the past few months, I have been shadowing Charlotte, a CI volunteer site coordinator at an elementary school in Richmond,...

Making a Difference in Detroit

January is Poverty in America Awareness Month, and we aim to end the cycle of poverty by matching sponsors with the 900 American children in our programs who do not currently have one. Our work in the United States helps children in inner cities, Appalachia and American Indian regions. Here’s a look at how sponsorship has made a difference in the life of one of our children in Detroit. With high unemployment and...